Even from the standards of a sport that requires enormous strength and convenience of struggling, Jens Voigt is within a class on his own. Beloved by bicycling followers for his madcap one-man breakaways just as much as his feeling of humour and quotable catchphrases, Jens is one of the most popular personalities in cycling.

Jens was born near Hamburg, and came up through the East German system before the Wall structure came straight down. He got into the national team through the German army, before signing for his first big team. In about Shut up Legs!: My Wild Ride On and Off the Bike many ways he is cycling’s anti-star; despite arguably spending additional time at the front of the Tour de France than any other rider he provides only worn the yellow jersey doubly his efforts will always be in the program of others.

Jens embodies the best of cycling’s qualities – loyalty to his team, sacrifice, and devotion to the sport. He says, ‘I’m not a head person, I’m more of a center and guts guy. That’s the way i competition.’ Shut Up Legs will be a funny, insightful and interesting go through the challenging realities of professional cycling, told in Jens’s brand irreverent and inimitable design.