Christoph Reinhold Soukup (born October 11, 1980 in Vienna) is an Austrian professional mountain biker.[1] Riding the sport for more than 15 years, Soukup has won fourteen Austrian national championship titles in men's mountain biking (both cross-country and marathon races), and later represented his nation Austria in two editions of the Olympic Games (2004 and 2008), where he installed top-fifteen finishes in the same tournament.[2][3] Throughout his sporting career, Soukup has been training and racing professionally for more than a decade on the Hitec Sports Team, although he had appeared short stints under a sponsorship contract with the Team FujiBikes and Mérida Biking Team.[4][5]
Christoph Soukup
Personal information
Full name
Christoph Reinhold Soukup
Born
(1980-10-11) 11 October 1980 (age 43) Vienna, Austria
Soukup first competed for Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he finished fifteenth in the men's cross-country race with a time of 2:22:50, trailing behind Polish rider and four-time Olympian Marek Galiński on a tight sprint duel by 36 seconds.[6][7]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Soukup qualified for his second Austrian squad in the men's cross-country race by receiving an automatic berth from the Austrian Cycling Federation (German: Österreichischer Radsport-Verband, ORV) and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), based on his top-five performance at the World Cup series, World and European Championships, and Mountain Biking World Series.[8] Despite having suffered a sore throat and slight fever shortly before the race, Soukup recorded his highest career position on a 4.8-km sturdy, treacherous cross-country course with a much stronger, sixth-place time in 2:00:11, but narrowly missed the Olympic podium by two minutes.[9][10][11]
3rd Austrian MTB Championships (Cross-country), Austria
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^ [Christoph Soukup wins with a course record at UCI World Series in Graz and Stattegg] (in German). Radstars.at. 19 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
^"Soukup triumphiert in Maria Lankowitz" [Soukup triumphs in Maria Lankowitz] (in German). Radsport Szene. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
^ [Christoph Soukup riding for the Merida Biking Team CZ] (in German). Bike Sport News. 2008. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
^"Seamus McGrath Signs with Fuji". Velo News. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
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^. Agence France-Presse. Velo News. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
^"Christoph Soukup trotz Krankheit nur zwei Minuten hinter Bronze" [Despite illness, Christoph Soukup finished just two minutes behind bronze] (in German). Der Standard. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
^Wallner, Wolfgang (21 May 2012). [Farewell to Olympics] (in German). Niederösterreichische Nachrichten. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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Christoph Reinhold Soukup born October 11 1980 in Vienna is an Austrian professional mountain biker 1 Riding the sport for more than 15 years Soukup has won fourteen Austrian national championship titles in men s mountain biking both cross country and marathon races and later represented his nation Austria in two editions of the Olympic Games 2004 and 2008 where he installed top fifteen finishes in the same tournament 2 3 Throughout his sporting career Soukup has been training and racing professionally for more than a decade on the Hitec Sports Team although he had appeared short stints under a sponsorship contract with the Team FujiBikes and Merida Biking Team 4 5 Christoph SoukupPersonal informationFull nameChristoph Reinhold SoukupBorn 1980 10 11 11 October 1980 age 43 Vienna AustriaHeight1 84 m 6 ft 0 in Weight71 kg 157 lb Team informationCurrent teamHitec TeamDisciplineMountain bikingRoleRiderRider typeCross countryProfessional teams2006 2008Fuji Bikes2009 2010Merida Biking Team2011 Hitec Team Soukup first competed for Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he finished fifteenth in the men s cross country race with a time of 2 22 50 trailing behind Polish rider and four time Olympian Marek Galinski on a tight sprint duel by 36 seconds 6 7 At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Soukup