Jens Heppner

Jens Heppner (born 23 December 1964) is a German former road bicycle racer. He wore the pink jersey as leader of the general classification during the 2002 Giro d'Italia. Although he rode for Telekom during ten years, he has consistently denied ever having doped.[1]

Jens Heppner

Heppner in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Jens Heppner
Nickname	Heppe
Born	(1964-12-23) 23 December 1964 Gera, East Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider Manager
Professional teams
1991	Panasonic–Sportlife
1992–2002	Team Telekom
2003–2005	Team Wiesenhof
Managerial teams
2006–2007	Wiesenhof–AKUD
2011–2013	Team NetApp
Major wins
German National Road Race Championship (1994) Deutschland Tour (1999) Tour de France, 1 stage

His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France and found positive for EPO when retested in 2004.[2] He won the German National Road Race in 1994.[3]   After his career, he worked in his own company in Hergenrath (Germany).[4]