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 Zabel at the 2017 Rund um Köln | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Zabel |
| Nickname | Ete |
| Born | 7 July 1970 East Berlin, East Germany |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)[1] |
| Amateur teams | |
| TSC Berlin | |
| RC Olympia Dortmund | |
| Professional teams | |
| 1993–2005 | Team Telekom |
| 2006–2008 | Team Milram |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2009–2011 | Team Columbia–High Road |
| 2012–2013 | Team Katusha |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
Other
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Medal record | |
Erik Zabel (German pronunciation: [ˈeːʁɪk ˈt͡saːbl̩] ; born 7 July 1970) is a German former professional road bicycle racer who raced for most of his career with Team Telekom. With 152 professional wins and 211 wins in his career, he is considered by some[2] to be one of the greatest German cyclists and cycling sprinters of all time. Zabel won a record nine points classifications in grands tours including the points classification in the Tour de France six consecutive years between 1996 and 2001 and the points classification in the Vuelta a España in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Zabel won the Milan–San Remo four times and numerous six-day track events. He was one of the few road cyclists of recent times who raced all year, including track cycling in winter. For season 2012 he joined Team Katusha as sprint coach.[3] He previously held that same position with the HTC–Highroad team until their dissolution. Zabel admitted to doping from 1996 to 2003. He is the father of cyclist Rick Zabel.
- ^ a b "Erik Zabel". T-Mobile Team. Archived from the original on 10 September 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Marszałek, Daniel. "Ranking" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Zabel joins Katusha as sprint coach". Cyclingnews.com. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2017.