Jonas Koch
Stage Winner, Tour de l'Avenir
| Team | CCC Team |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Birth date | June 25, 1993 |
| Specialty | Rouleur |
| Height | 187cm |
| Weight | 75kg |
| I knew I wanted to be a pro cyclist when: | I was 10 years old and was watching the Tour de France on the old TV of my grandma. |
| Greatest racing memory: | My 130km solo victory at Tour de l’Avenir |
| Race I dream of winning: | The German national championship, because it is one of my biggest dreams to represent my home country in the jersey of the national champion. |
| If I wasn't a pro cyclist: | Working as a bike mechanic, as a social worker or having my own coffee shop. |
Jonas Koch makes his WorldTour debut in 2019 with CCC Team after racing with CCC Sprandi Polkowice in 2017 and 2018. The 26-year-old German showed his potential with six top-10 finishes at the WorldTour level including three at the Vuelta a España, his first-ever grand tour. Koch also wore the leader's jersey for the first time in his career at the 2019 Tour of Austria before eventually winning the points classification there. Koch’s potential as a sprinter and classics rider, with top-10 finishes at Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic, Brussels Cycling Classic, Handzame Classic, and the Tour of Norway in 2018, gained him his first WorldTour contract.
