Matthias Kessler

Matthias Kessler
	Kessler at the Rund um den Henninger Turm 2005
Personal information
Full name	Matthias Kessler
Born	16 May 1979 (age 45); Nuremberg, Germany
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional teams
2000–2006	You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.; {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.; {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.; {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.; Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page.; {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page.; Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page.; {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page.; If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned.; Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.;
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Major wins
	Grand Tours Tour de France 1 individual stage (2006) Single-day races and Classics GP Miguel Induráin (2003, 2004)

Matthias Kessler (born 16 May 1979 in Nuremberg) is a German former professional road racing cyclist who competed from 2000 to 2007 for You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead:

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Biography

Kessler debuted as a pro during the 2000 season after becoming German under 23 champion in 1999, a year in which he also took the bronze medal in the under 23 cycling world championships. Despite the fact that he has only 3 wins in his palmarès, which includes two consecutive victories at the Gran Premio Miguel Induráin and LUK-Cup of 2003, he is seen as an outsider for the Ardennes classic races.

In Grand Tours, Kessler won Stage 3 of the 2006 Tour de France in a late breakaway. The previous day on Stage 2, he was caught by the peloton less than 50 meters from the finish line. He had to abandon the 2004 Tour de France after a serious and spectacular fall caused him severe injuries, even though he managed to end the stage. In the 2005 Tour de France, he was part of the T-Mobile line-up and almost got a win at Mende.

Kessler is known for riding with his jersey open and also for wearing an undershirt intentionally torn for better cooling. In January 2010, he had a collision with a cat while on a training ride in Mallorca, Spain, and was left in a critical condition with severe head injuries.^[1]

Doping

On 27 June 2007 Kessler was suspended by Astana for failing a drugs test for testosterone taken in Charleroi in April 2007.^[2] He was fired from the team on 13 July.^[3] Later named as a recipient of a blood transfusion at the University of Freiburg along with teammates Andreas Klöden and Patrick Sinkewitz during the 2006 Tour de France.

Major results

1997: 2nd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland; 5th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
1999: 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships; 3rd Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships; 3rd Gran Premio della Liberazione
2001: 2nd Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
2002: 2nd Giro del Piemonte; 3rd Luk-Cup Bühl; 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2003: 1st Luk-Cup Bühl; 1st GP Miguel Induráin; 5th Amstel Gold Race; 8th Milano–Torino
2004: 1st GP Miguel Induráin; 3rd La Flèche Wallonne; 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège; 6th Amstel Gold Race; 7th Paris–Tours; 7th Milano–Torino
2005: 7th GP Miguel Induráin; 10th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
2006: 1st Stage 3 Tour de France; 2nd Road race, National Road Championships; 10th La Flèche Wallonne
2007: 4th La Flèche Wallonne; 4th Amstel Gold Race; 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Giro d'Italia	—	23	25	—	—	25	72
Tour de France	—	—	—	49	DNF	57	53
Vuelta a España	102	—	47	—	—	—	—

Legend
—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

References

^ Kessler in critical condition after Mallorca crash
^ "Pro Tour 2007 - Kessler fails dope test". Eurosport. 2007-06-27. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
^ "Astana fires Kessler after B sample returns positive". USA Today. 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-10-16.

External links

Matthias Kessler at UCI
Matthias Kessler at Cycling Archives
Matthias Kessler at ProCyclingStats
Matthias Kessler at Cycling Quotient
Matthias Kessler at CycleBase

[1] Kessler in critical condition after Mallorca crash

[2] "Pro Tour 2007 - Kessler fails dope test". Eurosport. 2007-06-27. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-06-27.

[3] "Astana fires Kessler after B sample returns positive". USA Today. 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-10-16.

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