Dominik Nerz (born 25 August 1989) is a German former professional road cyclist, who competed professionally between 2010 and 2016 for the , , and teams. A junior national champion on the track, Nerz primarily competed on the road.
Career
After numerous wins at the junior level, he joined 's development setup and won the German under-23 national road race title. After a single season for Milram's continental team, he joined the senior squad and turned professional.
After Milram's disbandment, he joined for 2011, and rode his first Grand Tour later that year – the 2011 Vuelta a España. Riding in support of Vincenzo Nibali, he finished 38th overall and was the highest ranked German in the general classification. He also finished third on stage 19, for his best result of the season.
Nerz left at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the for the 2013 season. In September 2014, announced that they had signed Nerz on a two-year deal from 2015, as a team leader for the Grand Tours and similar stage races.
In October 2016, Nerz confirmed his retirement from competition due to health reasons.
Major results
2006
1st Team pursuit, National Junior Track Championships
2007
1st Overall Giro della Toscana Juniors
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 1
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 3a (ITT) 2008 3rd GP Hydraulika Mikolasek 7th Overall Tour de Berlin 7th Tour de Berne 2009 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships 1st Stage 6 Giro della Valle d'Aosta 7th Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2010 8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton 2012 2nd Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop 5th GP Miguel Induráin 6th Overall Tour of Slovenia 2014 9th Overall Tour de Pologne 2015 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino 2016 7th Overall Critérium International
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
Dominik Nerz profile at
1989 births
Living people
German male cyclists
People from Wangen im Allgäu
Sportspeople from Tübingen (region) Cyclists from Baden-Württemberg 21st-century German people