René Andrle
Czech cyclist
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René Andrle (born 1 April 1974 in Litoměřice) is a Czech former professional road bicycle racer.
Born1 April 1974
Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
CurrentteamPSK Whirlpool Hradec Kralove
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Andrle in 2005 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 April 1974 Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | PSK Whirlpool Hradec Kralove |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1999–2000 | Wüstenrot-ZVVZ |
| 2001–2003 | ONCE-Eroski |
| 2004–2005 | Liberty Seguros |
| 2006–2008 | PSK Whirlpool |
Biography
At first Andrle wanted to be a hockey player but soon realized he had potential as a cyclist. At ten years old he was sent to a special cycling school to develop his talents.[1] In 1995 Andrle won the Czech National Road Race Championship.
In 2000 he joined the Wüstenrot-ZVVZ team. He played two seasons with them before joining ONCE-Eroski in 2001, and Liberty Seguros in 2004.[2][1] He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he placed 55th overall in road cycling.[3] He is currently one of the Sport Directors for NSN Cycling Team.[4]
Major results
- 1995
- Czech Republic Road Race Champion
- 1996
- 2nd, Czech Republic Road Race
- 1997
- 1st, Stage 6, Tour of Austria
- 1999
- 1st, Stage 3, Ytong Bohemia Tour
- 2000
- 1st, Overall, Tour of Slovakia
- Winner Stage 5 (ITT)
- 2001
- 62nd, Overall, Giro d'Italia
- 3rd, Prologue
- 2002
- 1st, Stage 5, Vuelta a Murcia
- 2004
- 3rd, Czech Republic Road Race
- 2006
- 1st, Stage 6, Dookoła Mazowsza
- 3rd, Czech Republic Road Race
- 2007
- 2nd, Czech Republic Road Race
