Johnny Weltz

Johnny Weltz (born March 20, 1962 in Copenhagen ) is a former Danish cyclist.

Athletic career

Weltz ran road racing as an amateur until 1986 . He became internationally known with his second place at the cycling world championships in Italy in 1985 . He also achieved second place at the Danish amateur road championships, and the amateur version of the French classic Paris-Tours also won .

In 1987 Weltz moved to the professional paddock with a contract with the French cycling team Fagor-MBK . In his very first professional start, the French one-day race Grand Prix La Marseillaise , he was the first to cross the finish line. In the same year he also contested his first tour of Spain , which he finished 42nd overall. By 1995 he was able to place five times in the Vuelta a España. He won the only stage win in 1988, the best final result he achieved in 1991 with rank 41. Weltz drove the first professional world championship in 1988, in which he came in 34th place. Seventh place in 1990 was his best World Championship result, the other results were 38th in 1989, 49th in 1991, 27th in 1992 and 26th in 1993. Between 1988 and 1992 he was able to place three times in the Tour de France , ranked 54th in 1988 was the best place. 1989, Weltz switched to the Spanish team ONCE that year , he won the Danish road championship. In his final years as a professional he rode for the Spanish team Artiach-Nabisco (1994) and for the American cycling team Motorola (1995). His last place in a major race was in October 1995 when he finished 26th in the Tour of Piedmont .

After Weltz ended his career as an active cyclist, he took on various management functions with cycling teams, including Motorola and US Postal .

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personal data
SURNAME	Weltz, Johnny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 20, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Copenhagen