Ralf Matzka (born 24 August 1989) is a German former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2016.
Career
As a first year professional in 2008, Matzka raced the
Rund um den Henninger Turm U23 where he came fourth after being dropped from the leading group but winning the bunch sprint.
Matzka was banned by the UCI from 3 March 2016 to 27 November 2018 after testing positive for
Tamoxifen
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. His failed test was announced by in 2017 although he did not ride for them. It wasn't until January 2018 that Matzka was given a proper suspension, which was retroactively applied to his career.
Major results
Sources:
;2008
: 1st Stage 4
Tour de Korea
The Tour de Korea is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in South Korea since 2000 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It was rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race between 2005 and 2013, then promot ...
: 4th
Rund um den Henninger Turm U23
: 4th
Tour de Berne
Tour de Berne is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held in Bern, Switzerland with races for men and women.
Men's event
The men's event began in 1920 and has previously been a UCI 1.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Con ...
;2010
: 1st Stage 3
Flèche du Sud
The Flèche du Sud, is a road bicycle race held annually in Luxembourg. It is currently organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 b ...
;2011
: 2nd
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
;2012
: 8th Overall
Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques
The Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques, also known as the Course de la Solidarité Olympique (; ) is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Poland. From 1991 until 1995, it was a race for amateurs, becoming a profession ...
: 9th
Neuseen Classics
;2013
: 10th
Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt
;2014
: 4th
Münsterland Giro
The Münsterland Giro is a cycling race annually held in Münsterland, Germany. It was first held in 2006 as a 1.2 race of the UCI Europe Tour, becoming a UCI race classifications, 1.1 race in 2007 and a 1.HC race in 2015. The race became part of ...
: 8th
Brussels Cycling Classic
The Brussels Cycling Classic (known until June 2013 as Paris–Brussels) is a classic cycle races, semi classic European Road bicycle racing, bicycle race, one of the oldest races on the international calendar.
History
Paris–Brussels was first ...
;2015
: 6th
Schaal Sels
Schaal Sels is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Merksem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a UCI race classifications, 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Winners Men
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References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
German male cyclists
Sportspeople from Villingen-Schwenningen
Cyclists from Freiburg (region)
21st-century German sportsmen
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