Jens Zemke

Jens Zemke
	Bora-hansgrohe team (December 2017); ; Jens Zemke in the center front
To person
Date of birth	17th October 1966 (age 53)
nation	Germany
discipline	Road , rail
Most important successes
	German mountain champion 1997 , 1998 , 1999
	Last updated: October 1st, 2018

Jens Zemke (born October 17, 1966 in Wiesbaden ) is a former racing cyclist who is now a sports director .

Career

Jens Zemke was German team time trial champion in 1989 and 1992 . Zemke became German mountain champion three times - in 1997, 1998 and 1999 . In 1998 he was the overall winner of the Hessen Tour, which was held for the first time, and the winner of the one-day race around Nuremberg's old town . As an amateur he started for the club RC Olympia Dortmund.

After retiring from active cycling in 2001, Zemke became the sporting director of various cycling teams , such as the Cervélo TestTeam and HTC Highroad Women .

Since the 2012 season he has also been in charge of the South African team MTN Qhubeka , later the UCI WorldTeam Dimension Data .

After five years with this team, he moved to the same position for the German team Bora-handsgrohe for the 2017 season .

↑ On August 27, 2001, Jens Zemke signed the city of Wiesbaden's Golden Book. wiesbaden.de, accessed on January 15, 2017 .
^ Rad Sport Kontakt GmbH (ed.): Rad-Bundesliga 1993 . Frankfurt am Main 1993, p. 7 .
↑ "The South Africans identify with the team". radsport-news.com, November 21, 2011, accessed October 27, 2016 .
↑ Jens Zemke: "Sagan has the winning gene". radsport-news.com, October 27, 2016, accessed October 27, 2016 .

personal data
SURNAME	Zemke, Jens
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German cyclist and sports director
DATE OF BIRTH	17th October 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wiesbaden

To person

Bora-hansgrohe team (December 2017); Jens Zemke in the center front
Date of birth	17th October 1966 (age 53)
nation	Germany Germany
discipline	Road , rail
Most important successes
German mountain champion 1997 , 1998 , 1999
Last updated: October 1st, 2018