Robert Förster

Robert Förster (born 27 January 1978) is a German former professional road racing cyclist. He specialized in bunch sprints.

He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team Nürnberger.

His career highlights have been wins in the final (Museo del Ghisallo–Milan) stage 21 of the Giro d'Italia 2006, and stage 15 (Motilla del Palancar – Ford factory, Almussafes) of the 2006 Vuelta.

Major results

1998 1st Stage 3b Vuelta a Guatemala 2001 Sachsen Tour 1st Stages 1 & 3 1st Stage 4a Hessen-Rundfahrt 1st Stage 4 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho 2002 1st Stage 3 Sachsen Tour 1st Stage 6 Circuito Montañés 2003 1st Stage 1 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt 1st Groningen-Münster 9th Classic Haribo 2004 1st Groningen-Münster 10th Classic Haribo 2005 1st Stage 4 Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2006 1st Stage 20 Giro d'Italia 1st Stage 15 Vuelta a España Danmark Rundt 1st Stages 3 & 6 1st Stage 1 Circuit de la Sarthe 1st Stage 5 Ster Elektrotoer 2nd Trofeo Cala Millor 7th Doha International GP 2007 Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 3 & 5 1st Stage 1 Deutschland Tour 1st Stage 4 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 1st Points classification Circuit de la Sarthe 5th Neuseen Classics 6th Trofeo Mallorca 6th Münsterland Giro 2008 1st Dutch Food Valley Classic Volta ao Algarve 1st Stages 1 & 3 1st Stage 6 Tour de Pologne 3rd Trofeo Mallorca 3rd Münsterland Giro 2009 1st Stage 7 Tour of Turkey 4th Ronde van het Groene Hart 4th Schaal Sels 2010 3rd Scheldeprijs 4th Trofeo Cala Millor 10th Trofeo Palma de Mallorca 10th Rund um Köln 2011 Nature Valley Grand Prix 1st Stages 3 & 4 1st Stage 8 Tour de Langkawi 1st Stage 2a Vuelta a Asturias 1st Stage 4 Tour of Qinghai Lake 3rd Philadelphia International Championship 8th Clásica de Almería 2012 1st Clarendon Cup 3rd Neuseen Classics 4th Overall Tour of Elk Grove 8th Philadelphia International Championship 2013 1st Stage 6 Tour of Qinghai Lake