Fabian Cancellara
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Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial
specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion
and is the current Olympic gold medalist
. He is also a winner of Tour of Flanders
, Paris–Roubaix (twice), Milan – San Remo, Tirreno–Adriatico, Tour de Suisse
, Monte Paschi Eroica
, and four prologues of the Tour de France
.
, a municipality
near the city of Berne
, Switzerland to Italian parents that had emigrated from San Fele
. He discovered cycling at the age of 13 after falling in love with an old family bike that he had found in the garage and immediately gave up football to concentrate on cycling
.
Cancellara's cycling skills began to blossom at an early age, when he impressed as a time trialist and dominated Swiss junior cycling. Yvan Girard, Swiss national junior team coach from 1997 to 2005, was quoted saying that Cancellara was head and shoulders above everyone else in the time trials. He won the junior World Time Trial Championship
in both 1998 and 1999 and at the age of 19 he came in second at the 2000 U-23 World Time Trial Championship
, after which he turned professional with Mapei-Quick Step
, then one of the strongest teams in the world.
team in late 2000 before joining the team for the 2001 season as a member of the "Young Riders Project". Cancellara's first victory as a professional came at the prologue of the Tour of Rhodes
, where he also won the overall final general classification. For 2002 the Mapei team split into two formations per UCI regulations, the "Top Team" with 25 riders and the GS-III "Gruppo Giovani" (youth group) to develop young talents, which Cancellara joined with other riders including Filippo Pozzato
, Michael Rogers and Bernhard Eisel
. Giorgio Squinzi, the head of Mapei firm, later said in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport
that he took Cancellara and Pozzato all the way from the Junior category to Mapei's top team, in order to let them avoid the Under-23 category where he suggested that doping
was even worse than among professionals. Squinzi also said that Cancellara was going to be "The future Miguel Indurain". During his two seasons with Mapei, Cancellara used his time trialling skills to great effect, winning several individual time trials and a total of eleven victories.
in 2003. He won the prologues of the Tour de Romandie
and the Tour de Suisse
as well as a time trial at the Tour of Belgium
. Cancellara's break-through season was 2004. He finished fourth in the classic race
Paris–Roubaix, and he won the prologue at the Tour de France ahead of Lance Armstrong
, earning the yellow jersey
which he wore for two stages. He also won an individual time trial at the Tour de Luxembourg
and bunch sprints at Setmana Catalana and the Tour of Qatar
.
In 2005, Cancellara was one of the favourites for Paris–Roubaix, but a flat tire
46 kilometers from the finish line meant he finished 8th, almost four minutes behind winner Tom Boonen
. Later that year, he came third at the World Time Trial Championship in Madrid
. He also won a stage at Paris–Nice and the individual time trials of Setmana Catalana and the Tour de Luxembourg
, where he finished second overall with the same time as the winner, Laszlo Bodrogi
.
When the Fassa Bortolo team was discontinued, Cancellara signed a three-year contract with , starting from the 2006 season. Before the 2006 Paris–Roubaix he said he had never been better prepared and by accelerating on the cobblestone
s in the forest of Arenberg
, just less than 100 kilometers from the finish line, he forced a selection of 17 riders to compete for the win. When Discovery Channel
rider Vladimir Gusev attacked on the Le Carrefour de l’Arbre cobblestones with 17 kilometers to go, Cancellara followed him, before passing Gusev for a solo break-away. Cancellara quickly gained 30 seconds on the other favourites and riding the last kilometers like a time trial he kept expanding his lead for the remainder of the race finishing one and a half minutes ahead of the riders closest to him. He became only the second Swiss winner of Paris–Roubaix, following Heiri Suter
in 1923. During the season he also won the individual time trials of Tirreno–Adriatico, Volta a Catalunya and Post Danmark Rundt, where he also won a stage and the overall classification. Later that year, he won the World Time Trial Championships in Salzburg
, Austria.
, and the National time trial Championships. In the Tour de Suisse he held onto his yellow jersey until Stage 4, where it passed on to teammate Fränk Schleck
.
On July 7, Cancellara won the prologue of the Tour de France
in London, defeating Andreas Kloden
of by 13 seconds. According to online measurement published by www.srm.de his average power output was over 550W. During Stage 2, he was caught up in a very large crash which brought down an estimated thirty riders. He crossed the finish line nursing his left hand but appeared to be fine during the yellow jersey presentation. He subsequently won the third stage in Compiègne
, catching and overtaking a breakaway group of four in the final seconds of the stage. Cancellara held the yellow jersey until stage 7, the tour's first mountain stage.
On September 27 he won his second UCI Road World Championships Time Trial
with an advantage of 52 seconds over Laszlo Bodrogi
.
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Cancellara won the prologue of the Tour of California
ahead of Olympic track gold medalist Bradley Wiggins
in his first race of the season. He then won the second edition of Italian Monte Paschi Eroica
ahead of Alessandro Ballan
. During the Tirreno–Adriatico he showed his improvement in stage races, winning the individual time trial to Recanati
as well as the overall classification. Just a few days later in the Milan – San Remo classic monument race, Cancellara broke away from a leading group in the final kilometres to win. In the 2008 edition of Paris–Roubaix, Cancellara finished 2nd behind Tom Boonen
in a sprint finish.
