Ben Gastauer Explained
| Ben Gastauer |
| Fullname: | Ben Gastauer |
| Nickname: | Benny |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Dudelange, Luxembourg |
| Weight: | 72kg (159lb) |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | All-rounder |
| Amateuryears1: | 1993–2006 |
| Amateurteam1: | LP07 Schifflange |
| Amateuryears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Amateurteam2: | FidiBC.com–VC Arbedo |
| Amateuryears3: | 2009 |
| Amateuryears4: | 2009 |
| Amateurteam4: | (stagiaire) |
| Proyears1: | 2010–2021 |
| Proteam1: | [1] [2] |
| Majorwins: | One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (2012)
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Ben Gastauer (born 14 November 1987) is a Luxembourgish former professional road cyclist, who rode professionally for the between 2010 and 2021.[3]
He took three professional victories during his career: the Luxembourgish National Time Trial Championships in 2012, and the general classification and a stage at the 2015 Tour du Haut Var. He was part of the squad that won the team classification and delivered Jean-Christophe Péraud to the podium at the 2014 Tour de France, and part of those which assisted Romain Bardet to podium finishes at the 2016 Tour de France and the 2017 Tour de France. In August 2021 the announced that Gastauer would retire from competition at the end of the season due to a problem with his pelvic floor, finishing his career at the 2021 Tour de Luxembourg the following month.[4]
Major results
Source: [5]
- 2005
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Classique des Alpes
10th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 2006
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2007
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Overall Grand Prix du Portugal
- 2008
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Ruota d'Oro
9th Overall Flèche du Sud
- 2009
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Overall Tour des Pays de Savoie
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Flèche du Sud
9th Giro del Mendrisiotto
- 2010
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
6th Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 2012
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
- 2013
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2014
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
4th Time trial
- 2015
1st Overall Tour du Haut Var
1st Stage 1
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
4th Time trial
- 2016
1st Mountains classification, Tour du Haut Var
4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2017
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
4th Time trial
- 2019
4th Time trial, National Road ChampionshipsGrand Tour general classification results timeline
External links
Notes and References
- News: Official presentation of the AG2R LA MONDIALE professional cycling team 2020. . Groupe AG2R La Mondiale. 10 December 2019. 1 January 2020.
- Web site: AG2R Citroën Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101022611/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15234/1001084/279. 1 January 2021.
- News: Ben Gastauer beendet seine Karriere bei der Tour de Luxembourg. German. Ben Gastauer retires after the Tour de Luxembourg. Tageblatt. Editpress. 5 August 2021. 5 March 2023.
- Web site: Ben Gastauer to retire at the end of the 2021 season. 5 August 2021 . . 7 November 2021.
- Web site: Ben Gastauer. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 5 March 2023.
