Olaf Pollack is a professional road racing cyclist specializing in sprint

Cycling sprinter

A cycling sprinter is a road bicycle racer or track racer who can finish a race very explosively by accelerating quickly to a high speed, often using the slipstream of another cyclist or group of cyclists tactically to conserve energy.-The road sprinter:...

 races and competitions.

Olaf Pollack began his cycling career at small German team Agro-Adler-Brandenburg in 1997. After 3 years he left for Team Gerolsteiner. In 2005 and 2006 he rode for T-Mobile leaving in 2007 for Team Wiesenhof. The highlight of his career was wearing the pink leader's jersey at the 2006 Giro d'Italia. In 2009 he was suspended by the German Cycling Federation after failing a drug test.

Results

1990

2nd, World Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...

1991

2nd, World Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors

1997 – Agro Adler

1st, 1 stage — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt

1st, 1 stage — Clásico RCN

1997 Clásico RCN

The 37th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from March 15 to March 24, 1997 in Colombia. The stage race had an UCI rate of 2.4. RCN stands for "Radio Cadena Nacional" – one of the oldest and largest radio networks in the nation...

1998 – Agro-Adler-Brandenburg

1st, 2 stages — Tour of Slovenia

1st, 2 stages — Olympia's Ronde

1999 – Agro-Adler-Brandenburg

1st, 1 stage — Peace Race

1st, 1 stage — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt

3rd, General Classification, Niedersachsen Rundfahrt

1st, 1 stage — Tour of Chile

2nd, Rund um Berlin

2nd, National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite

2nd, National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite

3rd, World Championship, Track, Madison, Elite, Berlin

2000 – Team Gerolsteiner

1st, 2 stages — Rapport-Toer

1st, 1 stage — Tour of Tasmania

2nd, Six Days, Berlin

1st, National Championship, Track, Madison, Elite

2001 – Team Gerolsteiner

1st, 2 stages — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt

1st — Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt

Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt

Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held each September in the old town section of Nuremberg, Germany.- Women :The women's event is part of the UCI Women's Road World Cup.- Men :...

2002 – Team Gerolsteiner

3rd, General Classification Guldensporentweedaagse

1st overall — Groningen-Münster

1st, General Classification — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt

Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt

The Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

1st, Stage 2 and Stage 3

1st, Stages 1, 2, 3 — Peace Race

3rd, Criterium, Bad Salgau

1st, Points Classification — Danmark Rundt

Danmark Rundt

Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...

1st, Stage 5 — Danmark Rundt

Danmark Rundt

Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...

1st, Groningen-Münster

2nd, Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt

1st, Stage 1 — Hessen-Rundfahrt

2nd, Paris-Brussel

2003 – Team Gerolsteiner

2nd, General Classification Tour of Qatar (QTR)

1st, Points Classification — Bayern Rundfahrt

1st, Stage 5 — Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt

Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt

The Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

1st, Stage 7 — Deutschland Tour

Deutschland Tour

The Deutschland Tour was the most important multi-stage road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI ProTour and has been moved to August...

2nd, Krefeld-Rund um die Sparkasse

1st, Criterium, Giessen

2nd, Groningen-Münster

2004 – Team Gerolsteiner

Team Gerolsteiner

Gerolsteiner was a German road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized....

1st, Stage 2 — Sachsen-Tour

1st (after Stage 1), General Classification (Maglia rosa

Maglia rosa

The pink jersey is awarded to the leader of the General Classification at the Giro d'Italia. The leader of the GC is the rider who has the fastest time when all the stage results are added together, taking into account time bonuses for high finishes and intermediate sprints...

) — Giro d'Italia

2004 Giro d'Italia

The 2004 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 87th running of the race, was held from 8 May to 30 May 2004, consisting of 21 stages for a total of 3,420 km, ridden at an average speed of 38.565 km/h. It was won by Damiano Cunego...

112th, General Classification

2nd, Criterium, Radevormwald

1st, Criterium, Wangen

2005 – T-Mobile Team
2006 – T-Mobile Team

T-Mobile Team

HTC-Highroad is a professional cycling team competing in international road bicycle races. Their current title sponsor is HTC Corporation, a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones. High Road Sports is the management company of team manager Bob Stapleton. Past title sponsors include Columbia...

Giro d'Italia

2006 Giro d'Italia

The 2006 Giro d'Italia was the 89th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It was held from 6 May to 28 May 2006, and covered , beginning in the Belgian mining town of Seraing and ending in Milan...

3rd, Points Classification (Maglia ciclamino

Maglia ciclamino

The points classification in the Giro d'Italia is one of the secondary classifications in the Giro d'Italia. It is determined by the placements in the daily stages, independent from time distances...

)

132nd, General Classification

Tour of California

Tour of California 2006

The 2006 Tour of California was the inaugural edition of a professional cycling stage race that made its debut on February 19, 2006. Sponsored by the biotechnology company Amgen, the eight-day, 700 mile race started in San Francisco, winding its way down the California coast to finish in Redondo...

Winner Stages 6 and 7

1st, Points Classification (Green Jersey)

1st, Stage 1 Cologne Classic

2nd, Criterium, Radevormwald

1st, Stage 4 Post Danmark Rundt, Hillerød

2007 – Team Wiesenhof-Felt

1st, Stage 1, Critérium International

Critérium International

The Critérium International is a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932....

3rd, Six Days, Stuttgart

2nd, Derny Cup, Griessen

1st, Rheda-Wiedenbrück

1st, Dahme Trophy

2nd, National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Elite, Germany, Berlin

2nd, National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite, Germany, Berlin

2nd, National Championship, Track, Madison, Elite, Germany, Berlin

2nd, Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt, Nürnberg

2008

3rd, World Cup, Track, Madison, Los Angeles

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