Olaf Pollack

Olaf Pollack (born 20 September 1973) is a German former professional track and road racing cyclist specializing in sprint races and competitions.

Track race At the 2000 Olympic Games, Pollack entered the team pursuit and the madison. Pollack rode in the qualifying rounds for the team pursuit, but was not used in the German team that rode the final and won; Pollack still received a golden medal. For winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games 2000 Pollack was decorated with the Silver Laurel Leaf by Bundespräsident Johannes Rau (President of the Federal Republic of Germany) on 2 February 2001 At the madison, Pollack rode together with Guido Fulst, and finished in sixth place. In 2009 he was suspended by the German Cycling Federation.

Major results

1990 2nd, World Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors, Middlesbrough 1991 2nd, World Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Juniors 1997 – Agro Adler 1st, 1 stage — Niedersachsen Rundfahrt 1st, 1 stage — Clásico RCN 1998 – Agro-Adler-Brandenburg 1st, 2 stages — Tour of Slovenia 1st, 2 stages — Olympia's Ronde 1999 – Agro-Adler-Brandenburg 1st, 1 stage — Peace Race 1st, 1 stage — Tour of Chile 2nd, Rund um Berlin 2nd, National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite 2nd, National Championship, Road, ITT, Elite 3rd, World Championship, Track, Madison, Elite, Berlin 3rd, General Classification, Niedersachsen Rundfahrt 1st, 1 stage 2000 – Team Gerolsteiner 1st, 2 stages — Rapport-Toer 1st, 1 stage — Tour of Tasmania 1st, National Championship, Track, Madison, Elite 2nd, Six Days, Berlin 2001 – Team Gerolsteiner 1st, 2 stages — Niedersachsen Rundfahrt 1st — Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt 2002 – Team Gerolsteiner 1st overall — Groningen–Münster 1st, General Classification — Niedersachsen Rundfahrt 1st, Stage 2 and Stage 3 1st, Stages 1, 2, 3 — Peace Race 1st, Points Classification — Danmark Rundt 1st, Stage 5 1st, Groningen-Münster 1st, Stage 1 — Hessen-Rundfahrt 2nd, Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt 2nd, Paris–Brussels 3rd, General Classification Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen 3rd, Criterium, Bad Salgau 2003 – Team Gerolsteiner 1st, Points Classification — Bayern Rundfahrt 1st, Stage 5 — Niedersachsen Rundfahrt 1st, Stage 7 — Deutschland Tour 2nd, Krefeld–Rund um die Sparkasse 2nd, General Classification Tour of Qatar 2nd, Groningen–Münster 2004 – Team Gerolsteiner 1st, Stage 2 — Sachsen-Tour 1st (after Stage 1), general classification — Giro d'Italia 112th, General Classification 2nd, Criterium, Radevormwald 2005 – T-Mobile Team 2006 – T-Mobile Team Giro d'Italia 3rd, points classification 132nd, General Classification Tour of California 1st, Stages 6 & 7 1st, Points Classification (Green jersey) 1st, Stage 1 Cologne Classic 1st, Stage 4 Post Danmark Rundt 2nd, Criterium, Radevormwald 2007 – Team Wiesenhof–Felt 1st, Stage 1, Critérium International 1st, Rheda–Wiedenbrück 1st, Dahme Trophy 2nd, Derny Cup, Griessen 2nd, National Championship, Track, Pursuit, Elite, Germany, Berlin 2nd, National Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Elite, Germany, Berlin 2nd, National Championship, Track, Madison, Elite, Germany, Berlin 2nd, Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt, Nürnberg 3rd, Six Days, Stuttgart 2008 3rd, World Cup, Track, Madison, Los Angeles