John Degenkolb
- January 5, 2024
- Cyclist
Quick Facts
John Degenkolb Biography
| Name | John Degenkolb |
| Birthday | Jan 7 |
| Birth Year | 1989 |
| Place Of Birth | Gera |
| Birth Country | Germany |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Parents | Frank Degenkolb |
| Spouse | Laura Degenkolb |
John Degenkolb is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on January 7, 1989 in Gera, Germany. German professional road bike racer. He is famous for his involvement to his team UCI WorldTeam Trek Segafredo where the racer competes as both a classics racer and sprinter. He is also well-known by his Instagram presence, and posts photos of his rides as well as other lifestyle posts to more than 160,000 Instagram followers.
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In 2010 he won his first stage race, the Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23, and finished second in the under 23 race at the UCI Road World Championships. Degenkolb also took victory in the 2014 Gent–Wevelgem, the 2013 Vattenfall Cyclassics and was the overall winner of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour.
Following the disbanding of the HTC team at the end of 2011, Degenkolb moved to UCI Professional Continental team, Project 1t4i.
He was raised and born in Gera, Germany.
John Degenkolb Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cyclist |
| House | Living in own house. |
John Degenkolb is one of the richest Cyclist from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Degenkolb 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He began his racing career as an amateur in 2008 when he joined member of the Thuringer Energie Team. In 2011, he began his professional race team, the HTC- Highroad.
He has been awarded numerous major successes in his cycling such as winning the UCI Europe Tour in 2012 and one of the stages in 2013’s Giro d’Italia in the Grand Tours Series.
John Degenkolb (born 7 January 1989) is a German professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lotto–Soudal. His biggest wins to date are the 2015 Milan–San Remo and the 2015 Paris–Roubaix, two of cycling’s five monuments. He is a winner of stages in all three Grand Tours, with ten stages and the points classification at the Vuelta a España, one stage of the Giro d’Italia, and one stage in the Tour de France.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 11 in |
| Weight | 76 kg |
John Degenkolb height 5 ft 11 in John weight 76 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is John Degenkolb Dating?
According to our records, John Degenkolb married to Laura Degenkolb. As of December 1, 2023, John Degenkolb’s is not dating anyone.
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Degenkolb’s credentials in 2013 started in May with a stage victory at the Giro d’Italia, his first win in the Italian Grand Tour. For the Tour de France, Degenkolb acted as a lead-out man for his teammate Marcel Kittel, who won four stages. Degenkolb then went on to win the Vattenfall Cyclassics World Tour race in his homeland, beating André Greipel to the line. In October, Degenkolb won two races on French soil in less than a week, Paris–Bourges and then the 1.HC Paris–Tours.
Facts & Trivia
John Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. John Degenkolb celebrates birthday on January 7 of every year.
On 19 August, Degenkolb took his first stage win on a Grand Tour, stage 2 of the Vuelta a España concluding in Viana. On the slightly rising finish, he crossed the line before Allan Davis of Orica–GreenEDGE and Team Sky’s Ben Swift. He repeated the exploit on stage 5, a flat affair in Logroño. Degenkolb came around Daniele Bennati, who had opened a decent gap in the last 200 m (660 ft), and crossed the line with a slight margin over the RadioShack–Nissan rider.