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Place of Birth: East Berlin
About Erik Zabel
- Erik Zabel (born 7 July 1970) is a German former professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram.
- With 152 professional wins and 211 wins in his career, he is considered by some 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.
- He previously held that same position with the HTC–Highroad team until their dissolution.
- Zabel admitted to doping from 1996 to 2004.
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