In preparation for the second half of the season, Cancellara won the prologue of the Tour de Luxembourg
and two stages of the Tour de Suisse, both stages won with solo attacks a few kilometres from the finish. Despite being unable to win any stage at the Tour de France
, he finished second in the last individual time trial
behind Stefan Schumacher
, who was later found to have tested positive for EPO
. Cancellara helped his teammate Carlos Sastre
win the overall classification. In the Olympic Road Race in Beijing, Cancellara won the bronze medal behind Spaniard Samuel Sánchez
(gold). He produced an audacious and unexpected burst of speed over the last five kilometres to escape a following group of 10, then a chase group of 2, then the leading group of three just inside the last kilometer, bringing the last two chasers with him covering a substantial 21 second gap of time deficit in less than three and a half minutes over 4 kilometers. He finished third in the six man uphill sprint, behind Davide Rebellin, who was later stripped of the silver medal for a doping offence, and Cancellara was eventually presented with the medal in December 2010. Cancellara later won the Olympic Individual Time Trial, beating CSC-Saxo Bank teammate, Gustav Erik Larsson
. Cancellara decided not to defend his World Time Trial title in Varese
citing mental fatigue. He was named Swiss Male Athlete of the Year at the Credit Suisse
Sports Awards.
for the second year running. However, he then had a dip in form and could not defend his title at the Tirreno–Adriatico while not performing to his usual high level in any of the spring classics. He recaptured his best form at the Tour de Suisse
by winning the prologue and staying with the leaders on the mountains to put him in a good position to win the overall on the final time-trial. He did win comfortably by over two minutes in the general classification while also winning the points jersey. Cancellara won his first national road racing crown on 28 June 2009, outsprinting Mathias Frank
at the line
He placed 1st in stage 1 of the 2009 Tour de France, a 15 km (9.3 mi) individual time trial. In the team time trial (4th stage), he was able to keep the yellow jersey with Lance Armstrong
a mere 22 hundredths of a second behind. It was not until the seventh stage, the first true mountain stage, that Cancellara lost the yellow jersey. After falling behind the leaders with less than 10 km (6.2 mi) to go in the stage, he was unable to bridge the gap due to the sharp grade of the Arcalis
mountain-top finish. He lost the yellow jersey to Rinaldo Nocentini, falling to 39th place overall.
In the 2009 UCI Road World Championships
, Cancellara was a favourite in both the road race and time trial disciplines. He dominated the time trial event to take the coveted rainbow jersey by over a minute and a half. Despite many considering him one of the strongest riders in the road race, he was unable to convert his form into an unprecedented second rainbow jersey.
. On March 27, he won the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
riding away from Tom Boonen
and Juan Antonio Flecha
in the last 2 kilometres. On April 4 Cancellara became only the 12th cyclist to have ever won the opening three "monuments" of the cycling year (over a full career) when he won the Tour of Flanders
with two devastating attacks. The first took place on the Molenberg with over 30 kilometres remaining. Only two-time winner Boonen could follow. The second attack, on the famous Muur van Geraardsbergen
managed to shake Boonen who eventually finished in second over a minute behind the Swiss national champion.
Cancellara repeated his 2006 Paris–Roubaix victory with a vigorous attack over 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) from the finish, ending the other pre-race favorites Boonen and Juan Antonio Flecha
's chances of victory, and Cancellara crossed the line 2 minutes ahead of Thor Hushovd
, who took second, and Flecha, who took third. Cancellara indicated his future goals could include the final two great cycling monuments: Liège–Bastogne–Liège and Giro di Lombardia.
In the 2010 Tour de France
, Cancellara won the 8 km prologue by 10 seconds over the second place finisher Tony Martin
. This was the third Tour de France prologue win of his career. Along with claiming the maillot jaune for the stage victory, Cancellara also donned the maillot vert, for leading the points classification. In the individual time trial, Cancellara secured his second stage win of the 2010 Tour de France, again defeating Tony Martin.
At the 2010 UCI Road World Championships
in Melbourne
(Geelong
), Australia, Cancellara won a record fourth elite men's world time trial
championship, blazing around the 45.8 km course in 58min 09.19sec, more than a minute ahead of his nearest rival, David Millar
of Great Britain.
He has made an agreement with Bjarne Riis
to end his contract with one year before time. As of 2011, he is riding for .
and Paris-Roubaix
after his dominating performances of 2010. By switching to , Cancellara did not have the high calibre domestiques that he did in 2010. But after winning E3 Harelbeke seemingly by himself, the nickname "Superman" was given to him – due to his seemingly unnatural and unstoppable power.
Cyclingnews after Cancellara's 2nd and 3rd placings at Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders
respectively.
video that he had used an electric motor
fitted to his bike to assist him during races were "so stupid I'm speechless". The YouTube
video edited together a report by Davide Cassani
, cycling commentator and former professional rider, in which he suggested professional cyclists had used the technology with footage of Cancellara The UCI have said that whilst they are not investigating any specific teams or riders, it would review the need for a new bicycle inspection system to detect such cheating. However, sports scientist Ross Tucker cast doubt on the accusations made by the amateur video editor concerning Cancellara.
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Time trial
In many racing sports an athlete will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of...
specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
and is the current Olympic gold medalist
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
. He is also a winner of Tour of Flanders
Tour of Flanders
The Tour of Flanders is a Flanders Classics road cycling race held in Belgium every spring, a week before the Paris–Roubaix road race. It is part of the UCI World Tour and one of the so-called monuments of the European professional calendar. It is the most important cycling race in Flanders...
, Paris–Roubaix (twice), Milan – San Remo, Tirreno–Adriatico, Tour de Suisse
Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
, Monte Paschi Eroica
Monte Paschi Eroica
The Montepaschi Strade Bianche, formerly known as Monte Paschi Eroica, is a road bicycle race held annually near Siena, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. The race was first organised in 2007 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and was held in October. From 2008 on the event has found a space in...
, and four prologues of the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
.
Early years
Cancellara was born in Wohlen bei BernWohlen bei Bern
Wohlen bei Bern is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Wohlen has an area of . Of this area, 55% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.6% is forested...
, a municipality
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
near the city of Berne
Berne
The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland, and, with a population of , the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 349,000. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000...
, Switzerland to Italian parents that had emigrated from San Fele
San Fele
San Felè is a town and comune in the province of Potenza in the Basilicata region of Italy.-Geography:It is bounded by the comuni of Atella, Bella, Castelgrande, Filiano, Muro Lucano, Rapone and Ruvo del Monte.-History:...
