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Taking win number 66 on Thursday, RADIOSHACK LEOPARD TREK’s Jens Voigt sprinted away from the breakaway with 5km to go and won stage five on the 185.7km/115.4mi route from Santa Barbara to Avila Beach stage in the 2013 Amgen Tour of California. Voigt’s winning move came with 5km to go after being part of a 60km effort in the crosswinds that saw the peloton blown apart and the yellow jersey … [Read more...]
Avila Beach, California, May 16, 2013 - Germany's Jens Voigt captured stage five of the Tour of California, with a solo climb to the hillside finish line, giving him a six-second victory over runner-up Tyler Farrar on Thursday. Voigt (RadioShack) finished just ahead of stage four winner Farrar and third place Thor Hushovd (BMC) in the 185.7 kilometre fifth stage from Santa Barbara to … [Read more...]
BMC Racing Team Rider Tejay van Garderen Re-Claims Overall Lead to Cheers of Massive Crowds in Beaver Creek Beaver Creek, Colo. (Aug. 23, 2012) – In an impressive solo breakaway that began less than an hour into Stage 4 of the 2012 USA Pro Challenge, Jens Voigt (GER) of RadioShack-Nissan-Trek powered through the 97.2-mile course to take home the win in front of massive crowds lining the … [Read more...]
Participation in a break turned into an impressive solo stage win for RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK’s Jens Voigt in the USA Pro Challenge as he attacked on the climb of 3686m/12095ft Independence Pass to stay away for more than 146km/90mi to arrive in Beaver Creek with almost three minutes to the next finishers. The effort by 40-year old Voigt was his first big win since stage 4 in the 2010 Volta a … [Read more...]
Jens Voigt has renewed his contract with RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK through the end of 2013. The 40 year-old German veteran announced his decision moments before the start of the USA Pro Challenge in Durango, Colorado. "I'm very happy to confirm that I will stay with the team for another year. I have been a loyal rider throughout my career and I'm proud that I will be able to continue to share my … [Read more...]
Sisteron, France, March 9, 2012 (AFP) - Former champion Luis Leon Sanchez of Spain pipped German veteran Jens Voigt in a two-up sprint to win the sixth stage of Paris-Nice here Friday. Britain's Bradley Wiggins retained the race leader's yellow jersey with a 6sec lead on Dutchman Lieuwe Westra, with American Levi Leipheimer in third at 10sec, two days from the finish in Nice. … [Read more...]
PARIS, Sept 9, 2011 (AFP) - German veteran Jens Voigt has signed a one-year extension to his contract with Leopard-Trek, the Luxembourg-based team announced on Friday. It means Voigt will be part of the new Radioshack-Nissan-Trek team in 2012, following RadioShack's announcement that it will merge with Leopard ahead of the 2012 season. Voigt, known as one of the most powerful riders in … [Read more...]
UCI World Tour teams Leopard Trek and Rabobank announce Tour line-ups Treble Tour de France stage winner Jens Voigt will lead the Leopard Trek team in this September’s Tour of Britain, in a six rider line which also includes 2006 Tour of Britain winner Martin Pedersen. Riding alongside Leopard Trek in the 96 rider peloton will be fellow UCI World Tour team Rabobank, whose star studded … [Read more...]