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Marcus Burghardt

Key Stats

Nationality: German
Born: June 30, 1981
Hometown: Zschopau, Germany
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 170 pounds
Strengths: one-day racing
Turned Pro: 2005

Palmares

Career Highlights:

1st, stage 18, Tour de France
1st, Ghent-Wevelgem 2007

2008
1st, stage 18, Tour de France

2007
1st, Ghent-Wevelgem
1st, stage 1, Tour de France
1st, stage 3, Länder Tour
1st, stage 5, Länder Tour
3rd, Prijs Flanders
3rd, Platz E3 Belgium
3rd, GP E3-Harelbeke
4th, stage 4, Vuelta a Andalucia
5th overall, Tour de Suisse
10th, stage 10, Tour de France

2006
7th, Dwars door Flanders
8th, stage 4, Paris-Nice
10th, stage 5, International Niedersachsen Rundfahrt

2005
4th, Dwars door Flanders
4th, stage 3, Regio-Tour International
5th, GP Buchholz
9th, stage 8, Vuelta
10th, stage 2, Regio-Tour International

2003
8th, stage 4, Regio-Tour International

Biography

Burghardt joined T-Mobile in 2005. His biggest win came at the 2007 Ghent-Wevelgem. At the 2007 Tour de France he had the misfortunate distinction of being the guy that collided at speed with a loose dog on the course.