Sebastian Lang
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Sebastian Lang is a German
professional road bicycle racer and time trialist
for UCI ProTour
team . He rode on Team Gerolsteiner
from 2002 until its demise in 2008, and in 2006 became Germany's national time trial
champion.
In 2011, Lang started and finished all three Grand Tours
, only the 31st rider to achieve this feat.
2003
2004
2005
2006
2008
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
professional road bicycle racer and time trialist
Time trialist
A time trialist is a road bicycle racer who can maintain high speeds for long periods of time, to maximize performance during individual or team time trials...
for UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
team . He rode on Team Gerolsteiner
Team Gerolsteiner
Gerolsteiner was a German road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized....
from 2002 until its demise in 2008, and in 2006 became Germany's national time trial
2006 National Cycling Championships
Most 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:...
champion.
In 2011, Lang started and finished all three Grand Tours
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races:* Tour de France – Tour of France , held in July* Giro d'Italia – Tour of Italy , held in May...
, only the 31st rider to achieve this feat.
Major achievements
2002- 1st Stage 1 Rheinland-Pfalz RundfahrtRheinland-Pfalz RundfahrtThe International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 2.1 race.In its early years, it was an amateur race...
- 1st Stage 4 Rheinland-Pfalz RundfahrtRheinland-Pfalz RundfahrtThe International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 2.1 race.In its early years, it was an amateur race...
2003
- 1st Overall Danmark RundtDanmark RundtDanmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...
- 1st Karlsruheversicherungs GP
- 1st, Prologue Tour of Rhodes
2004
- 1st Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Best Young Rider
2005
- 1st Stage 5 Hessen Rundfahrt
2006
- 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...
Cycling Champion - 1st LuK Challenge ChronoLuK Challenge ChronoLuK Challenge Chrono is a road bicycle race held annually as a Team time trial by pairs in Bühl, Germany. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :-External links:*...
Time Trial Duo (with Markus FothenMarkus FothenMarkus Fothen is a German road racing cyclist, currently riding for the German continental team NSP.In 2003 Fothen won the under-23 World Championship time trial in Hamilton, Canada. He completed the 30.8 km course in 38:35.29, beating his nearest rival by nearly 20 seconds...
) - 1st Overall 3-Länder-Tour3-Länder-TourThe 3-Länder-Tour der Sparkassen Versicherung is a multi-stage road bicycle race held around three Länder of Germany: Hessen, Thuringia and Baden-Württemberg...
- 1st Stage 3
2008
- Held
King of the Mountains after Stages 12-14, Tour de France2008 Tour de FranceThe 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...
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Combative rider for Stage 9, Tour de France2008 Tour de FranceThe 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...
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