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Robert Förster Förster

Key Stats

Nationality: German
Born: January 27, 1978
Residence: Markkleeberg, Germany
Height: 5-foot-9
Weight: 178 pounds
Strengths: sprinting
Turned Pro: 2001

Palmares

Career Highlights:

2008
3rd, stage 1, Mallorca Challenge
2nd, stage 6, Tour Down Under
5th, stage 1, Tour Down Under
10th, stage 4, Tour Down Under

2007
1st, stage 1, Deutschland Tour
1st, stage 5, Giro d’ Italia

2006
1st, stage 21, Giro d’Italia
1st, stage 15, Vuelta a España

2005
2nd, overall, German road championship

2004
1st, Groningen-Münster

2003
1st, Groningen-Münster