. He discovered cycling at the age of 13 after falling in love with an old family bike that he had found in the garage and immediately gave up football to concentrate on cycling
Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...
.
Cancellara's cycling skills began to blossom at an early age, when he impressed as a time trialist and dominated Swiss junior cycling. Yvan Girard, Swiss national junior team coach from 1997 to 2005, was quoted saying that Cancellara was head and shoulders above everyone else in the time trials. He won the junior World Time Trial Championship
UCI Road World Championships - Junior Men's Time Trial
UCI Juniors Road World Championships – Men's time trial is the annual world championship for road bicycle racing in the discipline of time trial, organised by the world governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale. The event was first run in 1994....
in both 1998 and 1999 and at the age of 19 he came in second at the 2000 U-23 World Time Trial Championship
2000 UCI Road World Championships
The 2000 UCI Road World Championships took place in Plouay, France, between October 9 and October 15, 2000. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women.- Events summary :- External links :*...
, after which he turned professional with Mapei-Quick Step
Mapei (cycling team)
Mapei was an Italian based road bicycle racing team active from 1993 to 2002, named after sponsoring firm Mapei. From 2003 Mapei dropped the sponsorate, and a new team was built on top of the old with the name of Quick Step-Davitamon....
, then one of the strongest teams in the world.
2001–2002
Cancellara rode as stagiaire for the Mapei-Quick StepMapei (cycling team)
Mapei was an Italian based road bicycle racing team active from 1993 to 2002, named after sponsoring firm Mapei. From 2003 Mapei dropped the sponsorate, and a new team was built on top of the old with the name of Quick Step-Davitamon....
team in late 2000 before joining the team for the 2001 season as a member of the "Young Riders Project". Cancellara's first victory as a professional came at the prologue of the Tour of Rhodes
Tour of Rhodes
The Tour of Rhodes was a cycling race on Rhodes, Greece. It was first held in 1987, but the second edition only took place in 1995. Between 2001 and 2003 it was a professional race. Fabian Cancellara won the race twice, in 2001 and 2002, including his first victory as a professional in 2001. The...
, where he also won the overall final general classification. For 2002 the Mapei team split into two formations per UCI regulations, the "Top Team" with 25 riders and the GS-III "Gruppo Giovani" (youth group) to develop young talents, which Cancellara joined with other riders including Filippo Pozzato
Filippo Pozzato
Filippo "Pippo" Pozzato is an Italian road racing cyclist with UCI ProTour Team Katusha.-Career:...
, Michael Rogers and Bernhard Eisel
Bernhard Eisel
Bernhard Eisel is an Austrian professional road bicycling racer who currently rides for . He will join Team Sky for the 2012 season.-Career:...
. Giorgio Squinzi, the head of Mapei firm, later said in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport
La Gazzetta dello Sport
La Gazzetta dello Sport is an Italian newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. It was first published on April 3, 1896, allowing it to cover the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens...
that he took Cancellara and Pozzato all the way from the Junior category to Mapei's top team, in order to let them avoid the Under-23 category where he suggested that doping
Doping (sport)
The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
was even worse than among professionals. Squinzi also said that Cancellara was going to be "The future Miguel Indurain". During his two seasons with Mapei, Cancellara used his time trialling skills to great effect, winning several individual time trials and a total of eleven victories.
2003–2005
Following the cessation of sponsorship of Mapei at the end of 2002, Cancellara joined Fassa Bortolo to work as a lead-out man for Alessandro PetacchiAlessandro Petacchi
Alessandro Petacchi is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for .A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 51 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010.In 2007 Alessandro was banned from cycling...
in 2003. He won the prologues of the Tour de Romandie
Tour de Romandie
The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs in the Romandie region, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling....
and the Tour de Suisse
Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
as well as a time trial at the Tour of Belgium
Tour of Belgium
The Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...
. Cancellara's break-through season was 2004. He finished fourth in the classic race
Classic cycle races
The classic cycle races are one-day professional cycling road races in the international calendar. Most of the events, all run in western Europe, have been fixtures on the professional calendar for decades and the oldest ones date back to the 19th Century. They are normally held at roughly the same...
Paris–Roubaix, and he won the prologue at the Tour de France ahead of Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
, earning the yellow jersey
Yellow jersey
The general classification in the Tour de France is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey .-History:...
which he wore for two stages. He also won an individual time trial at the Tour de Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.HC, the highest rating below the ProTour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's governing body. In 2006, the Tour was part of the UCI Europe...
and bunch sprints at Setmana Catalana and the Tour of Qatar
Tour of Qatar
The Tour of Qatar is a road bicycle race race held in Qatar and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race consists of a men's competition over six stages...
.
In 2005, Cancellara was one of the favourites for Paris–Roubaix, but a flat tire
Tire
A tire or tyre is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground...
46 kilometers from the finish line meant he finished 8th, almost four minutes behind winner Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Championship. He is a member of the team, and is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing sprint...
. Later that year, he came third at the World Time Trial Championship in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. He also won a stage at Paris–Nice and the individual time trials of Setmana Catalana and the Tour de Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.HC, the highest rating below the ProTour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's governing body. In 2006, the Tour was part of the UCI Europe...
, where he finished second overall with the same time as the winner, Laszlo Bodrogi
László Bodrogi
László Bodrogi is a professional road bicycle racer from Hungary riding for , specializing in the individual time trial.- Biography :László was born in 1976 in Budapest, Hungary...
.
2006
Cobblestone
Cobblestones are stones that were frequently used in the pavement of early streets. "Cobblestone" is derived from the very old English word "cob", which had a wide range of meanings, one of which was "rounded lump" with overtones of large size...
s in the forest of Arenberg
Arenberg
Arenberg, also spelled as Aremberg or Ahremberg, is a historic county, principality and finally duchy located in modern Germany. The Dukes of Arenberg remain a prominent Belgian aristocratic family.- History :...
