Kurt Jørstad is a retired road cyclist. He spent his whole career at Team WonderDee, and was a loyal helper too different captains. He never managed to get a top 9 results, but his best result was in his debut season a 10th in Laupheim - Saulgau. His biggest achievement was to have completed 35 tours in total, and 13 of the 16 tours in OCM.
Kurt´s main job as a road cyclist was to ride as a domestique. He was not paid to win races but to work for others on the team. Rain or shine, Kurt`s teammates counted on him to ride into headwinds and keep them well positioned in the pack, help them avoid crashing, bring them food and water, and give up a wheel if someone gets a flat.
One minute he might be called back to the team car to fetch water bottles for his teammates, and the next he might be tasked with leading out his team's sprinter to the line at 70 km/t.
After retirem...
Read moreKurt Jørstad is a retired road cyclist. He spent his whole career at Team WonderDee, and was a loyal helper too different captains. He never managed to get a top 9 results, but his best result was in his debut season a 10th in Laupheim - Saulgau. His biggest achievement was to have completed 35 tours in total, and 13 of the 16 tours in OCM.
Kurt´s main job as a road cyclist was to ride as a domestique. He was not paid to win races but to work for others on the team. Rain or shine, Kurt`s teammates counted on him to ride into headwinds and keep them well positioned in the pack, help them avoid crashing, bring them food and water, and give up a wheel if someone gets a flat.
One minute he might be called back to the team car to fetch water bottles for his teammates, and the next he might be tasked with leading out his team's sprinter to the line at 70 km/t.
After retirement Kurt started the job as a trainer at Team WonderDee.
Tour stats:
Haute-Normandie: 7
Cymru Taith: 6
Nederlandse Tour: 5
Volta ao Porto: 5
Monte Rosa Tour: 2
Perm Tour: 2
Tweedaagse van Antwerpen: 2
Essex Tour: 1
Fast on Wheels: 1
Giro di Montelbano: 1
Kangaroo Tour: 1
Norway Tour: 1
Vuelta de los Castillos: 1
Total: 35
Norway