Simon Geschke of Giant-Alpecin, has become a real favourite amongst cycling fans for his attacking style, great beard and raw emotions, most notably on display when he won a stage at the 2015 Tour de France.
He has told Cyclingnews that he says he is more recognisable because of his beard than he is as a Tour de France stage winner.
“I feel I definitely get it [more recognition from the Tour stage], but the biggest reason is the beard,” Geschke told Cyclingnews before the last stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia. “It [the memory of his beard] got stuck in people’s heads, I was apparently on the TV a lot on that Tour stage, and people remember me because of it.”
Geschke says he is targetting Amstel Gold Race, where he was sixth in 2014, as well as selection for the Tour de France and Olympic Games.
“I’ll be focussing on a really good result in the Amstel Gold Race, which was also the plan last year but then I broke my collarbone in Tirreno-Adriatico. So the goals remain the same, definitely the Ardennes Classics and I hope to do the Tour and the Olympics.”
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