Oliver Zaugg

Oliver Zaugg
Fullname	Oliver Zaugg
Birth date	9 May 1981 (age 45)
Birth place	Lachen
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Currentteam	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Ridertype	Climbing specialist
Proyears 1	2004–2006
Proyears 2	2007–2008
Proyears 3	2009–2010
Proyears 4	2011–2012
Proyears 5	2013–2015
Proyears 6	2016
Majorwins	Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 TTT stage (2011) One-day races and Classics Giro di Lombardia (2011)

Oliver Zaugg (born 9 May 1981) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2016 for , , , , and .

Career

Zaugg won his first major race in 2011, the Giro di Lombardia.^[1] He attacked on the Villa Vergano climb with 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) to go, soloing on to victory. He was chased relentlessly by the leading group, but the chasers could not get to him. He crossed the finish line in Lecco with an advantage of 15 seconds over his nearest rival, Dan Martin of .^[2] In 2012, he tried to defend his title at the Giro di Lombardia, finishing in the chase group in eighth position as Joaquim Rodríguez () claimed the victory.^[3]

Zaugg left at the end of the 2012 season, and signed with for the 2013 season.^[4] After three seasons in October 2015, Zaugg agreed to join for 2016.^[5] He ended his career at the 2016 Il Lombardia, a race he had previously won in 2011.

Major results

1999: 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2003: 6th Rund um den Henninger Turm U23; 9th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
2006: 7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía; 8th Giro dell'Emilia
2008: 5th GP Triberg-Schwarzwald; 7th Memorial Cimurri; 8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
2010: 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali; 4th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
2011 (1 pro win): 1st Giro di Lombardia; 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España; 8th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli; 9th Giro dell'Emilia
2012: 8th Giro di Lombardia
2014: 7th Overall Tour of Austria

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Giro d'Italia	46	DNF	—	DNF	—	—	—	DNF	56	—	—
Tour de France	Did not contest during career
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	15	11	70	50	DNF	—	37	23

Monuments results timeline

Monument	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Milan–San Remo	—	—	DNF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tour of Flanders	Did not contest during career
Paris–Roubaix	Did not contest during career
Liège–Bastogne–Liège	103	DNF	—	92	26	—	—	—	—	111	—	—	142
Giro di Lombardia	—	—	28	20	—	18	—	1	8	—	63	—	DNF

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

^ "Oliver Zaugg earns first major win in Giro di Lombardia". Universal Sports. Associated Press. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ Daniel Friebe (15 October 2011). "Zaugg solos to win in Lombardia". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
^ Daniel Benson (29 September 2012). "Rodríguez wins Giro di Lombardia". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
^ "2011 Giro di Lombardia winner Zaugg to Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
^ "Transfer news: Rowney signs for Orica-AIS". cyclingnews.com. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.