, just less than 100 kilometers from the finish line, he forced a selection of 17 riders to compete for the win. When Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team was a United States-based professional road bicycle racing team. It was the continuation of the 2004 U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team. Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France winner, was its leader until July 2005...
rider Vladimir Gusev attacked on the Le Carrefour de l’Arbre cobblestones with 17 kilometers to go, Cancellara followed him, before passing Gusev for a solo break-away. Cancellara quickly gained 30 seconds on the other favourites and riding the last kilometers like a time trial he kept expanding his lead for the remainder of the race finishing one and a half minutes ahead of the riders closest to him. He became only the second Swiss winner of Paris–Roubaix, following Heiri Suter
Heiri Suter
Heinrich 'Heiri' Suter was a professional road racing cyclist from Switzerland. In 1923, he was first to win Paris–Roubaix and the Ronde van Vlaanderen in the same year....
in 1923. During the season he also won the individual time trials of Tirreno–Adriatico, Volta a Catalunya and Post Danmark Rundt, where he also won a stage and the overall classification. Later that year, he won the World Time Trial Championships in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, Austria.
2007
After a slow start to the season, Cancellara hit form in June, winning three time trials in Switzerland: the prologue and Stage 9 of the Tour de Suisse2007 Tour de Suisse
The 2007 Tour de Suisse, the 71st edition of the cycle race, took place from June 16 until June 24. As usual, the race began with a short prologue and featured a long individual time trial. Besides, riders also had to face several mountain stages in the Swiss Alps, including the Grimselpass, a 12.1...
, and the National time trial Championships. In the Tour de Suisse he held onto his yellow jersey until Stage 4, where it passed on to teammate Fränk Schleck
Fränk Schleck
Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial...
.
On July 7, Cancellara won the prologue of the Tour de France
2007 Tour de France
The 2007 Tour de France, the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 July to 29 July 2007. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain...
in London, defeating Andreas Kloden
Andreas Klöden
Andreas Klöden is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and second place in the 2004 Tour de France and 2006 Tour de France...
of by 13 seconds. According to online measurement published by www.srm.de his average power output was over 550W. During Stage 2, he was caught up in a very large crash which brought down an estimated thirty riders. He crossed the finish line nursing his left hand but appeared to be fine during the yellow jersey presentation. He subsequently won the third stage in Compiègne
Compiègne
Compiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...
, catching and overtaking a breakaway group of four in the final seconds of the stage. Cancellara held the yellow jersey until stage 7, the tour's first mountain stage.
On September 27 he won his second UCI Road World Championships Time Trial
2007 UCI Road World Championships - Men's Time Trial
The 2007 edition of the UCI Road World Championships Time Trial took place on September 27. The Championships was hosted by the German city of Stuttgart, and featured two laps of an urban circuit, amounting to 44.9 kilometres of racing against the clock....
with an advantage of 52 seconds over Laszlo Bodrogi
László Bodrogi
László Bodrogi is a professional road bicycle racer from Hungary riding for , specializing in the individual time trial.- Biography :László was born in 1976 in Budapest, Hungary...
.
2008
2008 Tour of California
The 2008 Tour of California was the third edition of an eight-day, 650-mile stage race, which began in Palo Alto , then raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast and finished in Pasadena. The road bicycle racing event was held February 17–24...
ahead of Olympic track gold medalist Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines....
in his first race of the season. He then won the second edition of Italian Monte Paschi Eroica
Monte Paschi Eroica
The Montepaschi Strade Bianche, formerly known as Monte Paschi Eroica, is a road bicycle race held annually near Siena, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. The race was first organised in 2007 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and was held in October. From 2008 on the event has found a space in...
ahead of Alessandro Ballan
Alessandro Ballan
Alessandro Ballan is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team , and is a former world champion. Although he possesses a frame that is usually more associated with climbing, Ballan has established himself as a leading spring classics contender in recent years...
. During the Tirreno–Adriatico he showed his improvement in stage races, winning the individual time trial to Recanati
Recanati
Recanati is a town and comune in the Province of Macerata, Marche region of Italy. Recanati was founded around 1150 AD from three pre-existing castles. In 1290 it proclaimed itself an independent republic and, in the 15th century, was famous for its international fair...
as well as the overall classification. Just a few days later in the Milan – San Remo classic monument race, Cancellara broke away from a leading group in the final kilometres to win. In the 2008 edition of Paris–Roubaix, Cancellara finished 2nd behind Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Championship. He is a member of the team, and is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing sprint...
in a sprint finish.
In preparation for the second half of the season, Cancellara won the prologue of the Tour de Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg
Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.HC, the highest rating below the ProTour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's governing body. In 2006, the Tour was part of the UCI Europe...
and two stages of the Tour de Suisse, both stages won with solo attacks a few kilometres from the finish. Despite being unable to win any stage at the Tour de France
2008 Tour de France
The 2008 Tour de France was the 95th Tour de France. The event took place from 5–27 July 2008. Starting in the French city of Brest, the tour entered Italy on the 15th stage and returned to France during the 16th, heading for Paris, its regular final destination, which was reached in the 21st stage...
, he finished second in the last individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
behind Stefan Schumacher
Stefan Schumacher
Stefan Schumacher is a German professional road racing cyclist.-Career:First professionally employed with Team Telekom in 2002, he was released the following year...
, who was later found to have tested positive for EPO
Erythropoietin
Erythropoietin, or its alternatives erythropoetin or erthropoyetin or EPO, is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis, or red blood cell production...
. Cancellara helped his teammate Carlos Sastre
Carlos Sastre
Carlos Sastre Candil is a retired Spanish professional road bicycle racer and champion of the 2008 Tour de France. Sastre rides in 2011 for UCI Professional Continental team...
win the overall classification. In the Olympic Road Race in Beijing, Cancellara won the bronze medal behind Spaniard Samuel Sánchez
Samuel Sánchez
Samuel Sánchez González is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was the gold medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men's Road Race. In recent years Sánchez has proven himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton...
