Stefan Rucker

Stefan Rucker in August 2007

Stefan Rucker (born January 20, 1980 in Judenburg ) is an Austrian racing cyclist specializing in road cycling and mountain biking .

Life

Stefan Rucker was runner-up at the Austrian U23 championships in 2001 and joined the Austrian cycling team Elk Haus-Sportunion Schrems in 2002 . In 2002, the substance pseudoephedrine was detected in a doping test in Rucker's urine . Rucker was then banned for six months for "gross negligence in handling drugs". He achieved his only international success in road cycling in 2007 on a stage of the Tour Ivoirien de la Paix . In 2010 Rucker became Austrian mountain champion. He also participated several times successful in the mountain - stage race Crocodile Trophy .

successes

2001

• Austrian Road Championship (U23)

2002

• Cherry blossom race catfish

2006

• four stages and points scoring Crocodile Trophy

2007

• three stages Crocodile Trophy

2008

• one stage Tour Ivoirien de la Paix

2010

• Austrian mountain championship

2012

• Cherry blossom race catfish
• Team time trial Tour of Szeklerland

Teams

• 2002–2009 Elk Haus-Simplon

• 2011 WSA-Viperbike Carinthia
• 2012 RC ARBÖ Gourmetfein Wels
• 2013 Gourmetfein Simplon (until July 31st)

Web links

• Stefan Rucker in the Radsportseiten.net database
• Stefan Rucker in the ProCyclingStats.com database
• Professionals private - Stefan Rucker on radsport-news.com from February 10, 2007

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stefan Rucker blocked for six months. news.at, October 16, 2002, accessed on November 20, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Rucker and Soeder win title at mountain championship. relevant.at, September 3, 2010, accessed November 20, 2016 .