Robert Förstemann
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Robert Förstemann is a German track cyclist specialising in the sprint disciplines and world champion in team sprint in 2010. In his later career he has transitioned to Paralympic track cycling, representing Germany as a sighted 'pilot' in tandem events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. In 2023, Förstemann piloted Thomas Ulbricht to a silver medal in the tandem B sprint and a bronze medal in the tandem B kilo at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Glasgow.
Robert Förstemann
Förstemann in 2009
Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country
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The men's cross-country cycling event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at Hadleigh Farm on 12 August.
Trio of future medal winners – left to right: Marco Aurelio Fontana, Jaroslav Kulhavý and Nino Schurter