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Robert Förster

Nationality: German

Born: January 27, 1978

Residence: Markkleeberg, Germany

Height: 5-foot-9

Weight: 178 pounds

Strengths: sprinting

Turned Pro: 2001

Career Highlights:

2008
3rd, stage 1, Mallorca Challenge
2nd, stage 6, Tour Down Under
5th, stage 1, Tour Down Under
10th, stage 4, Tour Down Under

2007
1st, stage 1, Deutschland Tour
1st, stage 5, Giro d’ Italia

2006
1st, stage 21, Giro d’Italia
1st, stage 15, Vuelta a España

2005
2nd, overall, German road championship

2004
1st, Groningen-Münster

2003
1st, Groningen-Münster

With stage wins in both the Vuelta and the Giro, Förster has demonstrated his prowess as a sprinter.