 Jaksche at the1999 Paris–Tours | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jörg Armin Jaksche |
| Born | (1976-07-23)23 July 1976 (age 49) Fürth, Germany |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Professional teams | |
| 1997–1998 | Team Polti |
| 1999–2000 | Team Telekom |
| 2001–2003 | ONCE–Eroski |
| 2004 | Team CSC |
| 2005–2006 | Liberty Seguros–Würth |
| 2007 | Tinkoff Credit Systems |
| Major wins | |
| Paris–Nice (2004) | |
Jörg Armin Jaksche[1] (born 23 July 1976 inFürth) is a German formerroad bicycle racer. In 2007 Jaksche admitted he was guilty of blood doping.
Jaksche has been cycling professionally since 1997, racing for the teamsPolti (1997–1998),Team Telekom (1998–2000),ONCE (2001–2003),CSC (2004),Liberty Seguros–Würth/Astana (2005–2006) andTinkoff Credit Systems in 2007.
In 2004, he won theTour Mediterranean and theParis–Nice race.
In the2005 Tour de France, Jaksche finished 16th overall, the best result of his six participations in the Tour. He had been 18th at the1998 Tour de France and 17th at the2003 Tour de France.
At the2006 Tour de Suisse, Jaksche finished on the podium with a third-place finish.
Jaksche is now living in Sydney, Australia studying a Master of International Business at theUniversity of New South Wales.
Jaksche was one of the nine riders held out of the2006 Tour de France after being identified by investigators in theOperación Puerto investigation. On 30 June 2007, Jaksche admitted he was guilty of blood doping and that he was theBella mentioned in the documents confiscated from Fuentes' clinic.[2]
Junior road race,National Road Championships
World Military Road race Championships| Grand Tour | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France | 18 | 80 | — | 29 | 31 | 17 | — | 16 |
 Vuelta a España | — | 35 | — | 73 | DNF | 129 | 44 | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
