Sebastian Lang
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastian Lang |
| Born |
15 September 1979 Sonneberg, Germany |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time Trialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2002–2008 | Gerolsteiner |
| 2009–2011 | Silence–Lotto |
| Major wins | |
3-Länder-Tour (2006) National Time Trial Champion (2006)Hessen-Rundfahrt (2004) Danmark Rundt (2003) Karlsruheversicherungs GP (2003) | |
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Infobox last updated on 5 January 2012 | |
Sebastian Lang (born 15 September 1979, in Sonneberg) is a former German professional road bicycle racer and time trialist, who rode as a professional between 2002 and 2011. He rode on Gerolsteiner from 2002 until its demise in 2008, and in 2006 became Germany's national time trial champion.
In the 2008 Tour de France, on stage 9, Lang broke from the peloton 22 kilometers into the stage. He shook off his two breakaway companions on the category 1 col de Peyresourde, with another big difficulty to come, the col d'Aspin. He was passed on the latter by Riccardo Ricco, who would win the stage[1] only be excluded from the Tour later on for a positive test to the blood booster CERA.[2] With his long break, Lang earned the most combative award for the stage,[3] and raked in points for the best climber jersey, which he would wear from stages 12 to 14.
In 2011, Lang started and finished all three Grand Tours for Omega Pharma–Lotto, only the 31st rider to achieve this feat. He retired at the end of that season, aged 32.[4]
Major achievements
- 2002
- Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 2003
- 1st Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Karlsruheversicherungs GP
- 1st Prologue Tour of Rhodes
- 2004
- 1st Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Best Young Rider
- 3rd Chrono des Nations
- 2005
- 1st Stage 5 Hessen Rundfahrt
- 8th UCI World Championships, time trial
- 2006
- 1st National Time Trial Cycling Champion
- 1st LuK Challenge Chrono Time Trial Duo (with Markus Fothen)
- 1st Overall 3-Länder-Tour
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th UCI World Championships, time trial
- 2007
- 5th UCI World Championships, time trial
- 2008
- Held
King of the Mountains after Stages 12–14, Tour de France
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Combative rider for Stage 9, Tour de France
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References
- ↑ "Ricco Rockets Ahead To Second Stage Victory". www.letour.fr. 2008-07-13. Archived from the original on 14 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ↑ "Tour de France tainted by third drug scandal". CNN (2009 Cable News Network). 17 July 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ↑ "Tour de France 2008 – Stage 9 (Toulouse – Bagnères-de-Bigorre)". Meanderings along the narrow way (WordPress). 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ↑ Wilcockson, John (7 November 2011). "Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: This year’s retirees just faded away". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). Retrieved 5 January 2012.
External links
Media related to Sebastian Lang at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Sebastian Lang profile at Cycling Archives