(gold). He produced an audacious and unexpected burst of speed over the last five kilometres to escape a following group of 10, then a chase group of 2, then the leading group of three just inside the last kilometer, bringing the last two chasers with him covering a substantial 21 second gap of time deficit in less than three and a half minutes over 4 kilometers. He finished third in the six man uphill sprint, behind Davide Rebellin, who was later stripped of the silver medal for a doping offence, and Cancellara was eventually presented with the medal in December 2010. Cancellara later won the Olympic Individual Time Trial, beating CSC-Saxo Bank teammate, Gustav Erik Larsson
Gustav Erik Larsson
Gustav Erik Larsson is a Swedish professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour . He is a very skilled time trialist, which he showed in the 2008 Olympics, where he won a silver medal....
. Cancellara decided not to defend his World Time Trial title in Varese
Varese
Varese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...
citing mental fatigue. He was named Swiss Male Athlete of the Year at the Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse
The Credit Suisse Group AG is a Swiss multinational financial services company headquartered in Zurich, with more than 250 branches in Switzerland and operations in more than 50 countries.-History:...
Sports Awards.
2009
Cancellara won the prologue of the Tour of California2009 Tour of California
The 2009 Amgen Tour of California was the 4th running of an annual cycling race contained within the state of California. The event was staged February 14–22 and began with a prologue in the state capital of Sacramento. The event was held as part of the schedule of both the UCI America Tour and USA...
for the second year running. However, he then had a dip in form and could not defend his title at the Tirreno–Adriatico while not performing to his usual high level in any of the spring classics. He recaptured his best form at the Tour de Suisse
2009 Tour de Suisse
The 2009 Tour de Suisse was the 73rd edition of the Tour de Suisse stage race. It took place from 13 June to 21 June and is part of both the 2009 UCI ProTour and the inaugural World Calendar. It began with a short individual time trial in Liechtenstein and ended with another time trial, in Bern...
by winning the prologue and staying with the leaders on the mountains to put him in a good position to win the overall on the final time-trial. He did win comfortably by over two minutes in the general classification while also winning the points jersey. Cancellara won his first national road racing crown on 28 June 2009, outsprinting Mathias Frank
Mathias Frank
Mathias Frank is a Swiss road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is a good climber and is also strong in the hills.-Palmares:2006...
at the line
He placed 1st in stage 1 of the 2009 Tour de France, a 15 km (9.3 mi) individual time trial. In the team time trial (4th stage), he was able to keep the yellow jersey with Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
a mere 22 hundredths of a second behind. It was not until the seventh stage, the first true mountain stage, that Cancellara lost the yellow jersey. After falling behind the leaders with less than 10 km (6.2 mi) to go in the stage, he was unable to bridge the gap due to the sharp grade of the Arcalis
Vallnord
Vallnord is a ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains in the country of Andorra, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars.It encompasses the linked sectors of Pal and Arinsal and the Ordino-Arcalis sector some kilometres away.All the separate sectors within Vallnord contain...
mountain-top finish. He lost the yellow jersey to Rinaldo Nocentini, falling to 39th place overall.
In the 2009 UCI Road World Championships
2009 UCI Road World Championships
The 2009 UCI Road World Championships were held in Mendrisio, Switzerland, between September 23 and September 27, 2009. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23.-Medals table:-Individual time trials:...
, Cancellara was a favourite in both the road race and time trial disciplines. He dominated the time trial event to take the coveted rainbow jersey by over a minute and a half. Despite many considering him one of the strongest riders in the road race, he was unable to convert his form into an unprecedented second rainbow jersey.
2010
At the beginning of the year, Cancellara won the Tour of OmanTour of Oman
The Tour of Oman is a road bicycle race race held in Oman and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race is classified as a 2.1. The race is run by the A.S.O., and was held for the first time between 14 and 19 February 2010. The race is a men's competition consisting of six stages...
. On March 27, he won the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The E3 Harelbeke is an annual cycling race in the Flanders area of Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke over 210 kilometres. The event is organised by the Hand in Hand Cycling Club of Harelbeke and is ranked 1.HC on the UCI Continental calendar....
riding away from Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Championship. He is a member of the team, and is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing sprint...
and Juan Antonio Flecha
Juan Antonio Flecha
Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni is an Argentine-born Spanish professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTour team .-Career:...
in the last 2 kilometres. On April 4 Cancellara became only the 12th cyclist to have ever won the opening three "monuments" of the cycling year (over a full career) when he won the Tour of Flanders
Tour of Flanders
The Tour of Flanders is a Flanders Classics road cycling race held in Belgium every spring, a week before the Paris–Roubaix road race. It is part of the UCI World Tour and one of the so-called monuments of the European professional calendar. It is the most important cycling race in Flanders...
with two devastating attacks. The first took place on the Molenberg with over 30 kilometres remaining. Only two-time winner Boonen could follow. The second attack, on the famous Muur van Geraardsbergen
Muur van Geraardsbergen
The Muur van Geraardsbergen is a steep narrow road with cobblestones located in Geraardsbergen, Belgium. It is also known as Kapelmuur, Muur-Kapelmuur or simply Muur. The hill starts near the river Dender at 18 m and reaches the top of the Oudenberg at 110 m...
managed to shake Boonen who eventually finished in second over a minute behind the Swiss national champion.
Cancellara repeated his 2006 Paris–Roubaix victory with a vigorous attack over 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) from the finish, ending the other pre-race favorites Boonen and Juan Antonio Flecha
Juan Antonio Flecha
Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni is an Argentine-born Spanish professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTour team .-Career:...
's chances of victory, and Cancellara crossed the line 2 minutes ahead of Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...
