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Erik Zabel

Key Stats

Nationality: German
Born: July 7, 1970
Hometown: Berlin, Germany
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 152 pounds
Strengths: Sprinting
Turned Pro: 1993
Status: Retired

Palmares

Career Highlights:

A record 9 green jerseys, Tour de France (1996-2001)
Two-time German road champion (1998 and 2003)
1st, Amstel Gold Classic, 2000
1st, Milan-San Remo winner (1997, 1998, 2000 and 2001)
1st, UCI World Cup 2000
1st, points competition, Tour of Germany (2002, 2006 and 2007)
1st, points competition, Vuelta a Espana (2002-2004)
1st, points competition, Tour of Switzerland, 2002
1st, points competition, Tirreno-Adriatico, 2002
1st, points competition, Tour of the Netherlands, 2002
1st, Six Days of Dortmund (1996, 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2006)
1st, HEW Cyclassics, 2001
1st, Paris-Tours (1994, 2003 and 2005)

2008
2nd, stage 3, Giro d'Italia

2007
1st, points competition, Tour of Germany
1st, points competition, Bayern Rundfahrt (plus stages 2 and 3)
1st, stage 7, Vuelta a España
1st, stage 2, Tour de Suisse

2006
1st, points competition, Tour of Germany
1st, stage 4, Vuelta a España
1st, stage 21, Vuelta a España
1st, stage 1, Bayern Rundfahrt
2nd, world road championship

2005
1st, Paris-Tours
1st, Rund um den Henninger Turm

2004
1st, Rund um Köln
1st, points competition, Vuelta a Espana
1st, points competition, Tirreno-Adiratico
1st, points competition, Bayern Rundfahrt
1st, stages 7 and 9, The Peace Race
1st, stages 2 and 5, Bayern Rundfahrt
1st, stage 5, Ruta del Sol
2nd, world road championship

2003
1st, points competition, Vuelta a España (plus stages 10 and 11)
1st, points competition, Tour of The Netherlands (plus stage 3)
1st, points competition, Setmana Catalana (plus stage 5)
1st, points competition, Tour of Germany (plus stage 1)
1st, stage 3, Vuelta a Murcia
1st, stage 4, Bayern Rundfahrt

2002
1st, points competition, Vuelta a España
1st, points competition, Tour de Suisse (plus stages 2 and 8)
1st, points competition, Tirreno-Adriatico (plus stage 1)
1st, points competition, Tour of The Netherlands (plus stage 1)
1st, points competition, Tour of Germany (plus stages 1, 2, 5 and 7)
1st, points competition, Vuelta a Aragon (plus stage 2)
1st, points competition, Ruta del Sol
1st, stage 6, Tour de France
1st, stage 2a, Setmana Catalana
1st, stage 1, Tour de Luxembourg
1st, stage 2, Vuelta a Aragon
1st, stage 6, Bayern Rundfahrt

2001
1st, Milan-San Remo
1st, HEW Cyclassics
1st, Trofeo Luis Puig
1st, Trofeo Mallorca
1st, Trofeo Cala Bona-Cala Rajada
1st, points competition, Tour de France (plus stages 1 and 3)
1st, points competition, Tour de Suisse (plus stages 2 and 9)
1st, points competition, Tour of Germany (plus stages 2, 3 and 8)
1st, points competition, Bayern Rundfahrt (plus stages 4, 5 and 6)
1st, stages 2 and 3, Vuelta a España
1st, stage 2, Vuelta Valenciana
1st, stage 3, Ruta del Sol

2000
1st, UCI World Cup
1st, Amstel Gold Race
1st, Milan-San Remo
1st, Trofeo Luis Puig
1st, points competition, Tour de France (plus stage 20)
1st, points competition, Setmana Catalana (plus stages 3 and 4)
1st, points competition, Tour of Germany (plus stages 2, 5 and 8)
1st, stage 4, Tirreno-Adriatico
1st, stages 2 and 3, Volta a Catalunya
1st, stage 4, Vuelta Valenciana
1st, stage 1, Ruta del Sol
1st, stage 5, Tour Down Under
1st, stage 3a, Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
1st, stage 2, Bayern Rundfahrt

1999
1st, Rund um den Henninger Turm
1st, points competition, Tour de France
1st, points competition, Tour of Germany (plus stage 6)
1st, stage 4 and 5, Volta a Catalunya
1st, stage 2, Vuelta Valenciana
1st, stages 2 and 4, Tour Down Under
1st, stages 2 and 4, Bayern Rundfahrt

1998
1st, Milan-San Remo
1st, German road championship
1st, Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
1st, Palma-Palma
1st, points competition, Tour de France
1st, stages 2, 7 and 8, Tirreno-Adriatico
1st, stages 4 and 5, Vuelta a Aragon
1st, stage 4, Tour de Luxembourg
1st, stage 4, Route du Sud
1st, stage 1, Vuelta Valenciana
1st, stages 1 and 4, Bayern Rundfahrt

1997
1st, Milan-San Remo
1st, GP L’Escaut
1st, Trofeo Luis Puig
1st, Ruta del Sol
1st, Trofeo Mallorca
1st, points competition, Tour de France (plus stages 3, 7 and 8)
1st, points competition, Ruta del Sol (plus stage 1)
1st, points competition, Vuelta Valenciana (plus stage 3)
1st, points competition, Vuelta a Aragon
1st, points competition, Bayern Rundfahrt (plus stages 2 and 4)
1st, stage 2, Tour de Suisse
1st, stage 1, Tour de Luxembourg
1st, stage 5, Tour of The Netherlands

1996
1st, Rund um Koln
1st, points competition, Tour de France (plus stages 3 and 10)
1st, points competition, Setmana Catalana (plus stages 1, 2 and 4)
1st, points competition, Tour de Suisse
1st, points competition, Ruta del Sol (plus stage 3)
1st, stage 2, Tour of The Netherlands
1st, stage 2, Four Days of Dunkirk

1995
1st, points competition, Four Days of Dunkirk (plus stages 1 and 2)
1st, stages 6 and 17, Tour de France
1st, stage 3 and 4, Tour de Suisse
1st, stage 1, Tirreno-Adriatico
1st, stage 2, Vuelta a Aragon

1994
1st, Paris-Tours
1st, points competition, Vuelta a Aragon (plus stages 2, 3 and 5a)

1993
1st, points competition, Vuelta a Burgos
1st, stage 1, Tirreno-Adriatico

Biography

Zabel is one of modern cycling’s most consistent sprinters. His results, starting way back in 1993, speak for themselves. Although he may not be winning as many races these days, he is still always right up there in the furious finales, as evidenced by his second place at the 2006 worlds.