Erik Zabel (born July 7, 1970 in East Berlin) is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. With over 200 professional career wins he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of cycling history. Zabel has won a record nine points classification titles at Grand Tours including wearing the final green jersey in the Tour de France a record six consecutive years between 1996 through 2001 and the points jersey at the Vuelta a España in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Beyond his Grand Tours accomplishments, Zabel has won the Classic race Milan-Sanremo four times and numerous six-day track cycling events.
Erik Zabel (born July 7 1970 in Unna) is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. He is considered to be one of the best sprinters of the late 1990s. He won the sprinter's ...
The maillot vert ( French for green jersey ) is the jersey worn by the leader of the Tour de France ... 1: Erik Zabel Germany: 6: 1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 1999 , 2000 , 2001: 2: Seán Kelly Ireland: 4: 1982 , 1983 , 1985 , 1989
Erik Zabel has been on a bad streak of second place finishes for a long time. Today he finally broke out of the slump and showed flashes of classic Erik Zabel.