, who took second, and Flecha, who took third. Cancellara indicated his future goals could include the final two great cycling monuments: Liège–Bastogne–Liège and Giro di Lombardia.
In the 2010 Tour de France
2010 Tour de France
The 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on with an 8.9 km prologue time trial in Rotterdam, the first start in the Netherlands since 1996...
, Cancellara won the 8 km prologue by 10 seconds over the second place finisher Tony Martin
Tony Martin (cyclist)
Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion...
. This was the third Tour de France prologue win of his career. Along with claiming the maillot jaune for the stage victory, Cancellara also donned the maillot vert, for leading the points classification. In the individual time trial, Cancellara secured his second stage win of the 2010 Tour de France, again defeating Tony Martin.
At the 2010 UCI Road World Championships
2010 UCI Road World Championships
The 2010 UCI Road World Championships took place in Geelong and Melbourne, Australia, over 5 days from 29 September to 3 October 2010. It was the 77th UCI Road World Championships and the first time that Australia had held the event...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
(Geelong
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
), Australia, Cancellara won a record fourth elite men's world time trial
2010 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial
The Men's time trial of the 2010 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 30 September in Melbourne , Australia, the first time in the event's 77 times that it has been held in Australia....
championship, blazing around the 45.8 km course in 58min 09.19sec, more than a minute ahead of his nearest rival, David Millar
David Millar
David Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007...
of Great Britain.
He has made an agreement with Bjarne Riis
Bjarne Riis
Bjarne Lykkegård Riis , nicknamed The Eagle from Herning , is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team Saxo Bank Sungard...
to end his contract with one year before time. As of 2011, he is riding for .
2011
Cancellara was the overwhelming favourite for E3 Harelbeke, Tour of FlandersTour of Flanders
The Tour of Flanders is a Flanders Classics road cycling race held in Belgium every spring, a week before the Paris–Roubaix road race. It is part of the UCI World Tour and one of the so-called monuments of the European professional calendar. It is the most important cycling race in Flanders...
and Paris-Roubaix
Paris-Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France near the Belgian frontier. Since its beginning in 1896 until 1967 it started in Paris and ended in Roubaix ; since 1968 the start city is Compiègne , whilst the finish is still in Roubaix...
after his dominating performances of 2010. By switching to , Cancellara did not have the high calibre domestiques that he did in 2010. But after winning E3 Harelbeke seemingly by himself, the nickname "Superman" was given to him – due to his seemingly unnatural and unstoppable power.
Cyclingnews after Cancellara's 2nd and 3rd placings at Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders
2011 Tour of Flanders
The 2011 Tour of Flanders cycle race was the 95th edition of this monumental classic and took place on 3 April. The course was long and was held between Brugge and Ninove. The race was won by Nick Nuyens ahead of Sylvain Chavanel and Fabian Cancellara....
respectively.
Controversy
In June 2010, Cancellara said that claims made in a YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
video that he had used an electric motor
Electric motor
An electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.Most electric motors operate through the interaction of magnetic fields and current-carrying conductors to generate force...
fitted to his bike to assist him during races were "so stupid I'm speechless". The YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
video edited together a report by Davide Cassani
Davide Cassani
Davide Cassani is a former road cyclist from Italy. He now works as a cycling commentator on Italian television.He was born in Faenza. In 1982 he made his professional debut with Termolan-Galli...
, cycling commentator and former professional rider, in which he suggested professional cyclists had used the technology with footage of Cancellara The UCI have said that whilst they are not investigating any specific teams or riders, it would review the need for a new bicycle inspection system to detect such cheating. However, sports scientist Ross Tucker cast doubt on the accusations made by the amateur video editor concerning Cancellara.
Career highlights
1998- 1st
World Junior Championship Individual Time Trial
1999
- 1st World Junior Championship Individual Time Trial
2000
- 2nd World U23 Championship Individual Time Trial
2001
- 1st
Overall Tour of Rhodes
- 1st Prologue
- 1st GP Eddy Merckx
- 1st Duo Normand
2002
- 1st
National Time TrialIndividual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
Champion - 1st GP Eddy Merckx
- 1st Overall GP Erik Breukink
- 1st Stage 3b
- 1st Overall Tour of Rhodes
- 1st Prologue
- 1st ZLM Tour
- 1st Stage 1 Österreich Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 3 Ytong Bohemia Tour
2003
- 1st Prologue Tour de SuisseTour de SuisseThe Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
- 1st Prologue Tour de RomandieTour de RomandieThe Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs in the Romandie region, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling....
- 1st Points Classification
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of BelgiumTour of BelgiumThe Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...
- 1st Stage 6 (TTTTeam time trialA team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
) Tour MéditerranéenTour MéditerranéenTour Méditerranéen is a professional road bicycle racing event held in southern France along the Mediterranean Sea. The Tour Méditerranéen is a five-day stage race that began in 1974 and since 2005 has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event...
2004
- 1st National Time TrialIndividual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
Championship - 1st Prologue Tour de France2004 Tour de FranceThe 2004 Tour de France was the 91st, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 2004. It consisted of 20 stages over 3391 km.Lance Armstrong became the first to win six Tours de France. Armstrong had been favored to win, his competitors seen as being German Jan Ullrich, Spaniards Roberto Heras and...
- 1st Stage 1 Setmana Catalana
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de LuxembourgTour de LuxembourgTour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.HC, the highest rating below the ProTour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's governing body. In 2006, the Tour was part of the UCI Europe...
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of QatarTour of QatarThe Tour of Qatar is a road bicycle race race held in Qatar and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race consists of a men's competition over six stages...
2005
- 1st National Time TrialIndividual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
Championship - 1st Stage 4 Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 5 Setmana Catalana
- 3rd Time Trial World Championship
2006
- 1st UCI Road World Championship Time TrialTT World Championships 2006The Men's Individual Time Trial at the 2006 UCI Road World Championships took place on September 21, 2006, in the Austrian city of Salzburg. The race was part of the UCI Road World Championships...
