Erik Zabel Biography

Erik Zabel won the Tour de France sprinter's green jersey for a record six consecutive years from 1996 to 2001, the Vuelta an Espana sprinter classification in 2003 and 2004, and the Classic Milan-San Remo four times. Zabel was born and raised in East Berlin. He became a professional cyclist in 1992 for a tiny German team after achieving strong achievements as an amateur racer. He switched teams to Team Telekom in 1993. (the later T-Mobile Team). He excelled as a sprinter there. Erik Zabel's greatest strength was his versatility: although sprinters like Mario Cipollini would abandon important stage races before the mountain stages, Erik Zabel could climb pretty well. This meant that, in addition to winning the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) in the Tour de France due to time bonuses, he could also win later stages when other sprinters had retired and take the green jersey (maillot vert) to Paris. One of his most famous triumphs in capturing the green jersey came in the 2001 Tour de France when he battled Australian Stuart O'Grady all the way to the last stage in Paris when Zabel's superior performance ultimately lifted the green jersey from O'Grady's shoulders. In recent seasons, however, he has been defeated by Australian Robbie McEwen in 2002 and 2004, as well as fellow Australian Baden Cooke in 2003.

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