Sebastian Lang
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| Full name | Sebastian Lang | ||
| Born | 15 September 1979 Germany |
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| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (170 lb) | ||
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| Current team | Retired | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Time Trialist | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 2002–2008 2009–2011 |
Gerolsteiner Silence-Lotto |
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| Infobox last updated on 5 January 2012 |
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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 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.[1]
[edit] Major achievements
- 2002
- 1st Stage 1 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 4 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 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
- 2005
- 1st Stage 5 Hessen Rundfahrt
- 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
- 2008
- Held
King of the Mountains after Stages 12–14, Tour de France
Combative rider for Stage 9, Tour de France
[edit] References
- ^ Wilcockson, John (7 November 2011). "Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: This year’s retirees just faded away". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/11/news/inside-cycling-with-john-wilcockson-this-year’s-retirees-just-faded-away_197318. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Sebastian Lang profile at Cycling Archives
