Dominik Nerz Explained
| Dominik Nerz |
| Fullname: | Dominik Nerz |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Wangen im Allgäu, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Weight: | 67 kg |
| Currentteam: | Retired |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Amateuryears1: | 2008 |
| Amateurteam1: | Ista |
| Amateuryears2: | 2009 |
| Amateurteam2: | Continental Team Milram |
| Proyears1: | 2010 |
| Proyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Proyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Proyears4: | 2015–2016 |
Dominik Nerz (born 25 August 1989) is a German former professional road cyclist, who competed professionally between 2010 and 2016 for the,, and teams. A junior national champion on the track, Nerz primarily competed on the road.
Career
After numerous wins at the junior level, he joined 's development setup and won the German under-23 national road race title. After a single season for Milram's continental team, he joined the senior squad and turned professional.[1]
After Milram's disbandment, he joined for 2011,[2] and rode his first Grand Tour later that year – the 2011 Vuelta a España. Riding in support of Vincenzo Nibali, he finished 38th overall and was the highest ranked German in the general classification. He also finished third on stage 19, for his best result of the season.[3]
Nerz left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the for the 2013 season.[4] In September 2014, announced that they had signed Nerz on a two-year deal from 2015, as a team leader for the Grand Tours and similar stage races.[5]
In October 2016, Nerz confirmed his retirement from competition for health reasons.[6]
Major results
- 2006
1st Team pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
- 2007
1st Overall Giro della Toscana Juniors
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 1
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 3a (ITT)
- 2008
3rd GP Hydraulika Mikolasek
7th Overall Tour de Berlin
7th Tour de Berne
- 2009
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Stage 6 Giro della Valle d'Aosta
7th Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- 2010
8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 2012
2nd Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop
5th GP Miguel Induráin
6th Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 2014
9th Overall Tour de Pologne[7]
- 2015
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino
- 2016
7th Overall Critérium InternationalGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Milram signs Nerz on two-year deal . Richard Tyler . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited . 28 September 2009 . 30 September 2011.
- Web site: King, Duggan and Wurf confirmed with Liquigas-Cannondale . Barry Ryan . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited . 13 October 2010 . 30 September 2011.
- Web site: Dominik Nerz aus Wangen blüht bei seiner ersten Spanien-Rundfahrt so richtig auf . Steiler Aufstieg . German . Dominik Nerz of Wangen blooms in his first Tour of Spain . 22 September 2011 . 30 September 2011 . 2 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402020110/http://www.all-in.de/nachrichten/sport/allgaeusport/Allgaeu-Sport-Dominik-Nerz-aus-Wangen-blueht-bei-seiner-ersten-Spanien-Rundfahrt-so-richtig-auf;art2745,1014835 . dead .
- News: Dominik Nerz and Daniel Oss to BMC Racing Team for 2013. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Ben. Atkins. 6 August 2012. 6 August 2012.
- Web site: Nerz to Team Bora in 2015. 15 September 2014 . . 5 October 2014.
- Web site: Bora-Hansgrohe finalise 2017 roster with McCarthy, Pelucchi and Saramotins signings. 14 October 2016 . . 14 October 2016.
- Web site: Tour of Poland: Rafal Majka secures home victory following final time trial. 10 August 2014 . . 10 August 2014.