- 1st National Time Trial Championship2006 National Cycling ChampionshipsMost of the 2006 national road cycling championships took place in June, although there were a few exceptions such as the Australian and American championships which take place in January and September respectively.-Jerseys:...
- 1st Paris–Roubaix
- 1st Prologue Volta a CatalunyaVolta a Catalunya 2006The 86th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycling race took place from May 15 to May 21, 2006, in Catalonia. It began in Salou with an individual time trial and ended in Barcelona. The race was won by David Cañada of Spain....
- 1st Stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Overall Danmark Rundt2006 Danmark RundtThe 2006 Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race held from 2 to 6 August 2006. Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara of Team CSC captured the overall title...
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Vuelta a España
2007
- 1st UCI Road World Championship Time Trial
- 1st National Time Trial Champion2007 National Road Cycling ChampionshipsThe 2007 national road cycling championships took place throughout the year, with the majority taking place in late June and early July, although there are some exceptions...
- 1st Prologue Tour de France2007 Tour de FranceThe 2007 Tour de France, the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 July to 29 July 2007. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain...
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de France2007 Tour de FranceThe 2007 Tour de France, the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 July to 29 July 2007. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain...
- 1st Prologue Tour de Suisse2007 Tour de SuisseThe 2007 Tour de Suisse, the 71st edition of the cycle race, took place from June 16 until June 24. As usual, the race began with a short prologue and featured a long individual time trial. Besides, riders also had to face several mountain stages in the Swiss Alps, including the Grimselpass, a 12.1...
- 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse2007 Tour de SuisseThe 2007 Tour de Suisse, the 71st edition of the cycle race, took place from June 16 until June 24. As usual, the race began with a short prologue and featured a long individual time trial. Besides, riders also had to face several mountain stages in the Swiss Alps, including the Grimselpass, a 12.1...
2008
- 1st Olympic Time Trial Champion
- 2nd Olympic Road Race
- 1st National Time Trial Championship
- 1st Milan – San Remo
- 1st Prologue Tour of California2008 Tour of CaliforniaThe 2008 Tour of California was the third edition of an eight-day, 650-mile stage race, which began in Palo Alto , then raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast and finished in Pasadena. The road bicycle racing event was held February 17–24...
- 1st Monte Paschi EroicaMonte Paschi EroicaThe Montepaschi Strade Bianche, formerly known as Monte Paschi Eroica, is a road bicycle race held annually near Siena, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. The race was first organised in 2007 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and was held in October. From 2008 on the event has found a space in...
- 1st Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 5
- 1st Prologue Tour of Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Suisse
- 1st Stage 9 Tour de Suisse
- 1st Points classification
2009
- 1st UCI Road World Championship Time Trial2009 UCI Road World ChampionshipsThe 2009 UCI Road World Championships were held in Mendrisio, Switzerland, between September 23 and September 27, 2009. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23.-Medals table:-Individual time trials:...
- 1st National Road RaceRoad bicycle racingRoad bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
Champion - 1st Stage 1 Tour de France2009 Tour de FranceThe 2009 Tour de France was the 96th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on 4 July in the principality of Monaco with a individual time trial which included a section of the Circuit de Monaco...
(ITTIndividual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
) - 1st Stage 1 (ITTIndividual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
) Vuelta a España2009 Vuelta a EspañaThe 2009 Vuelta a España was the 64th Vuelta a España. The event took place from 29 August to 20 September 2009. For only the second time in the race's history, it began away from Spanish soil, with the race not in fact reaching Spain until Stage 5.... - 1st Stage 7 (ITTIndividual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
) Vuelta a España2009 Vuelta a EspañaThe 2009 Vuelta a España was the 64th Vuelta a España. The event took place from 29 August to 20 September 2009. For only the second time in the race's history, it began away from Spanish soil, with the race not in fact reaching Spain until Stage 5.... - 1st Prologue Tour of California2009 Tour of CaliforniaThe 2009 Amgen Tour of California was the 4th running of an annual cycling race contained within the state of California. The event was staged February 14–22 and began with a prologue in the state capital of Sacramento. The event was held as part of the schedule of both the UCI America Tour and USA...
- 1st Overall Tour de Suisse2009 Tour de SuisseThe 2009 Tour de Suisse was the 73rd edition of the Tour de Suisse stage race. It took place from 13 June to 21 June and is part of both the 2009 UCI ProTour and the inaugural World Calendar. It began with a short individual time trial in Liechtenstein and ended with another time trial, in Bern...
- 1st Prologue
- 1st Stage 9 (ITTIndividual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
) - 1st Points classification
2010
- 1st UCI Road World Championship Time Trial2010 UCI Road World ChampionshipsThe 2010 UCI Road World Championships took place in Geelong and Melbourne, Australia, over 5 days from 29 September to 3 October 2010. It was the 77th UCI Road World Championships and the first time that Australia had held the event...
- 1st Overall Tour of Oman2010 Tour of OmanThe 2010 Tour of Oman was the first edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and held from 14 February to 19 February 2010, in Oman. The race was won by Fabian Cancellara of .-Teams:...
- 1st Paris–Roubaix2010 Paris–RoubaixThe 2010 edition of the Paris–Roubaix cycling classic took place on April 11, 2010. The race is the ninth event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking series. The race was won by Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara.- Teams :...
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 1st E3 Prijs VlaanderenE3 Prijs VlaanderenThe E3 Harelbeke is an annual cycling race in the Flanders area of Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke over 210 kilometres. The event is organised by the Hand in Hand Cycling Club of Harelbeke and is ranked 1.HC on the UCI Continental calendar....
- 1st Prologue Tour de Suisse2010 Tour de SuisseThe 2010 Tour de Suisse was the 74th edition of the Tour de Suisse stage race. It took place from 12 June to 20 June and was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour and the World Calendar. It began with a short individual time trial in Lugano and ended with another time trial, in Liestal...
