OYONNAX, France, June 03, 2013 - The son of German sprint legend Erik Zabel has signed a contract to race for BMC next season, the team said Monday. The 19-year-old Rick Zabel has already won the under-23 German national title and the Tour of Flanders for his age category. His father Eric was a six-time winner of the Tour de France's green jersey competition for the best … [Read more...]
Former Sprint King Zabel To Becomes Katusha Advisor
October 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, Oct 20, 2011 (AFP) - Former Tour de France sprint king Erik Zabel is set to become the new advisor to the fast men of Katusha, the Russian team's new manager, Hans-Michael Holczer, said Thursday. Zabel, 41, is a six-time winner of the sprinters' green jersey at the Tour de France and in recent years been mentoring Britain's Mark Cavendish at the HTC-Highroad team. With HTC … [Read more...]
Greipel Leads German Hopes At Cyclassics
August 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
HAMBURG- HTC-Columbia sprinter Andre Greipel has signaled his intentions to end Germany's long wait for victory in the Vattenfall Cyclassics this Sunday. At just over 200km long, and with a series of short climbs that most of the peloton should coast over, Germany's biggest one-day race is regarded as amongst the most manageable of the season. Yet although on paper that widens the … [Read more...]
Green Jersey Dream May Be Over For Cav, Says Zabel
July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
CAMBRAI, France - Tour de France sprint legend Erik Zabel believes Mark Cavendish's dream of following in his footsteps and winning the race's green jersey may be over already. Isle of Man rider Cavendish came into this year's race aiming to dominate the points competition after finishing last year with an amazing six stage wins from sprints. But after four days Cavendish is lying last … [Read more...]
German Teams Face Extinction As Milram Mulls Pulling The Sponsorship Plug
January 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
DORTMUND, Germany, Jan 7, 2010 (AFP) - German dairy company Milram said it is unlikely to renew its sponsorship of its top cycling team after their mutual contract expires at the end of this year. The image of cycling in Germany has suffered badly from doping controversies, souring the media's, and public's, appetite for the sport in recent years. While also shaking up the employment … [Read more...]
Armstrong’s Return Will Boost Cycling, Insists Zabel
December 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
BERLIN, Dec 9, 2008 (AFP) - German cyclist Erik Zabel said Tuesday the return of seven-times winner Lance Armstrong to the 2009 Tour de France could provide the tarnished sport with a much-needed boost. Zabel, 38, who captured the Tour de France's green jersey for the points winner six times between 1996-2001, will retire after Berlin's Six-Days cycling in the German capital at the end of … [Read more...]
German Sprinter Erik Zabel Announces Retirement From Team Milram
September 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
VARESE, Italy, Sept 26, 2008 (AFP) - German sprint great Erik Zabel, a former six-time winner of the Tour de France green jersey, will retire in early October, his professional road team Milram announced on Friday. "I've had a lot of fun this season and managed to keep my main rivals on their toes. But I don't know if I can do it for another season, so I think it's the right time to stop," … [Read more...]
French Sprinter Romain Feillu Wearing Yellow, As Cofidis Rider Dumoulin Wins Stage 3
July 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
by Justin Davis NANTES, France, July 7, 2008 (AFP) - Frenchman Romain Feillu took the biggest accolade of his career Monday when a successful breakaway that foxed the sprinters' teams handed him the Tour de France yellow jersey Monday. Compatriot Samuel Dumoulin, of Cofidis, won the third stage - a treacherous 208km ride from Saint Malo to here - in style after jumping out from … [Read more...]
Milram’s new identity – Erik Zabel hints at retirement at team’s launch
January 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
As Team Milram shifts its nationality from Italian to German, the team's leaders naturally had to answer plenty of questions about its anti-doping program from the audience in Bremen, Germany at its team presentation on Thursday. Also hot topics were the shift in its country affiliation and the condition of its top sprinters, Erik Zabel and Alessandro Petacchi. Cyclingnews' Susan Westemeyer … [Read more...]