David Kopp (born 5 January 1979, in

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr r ...

) is a former German

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2011. Kopp's speciality was sprinting and the cobbled classics of Belgium. Kopp started his pro career with in 2001 before moving to smaller German teams for 2004 and 2005. In 2006, he returned to top level cycling with for two years before moving to Pro Continental team Cycle Collstrop in 2008. He did not get a contract for 2009.Susan Westemeyer Kopp positive for cocaine ''CyclingNews'', 26 March 2009 http://www.cyclingnews.com/editions/latest-cycling-news-march-26-2009 In March 2009, it was announced that he tested positive for Cocaine during a National event in Belgium on 11 September 2008. In February 2010, it was announced that Kopp will ride for the Team Kuota–Indeland on a one-year contract for 2010.Kopp to German Professional team Kuota Indeland ''CyclingNews'', 4 February 2010 http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kopp-to-german-professional-team-kuota-indeland He now (2016) works in the fuel retail industry.

Major results

;1997 : U19 Road Race Champion ;2001 :

Rund um den Henninger Turm Rund is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cathleen Rund (born 1977), German swimmer * Hanno Rund (1925–1993), German mathematician * Thorsten Rund (born 1976), German road and track cyclist See also * Rand (surname) * Ruud R ...

U23 : FBD Insurance Rás, stages 3 & 8 : Circuito Montañés, stage 3 ;2004 : Giro del Capo, stage 2 :

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Sparkassen Giro The Sparkassen Giro Bochum is a road bicycle race which is annually held for both men's and women's around an urban circuit in the German city of Bochum, Germany. Since 2005 the men's race is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Ci ...

: Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem – Dr. Tistaert Prijs ;2005 : Giro del Capo, stage 1 :

Rund um Köln The Rund um Köln is a classic cycling race around the German city of Cologne. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 1.1 race (in 2007 the race was categorised as 1.HC). It is one of the oldest cycling races still runn ...

Bayern Rundfahrt The International Bayern Rundfahrt ( en, Tour of Bavaria) was a stage race cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany, between 1980 and 2015. The race was held as an amateur race between 1980 and 1988, and from 2005 to 2015, the race was orga ...

– 3rd stage: Dillingen – Erlangen ;2006 :

Trofeo Calvià The Challenge Vuelta Ciclista a Mallorca ( en, Tour of Majorca, ca, Challenge Volta Ciclista a Mallorca) is a series of four (five until 2012) professional one day road bicycle races held on the Spanish island of Mallorca in late January or ear ...

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, stage 6 : 4th, stage 5

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: 2nd, Gent–Wevelgem : 2nd,

;2007 :

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (Polish: ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'', English: ''Tour of Poland'', official abbreviation TdP,) is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages ...

, stage 3 ;2008 : 2nd,

E3 Prijs Vlaanderen E3 Saxo Bank Classic, previously known as E3 BinckBank Classic, E3 Harelbeke, Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke and E3-Prijs Vlaanderen, is an annual road cycling race in Flanders, Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke, covering 203 kil ...

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1979 births Living people German male cyclists Sportspeople from Bonn Cyclists from North Rhine-Westphalia {{Germany-cycling-bio-1970s-stub