Björn Thurau (born 23 July 1988) is a German former professional
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 comm ...
, who competed professionally between 2007 and 2019. He is the son of former cyclist
Dietrich Thurau
Dietrich "Didi" Thurau (; born 9 November 1954) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. His biggest career achievements include winning the one-day classic, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, his home country's Deutschland Tour and surpr ...
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After retiring, Thurau was a presenter for
Global Cycling Network
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's German-language YouTube channel. He left in February 2021.
In September 2021 he was banned from cycling for doping offences, and his results dating back to December 2010 were stripped.
Major results
;2006
:1st Overall
Grand Prix Rüebliland
The Grand Prix Rüebliland is a junior (ages 17–18) multi-day cycling race held annually in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. It was part of the UCI Junior World Cup until 2007.
Winners
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Cycle races in Switz ...
;2009
:4th
Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt
:7th Overall
Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich
The Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, officially known as the CCC Tour – Grody Piastowskie, is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was first held in 1966 and since 2005, it has been organised as ...
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2011
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9th Overall Paris–Corrèze
Paris–Corrèze was a road bicycle race held annually in France, usually between a department near Paris and the department of Corrèze. It was created by Laurent Fignon and Max Mamers. It was first held in 2001 and since 2005 it has been organi ...
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10th Overall Azerbaijan International Cycling Tour
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2012
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4th Overall Mi-Août Bretonne
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6th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (Championship of Flanders) or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp (part-municipality of Ardooie), West Flanders, Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom ...
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2013
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1st Mountains classification Tour de Luxembourg
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10th Coppa Ugo Agostoni
The Coppa Ugo Agostoni is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Lissone, Italy. The race is held in memory of Italian cyclist Ugo Agostoni, winner of prestigious classic Milan–San Remo, killed during World War II. It is also called ''G ...
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2014
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1st Mountains classification Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...
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2017
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3rd Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
The Tour of Qinghai Lake is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in the Qinghai province of China since 2002 and is named after Qinghai Lake. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.HC race as ...
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1988 births
Living people
German male cyclists
Sportspeople from Frankfurt
Doping cases in cycling
21st-century German sportsmen
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