qualified for his second Austrian squad in the men s cross country race by receiving an automatic berth from the Austrian Cycling Federation German Osterreichischer Radsport Verband ORV and the Union Cycliste Internationale UCI based on his top five performance at the World Cup series World and European Championships and Mountain Biking World Series 8 Despite having suffered a sore throat and slight fever shortly before the race Soukup recorded his highest career position on a 4 8 km sturdy treacherous cross country course with a much stronger sixth place time in 2 00 11 but narrowly missed the Olympic podium by two minutes 9 10 11 Soukup also sought a bid for his third Austrian squad at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London but decided to pull himself off shortly from the final stage of the UCI World Cup in La Bresse France due to a sustained scaphoid injury 12 Career achievements edit2004 1st Kos Cup Cross country Greece 1st XC Samobor Cross country Elite U23 Samobor CRO 15th Olympic Games Cross country Athens GRE 2005 1st nbsp Austrian MTB Championships Cross country Austria 2006 7th Stage 6 UCI World Cup Schladming AUT 2007 1st nbsp Austrian MTB Championships Cross country Austria 11th UCI World Championships Cross country Fort William GBR 2008 1st nbsp Austrian MTB Championships Cross country Austria 1st Heubach MTB Classic Heubach GER 5th European Championships Cross country Sankt Wendel GER 6th Olympic Games Cross country Beijing CHN 6th UCI World Championships Cross country Val di Sole ITA 7th Stage 3 UCI World Cup Cross country Madrid Parque Casa de Campo ES 7th Stage 4 UCI World Cup Cross country Fort William GBR 2009 1st Kamptal Klassik Austria 3rd Overall Afxentia Stage Race Cyprus3rd Stage 1 amp 3 dd 4th UCI World Championships Marathon Graz AUT 2010 1st nbsp Austrian MTB Championships Cross country Haiming AUT 6th European Championships Cross country Haifa ISR 2012 1st nbsp Austrian MTB Championships Cross country Stattegg AUT 2013 1st nbsp Austrian MTB Championships Marathon Graz AUT 3rd Austrian MTB Championships Cross country AustriaReferences edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Christoph Soukup Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 30 October 2013 Christoph Soukup siegt mit Streckenrekord bei UCI World Series in Graz Stattegg Christoph Soukup wins with a course record at UCI World Series in Graz and Stattegg in German Radstars at 19 August 2013 Archived from the original on 4 November 2013 Retrieved 27 October 2013 Soukup triumphiert in Maria Lankowitz Soukup triumphs in Maria Lankowitz in German Radsport Szene 24 June 2012 Retrieved 30 October 2013 Christoph Soukup fahrt fur das Merida Biking Team CZ Christoph Soukup riding for the Merida Biking Team CZ in German Bike Sport News 2008 Archived from the original on 1 November 2013 Retrieved 30 October 2013 Seamus McGrath Signs with Fuji Velo News 11 March 2008 Retrieved 27 October 2013 Cycling Men s Cross Country Race Athens 2004 BBC Sport 15 August 2004 Retrieved 31 January 2013 Jones Rob 26 August 2004 Absalon perfect as France defends gold Cyclingnews com Archived from the original on 1 November 2013 Retrieved 27 October 2013 70 Athleten fur Olympia 2008 nominiert 70 athletes are nominated for the 2008 Olympics in German Kronen Zeitung 5 August 2008 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 30 October 2013 Men s Cross Country Race Beijing 2008 NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 19 August 2012 Retrieved 21 December 2012 Unbeatable Absalon wins his second gold Agence France Presse Velo News 22 August 2008 Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 Retrieved 24 October 2013 Christoph Soukup trotz Krankheit nur zwei Minuten hinter Bronze Despite illness Christoph Soukup finished just two minutes behind bronze in German Der Standard 23 August 2008 Retrieved 30 October 2013 Wallner Wolfgang 21 May 2012 Abschied von Olympia Farewell to Olympics in German Niederosterreichische Nachrichten Archived from the original on 1 November 2013 Retrieved 30 October 2013 External links editCyclist Profile HITEC Team in German NBC 2008 Olympics profile Christoph Soukup at Cycling Archives Christoph Soukup on Twitter nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christoph Soukup amp oldid 1188753646, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
