Stefan Schumacher
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| Schumacher at the 2006 Tour de Pologne | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Stefan Schumacher |
| Date of birth | July 21, 1981 |
| Country |  Germany |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Gerolsteiner |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2002–2003 2004 2005 2006– |
Team Telekom Team Lamonta Shimano-Memory Corp Team Gerolsteiner |
| Major wins | |
| Eneco Tour of Benelux (2006) Amstel Gold Race (2007) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| September 30, 2007 | |
Stefan Schumacher (born July 21, 1981 in Großbettlingen, Esslingen) is a German professional road racing cyclist. In 2006, he made his UCI ProTour debute with Team Gerolsteiner after posting impressive continential circuits results on the UCI Europe Tour.
He was involved in a doping scandal when an illegal substance was found in his blood following a drug test, but was cleared on appeal after it was revealed that he had asked the UCI whether the substance he was taking for health reasons was legal, and had initially received an answer that it was a non-banned substance.
[edit] Teams
- 2002-2003: Team Telekom
- 2004: Team Lamonta
- 2005: Shimano-Memory Corp
- 2006-: Team Gerolsteiner
[edit] Palmarès
| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for Germany |
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| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 2007 Stuttgart | Elite Men's Road Race | |
- 2002
- 1st, U23 Competition, Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st, U23 Competition, Peace Race
- 2004
- 1st, Overall, Druivenkoers Overijse
- 1st, Stage 6, Bayern-Rundfahrt
- 2005
- 1st, Overall, Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt (and Stage 1, 2, 3 and 4b wins)
- 1st, Overall, Ster Elektrotour
- 1st, Overall, Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 2nd, Overall, Rund um Köln
- 2nd, Overall, Hel van het Mergelland
- 2006
- 1st, Overall, Tour de Pologne (and Stage 6 & 7 win)
- 1st, Overall, Eneco Tour of Benelux (and Prologue stage win)
- 1st, Stages 3 and 18, Giro d'Italia (2 days in Maglia rosa General classification leader's jersey)
- 1st, Overall, Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 1st, Stage 4, Sachsen-Tour International
- 2007
- 1st, Overall, Bayern Rundfahrt (and time trial stage win)
- 1st, Amstel Gold Race
- 4th Overall, Tirreno-Adriatico
- 3rd (Bronze), UCI Road World Championships - Men's Road Race
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Schumacher, Stefan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1981-07-21 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Großbettlingen, Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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