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Andreas Klier
Road bicycle racer

Andreas Klier

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Road bicycle racer
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Munich
Age
48 years
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Biography

Andreas Klier (born 15 January 1976) is a retired German professional road racing cyclist. He competed professionally between 1996 and 2013. Klier moved into a managerial role with his final professional team, Garmin–Sharp, after announcing his retirement as a rider on 13 May 2013. On 15 August 2013, Klier admitted he used performance-enhancing drugs between 1999 and 2006. Born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Klier currently resides in the Balearic Island of Majorca.

Career

Doping confession

On 15 August 2013, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced that Klier would be suspended for six months after admitting to doping during the period of 1999 to 2006. Later that day, the organization issued a statement confirming his acceptance to a six-month ban from 12 August 2013 to 18 February 2014. The action also included the stripping of all race results from 21 July 2005 onwards. Klier released his own statement later that day, which expressed regret at his decision of "chose[ing] the wrong path." "Along the road to the top of the sport, many years ago, I chose the wrong path, and I have been very sorry for it ever since. To everyone both in and out of cycling including my family, the fans, the sponsors, the sport I love, my peers, – especially those who made the right choices – I am deeply sorry," he said.

Career achievements

Major results

Sources:

1998
10th, Grand Prix Pino Cerami
1999
10th, Overall, Tirreno–Adriatico
2000
3rd, Circuit Franco-Belge
7th, Gent–Wevelgem
9th, E3 Harelbeke
2001
6th, Sparkassen Giro Bochum
7th, Grand Prix de l'Escaut
2002
1st, Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
2003
1st, Gent–Wevelgem
2004
6th, Tour of Flanders
7th, E3 Harelbeke
10th, Gent–Wevelgem
2005
2nd, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
2nd, Tour of Flanders
4th, Overall, Tour of Saxony
10th, Overall, Tirreno–Adriatico

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013
Pink jersey Giro78
Yellow jersey Tour105152167
gold jersey Vuelta74119WDWD107WD158
Legend
DSQDisqualified
struck outVoided results
WDWithdrew

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