Erik Zabel

Erik Zabel

Zabel in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Erik Zabel
Nickname	Ete
Born	(1970-07-07) 7 July 1970 (age 54) 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 Tour de France Points classification (1996–2001) 12 individual stages Vuelta a España Points classification (2002–2004) 8 individual stages One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (1998, 2003) Milan–San Remo (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001) Paris–Tours (1994, 2003, 2005) Amstel Gold Race (2000) HEW Cyclassics (2001) Eschborn–Frankfurt (1999, 2002, 2005) Other UCI Road World Cup (2000)
Medal record Representing  Germany Men's road bicycle racing UCI Road World Championships 2006 Salzburg Elite Men's Road Race 2004 Verona Elite Men's Road Race 2002 Zolder Elite Men's Road Race

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 2004. He is the father of cyclist Rick Zabel.