.JPG) Knees at the 2016Nokere Koerse. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Knees |
| Born | (1981-03-05)5 March 1981 (age 44) Bonn, West Germany |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2005 | Wiesenhof |
| 2006–2010 | Team Milram |
| 2011–2020 | Team Sky[1][2] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Christian Knees (born 5 March 1981) is a German former professionalroad racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2020, for the Wiesenhof,Team Milram andIneos Grenadiers teams.[3] He won the German National Road Race Championship in 2010.[4] In 2011 he was originally going to join the Australian team known as Pegasus but left after they failed to secure a UCI Professional Continental license. He ultimately joined Team Sky as a domestique.[5] He remained with the team as a rider until announcing his retirement from the sport in December 2020, moving into a role within the team's racing and performance areas.[3]
Young rider classification
OverallBayern Rundfahrt
Road race, National Road Championships
Mountains classificationHerald Sun Tour| Grand Tour | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | 73 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | 66 | — | 91 | 96 |
 Tour de France | 102 | 47 | 27 | 19 | 91 | 64 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 144 | — | — |
 Vuelta a España | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | DNF | 91 | 124 | 124 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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