# Simon Geschke

Simon Geschke (born 13 March 1986) is a German former road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2024.

## Career

In the 2015 Tour de France, Geschke won a mountain stage as he was part of the breakaway and soloed across the line in Pra-Loup.

### Cofidis (2021–present)

In October 2020, Geschke signed with the Cofidis team as a mountain helper for team leader Guillaume Martin.
At the 2022 Tour de Romandie, Geschke initially rode in support of Ion Izagirre, but moved into overall contention, finishing as part of the lead group on the penultimate stage of the race in Zinal. He then finished second to Aleksandr Vlasov on the final stage, a 15.84-kilometre (9.84-mile) individual time trial from Aigle to Villars-sur-Ollon, moving up to third overall behind Vlasov and Gino Mäder. Prior to the Tour de France, Geschke finished third in the German National Road Race Championships. At his tenth Tour de France, Geschke wore a classification jersey at the race for the first time; after getting into the breakaway on stage 9, Geschke earned enough points to take the lead in the mountains classification, which was his goal for the stage. He also featured in the breakaways on stages 11, 14, and 16, before losing the jersey to Jonas Vingegaard after stage 17, after 9 days as mountains classification leader – a record for a German rider.
Following the end of the 2024 season, Geschke announced his retirement from the sport after 16 years, stating that “For me, the feeling is that the sport got less fun and there’s less fun between the riders”.

## Personal life

The son of former track cyclist Jürgen Geschke, Simon Geschke has been a vegan since 2016.
He announced the birth of a child on November 30, 2024

## Major results

Source:

### 2006

    7th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
    9th Overall Cinturón a Mallorca

### 2007

    7th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
       1st Stage 1

### 2008

    4th Overall Giro delle Regioni
    6th Overall Grand Prix du Portugal
    8th Overall Ronde de l'Isard

### 2009

    9th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
    10th Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop

### 2010

    3rd Overall Tour de Seoul
    4th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
    4th Hel van het Mergelland
    6th Overall Circuit de Lorraine
    10th Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop

### 2011 (1 pro win)

    1st Stage 2 Critérium International
    4th Hel van het Mergelland
    8th Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop
    10th Brabantse Pijl

### 2012

    2nd Volta Limburg Classic

### 2013

    5th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
    5th Brabantse Pijl
    8th Roma Maxima
    9th Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

### 2014 (1)

    1st Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
    4th Brabantse Pijl
    6th Amstel Gold Race
    9th Roma Maxima
    10th Strade Bianche

### 2015 (1)

    1st RaboRonde Heerlen
    Tour de France
       1st Stage 17
       Combativity award Stage 17
    1st Sprints classification, Vuelta a Andalucía
    Giro d'Italia
       Held after Stages 9–10

### 2019

    1st Mountains classification, Tour de Pologne

### 2020

    3rd Overall Tour Down Under
    5th Gran Piemonte
    6th Overall Volta ao Algarve
    10th La Flèche Wallonne

### 2021

    7th Polynormande

### 2022

    3rd Road race, National Road Championships
    3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
    10th Trofeo Pollença – Port d'Andratx
    Tour de France
       Held after Stages 9–17
       Combativity award Stage 7

### 2023

    7th Overall O Gran Camiño

### General classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 89 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| Tour de France | 113 | — | — | — | 75 | — | 38 | 66 | 64 | 25 | 63 | 48 | 62 | 44 | DNF | |
| / Vuelta a España | — | — | 115 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | DNF | — | — | — | |
| Major stage race general classification results |||||||||||||||||
| Race | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Paris–Nice | — | 51 | — | 71 | — | — | — | 23 | 53 | — | — | — | 24 | DNF | 49 | — |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | — | — | 39 | 35 | DNF | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | 60 |
| Volta a Catalunya | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | NH | — | — | — | — |
| Tour of the Basque Country | — | — | — | — | DNF | 64 | — | DNF | DNF | — | — | NH | DNF | 27 | 87 | 22 |
| Tour de Romandie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | NH | — | 3 | 89 | — |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 38 | — | |
| Tour de Suisse | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 32 | — | 40 | 41 | — | — | — | 53 | |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| NH | Not held |