Christoph Pfingsten Explained

Christoph Pfingsten
Fullname:	Christoph Pfingsten
Birth Date:	20 November 1987
Birth Place:	Potsdam, East Germany
Height:	1.79 m
Weight:	69 kg
Currentteam:	Retired
Role:	Rider
Proyears1:	2009–2014
Proyears2:	2015–2019
Proteam2:	^[1]
Proyears3:	2020–2021
Proteam3:	^[2] ^[3]

Christoph Pfingsten (born 20 November 1987) is a German former racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2021. He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.^[4] In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia.^[5]

Major results

Road

2006

2nd Overall Mainfranken-Tour

2007

1st Stage 3 Grand Prix Cycliste de Gemenc

2009

4th Overall Tour de Berlin

5th Eschborn–Frankfurt Under–23

7th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23

2010

3rd Overall Ringerike GP

1st Stage 5

4th Rund um Düren

8th Arno Wallaard Memorial

2011

9th Overall Delta Tour Zeeland

2012

3rd Overall Olympia's Tour

2013

1st Prologue (TTT) Volta a Portugal

3rd Overall Circuit des Ardennes

3rd Ronde van Overijssel

2014

4th Overall Flèche du Sud

1st Prologue

8th Overall Circuit des Ardennes

2015

10th Scheldeprijs

2016

5th Overall Danmark Rundt

2018

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour

7th Gran Piemonte

2019

2nd Rund um Köln

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Giro d'Italia	—	—	58	—	DNF
Tour de France	—	—	—	—	—
Vuelta a España	75	142	—	—	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

Cyclo-cross

2004–2005

2nd National Junior Championships

3rd UCI Junior World Championships

3rd UEC European Junior Championships

2008–2009

2nd UCI Under-23 World Championships

2009–2010

2nd National Championships

2nd Int. Radcross

3rd Internationale Döhlauer Crossrennen

2010–2011

1st Internationale Döhlauer Crossrennen

2nd National Championships

2nd Velka Cena Mesta Tabora

Toi Toi Cup

1st Uničov

3rd Loštice

2011–2012

1st National Championships

1st Overall Toi Toi Cup

1st Holé Vrchy

1st Louny

1st Hlinsko

1st Frankfurter Rad-Cross

2012–2013

2nd Frankfurter Rad-Cross

3rd National Championships

Notes and References

News: With Christoph Pfingsten, BORA – hansgrohe completes its roster for 2019. . Denk Pro Cycling GmbH & Co. KG. 12 October 2018. 2 January 2019. 23 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190423090206/https://www.bora-hansgrohe.com/en/press/argonnews201810kader-04/argonnews201810kader-04/59094710. dead.
News: Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 roster presented in Amsterdam. Bianchi. F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.. 20 December 2019. 2 January 2020.
Web site: Jumbo-Visma. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210102145838/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15243/1000538/279. 2 January 2021.
Web site: 71st Vuelta a España . 20 August 2016 . ProCyclingStats.
Web site: 2018: 101st Giro d'Italia: Start List . 3 May 2018 . ProCyclingStats.