- 1st Prologue (ITTIndividual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
) Tour de France2010 Tour de FranceThe 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on with an 8.9 km prologue time trial in Rotterdam, the first start in the Netherlands since 1996... - 1st Stage 19 (ITTIndividual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
) Tour de France2010 Tour de FranceThe 2010 Tour de France was the 97th edition of the Tour de France cycle race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on with an 8.9 km prologue time trial in Rotterdam, the first start in the Netherlands since 1996...
2011
- 1st National Road RaceRoad bicycle racingRoad bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
Champion - 1st Prologue Tour de Suisse2011 Tour de SuisseThe 2011 Tour de Suisse was the 75th running of the Tour de Suisse cycling stage race. It started on 11 June with an individual time trial in Lugano and ended with another individual time trial on 19 June, in Schaffhausen...
- 1st Stage 9 (ITTIndividual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
) Tour de Suisse2011 Tour de SuisseThe 2011 Tour de Suisse was the 75th running of the Tour de Suisse cycling stage race. It started on 11 June with an individual time trial in Lugano and ended with another individual time trial on 19 June, in Schaffhausen... - 1st Prologue Tour de Luxembourg2011 Tour de LuxembourgThe 2011 Tour de Luxembourg cycling race was the 71st running of the Tour de Luxembourg. It was won by Linus Gerdemann from Germany, a member of the Luxembourg based team, .-Stages:Key:...
- 1st Stage 7 (ITTIndividual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
) Tirreno–Adriatico2011 Tirreno–AdriaticoThe 2011 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 46th running of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycling stage race, often known as the Race of two seas. It started on 9 March in Marina di Carrara and ended on 15 March in San Benedetto del Tronto and consisted of seven stages, including a team time trial to begin the race... - 1st E3 Prijs VlaanderenE3 Prijs VlaanderenThe E3 Harelbeke is an annual cycling race in the Flanders area of Belgium. The race starts and finishes in Harelbeke over 210 kilometres. The event is organised by the Hand in Hand Cycling Club of Harelbeke and is ranked 1.HC on the UCI Continental calendar....
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Vuelta a España2011 Vuelta a EspañaThe 2011 Vuelta a España was held from 20 August to 11 September. The race began in Benidorm with a team time trial and ended, as is traditional, in Madrid. The 2011 Vuelta was the 66th edition of the race and was the first Vuelta in 33 years that visited the Basque Country...
- 2nd Milan – San Remo2011 Milan – San RemoThe 2011 Milan – San Remo was the 102nd running of the Milan – San Remo single-day cycling race. It was held on 19 March over a distance of and was the fourth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season....
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix2011 Paris–RoubaixThe 2011 Paris–Roubaix was the 109th running of the Paris–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the Hell of the North. It was held on 10 April 2011 over a distance of and was the ninth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season....
- 3rd Ronde van Vlaanderen
- 3rd UCI Road World Championship Time Trial2011 UCI Road World ChampionshipsThe 2011 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, over 19–25 September 2011. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, and for the first time since 2004 the junior men and junior women competed at the same event as the elite riders. It...
Classics results
This table shows Fabian Cancellara's results in the major classics.| Year | Montepaschi Strade Bianche | Milan-San Remo | E3 Harelbeke | Tour of Flanders Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders is a Flanders Classics road cycling race held in Belgium every spring, a week before the Paris–Roubaix road race. It is part of the UCI World Tour and one of the so-called monuments of the European professional calendar. It is the most important cycling race in Flanders... |
Paris-Roubaix Paris-Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France near the Belgian frontier. Since its beginning in 1896 until 1967 it started in Paris and ended in Roubaix ; since 1968 the start city is Compiègne , whilst the finish is still in Roubaix... |
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| 2003 | 73rd | ||||
| 2004 | 42nd | 4th | |||
| 2005 | 62nd | 8th | |||
| 2006 | 25th | 37th | 6th | Winner | |
| 2007 | 110th | 2nd | 53rd | 19th 2007 Paris-Roubaix The 2007 edition of the Paris–Roubaix cycling classic took place on April 15, 2007. Among the participating favorites were 2006 champion Fabian Cancellara and 2005 champion Tom Boonen... |
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| 2008 | Winner | Winner | 16th | 23rd | 2nd 2008 Paris-Roubaix The 2008 Paris–Roubaix, the 106th edition of the monument classic cycling race took place on April 13, 2008. Tom Boonen of the team won in a sprint inside the Roubaix velodrome. Fabian Cancellara was a close second and Alessandro Ballan third.-Results:... |
| 2009 | 49th 2009 Paris-Roubaix The 2009 edition of the Paris–Roubaix cycling classic took place on April 12, 2009. The race was won by Tom Boonen, who won his third Paris–Roubaix . Boonen finished the race alone, seconds ahead of Filippo Pozzato. Thor Hushovd arrived third, to round out the podium... |
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| 2010 | 11th | 17th | Winner | Winner 2010 Tour of Flanders The 2010 Tour of Flanders cycle race was the 94th edition of this monument classic and took place on 4 April. The course was 262.3 km long, starting in Brugge and finishing in Ninove. The race was won by Fabian Cancellara ahead of Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert.-Course:The 16 Tour of Flanders... |
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| 2011 | 5th | 2nd 2011 Milan – San Remo The 2011 Milan – San Remo was the 102nd running of the Milan – San Remo single-day cycling race. It was held on 19 March over a distance of and was the fourth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.... |
Winner | 3rd 2011 Tour of Flanders The 2011 Tour of Flanders cycle race was the 95th edition of this monumental classic and took place on 3 April. The course was long and was held between Brugge and Ninove. The race was won by Nick Nuyens ahead of Sylvain Chavanel and Fabian Cancellara.... |
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