Cycling: Struggle to the start line in Stuttgart's bicycling world championship Sep 29, 2007
Not to overlook Erik Zabel, the star sprinter, and Eddy Merckx, the greatest racer of them all. Merckx, of course, has been retired for three decades and so hasn't been making news on the road. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Cycling World Championships open Wednesday amid doping problems Sep 26, 2007
STUTTGART, Germany World champion Paolo Bettini won't sign an anti-doping pledge, and runner-up Erik Zabel is hounded in Germany for a doping confession ... Erik Zabel is a great rider and he means it seriously now. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
American, 15, has all-around title at worlds Sep 8, 2007
German veteran Erik Zabel won a sprint finish to take the seventh stage, and Vladimir Efimkin retained the overall lead at the Vuelta a Espa;a in Zaragoza. Efimkin, of the Caisse d'Epargne team, kept his 1:06 lead over fellow Russian Denis Menchov of Rabobank. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Cycling: Germany loses a team sponsor and a rider Sep 7, 2007
By that he meant the suspicions surrounding Jan Ullrich, who retired hastily this spring after a decade as an icon of bicycle racing; a series of doping confessions by former teammates of Ullrich's, including Bolts and Henn, Erik Zabel, the star sprinter, now with Milram, a German-Italian team, and Rolf Aldag, now the directeur sportif of the T-Mobile team; the failed testosterone test that forced Patrik Sinewitz, a T-Mobile rider, out of the Tour; and the subsequent withdrawal of race coverage... (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Results worldwide Sep 4, 2007
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* Sports Briefs Sep 4, 2007
After Sunday's 143km trek from Allariz, the Rabobank rider leads overall ahead of German Erik Zabel, with Duque in third. "I had a tough day on stage one with an upset stomach," Freire told reporters. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Cycling official quits to protest doping policy Aug 31, 2007
Vice president Dieter Kuehnle's resignation was triggered by the federation's decision Wednesday to include Erik Zabel, who has admitted to doping, on the German team for next month's road world championships. In May, Zabel said he had taken the blood booster EPO during the first week of the 1996 Tour de France. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Marinovich could face prison term after yet another drug arrest Aug 30, 2007
The German cycling union selected drug-tainted Erik Zabel for the world championships Sept. 26-30 in Stuttgart, Germany. Andreas Kl. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
* Cyclist Alessandro Petacchi not in the clear just yet: CAS Aug 29, 2007
Milram also selected Erik Zabel, who in May admitted using the blood-booster EPO in the 1990s while riding for Team Telekom. This story has been viewed 111 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Sprinters rule Stage 6 of tour Aug 17, 2007
Led by Paul Martens, Wolfgang Murer and Erik Zabel, the sprinters opened up a large enough gap before the only climb - a category 3, about 130 kilometers into the race - to hold off the best climbers. Murer, Martens and Zabel finished 1-2-3, respectively, on the first three sprints to earn points. (Durango Herald)
Ciolek wins 6th stage Aug 16, 2007
Ciolek had to work hard to hold off a challenge from the chasing pack including strong finishers such as Italians Danilo Napolitano, Paolo Bettini and German Erik Zabel who pushed him hard to the line. "I waited until the last moment and I really attacked when I was in a good position, it was a bit too narrow on the right, but it wasn't a problem and I am very pleased with my tactics," Ciolek told German television station ARD.. (iAfrica.com)
Voigt maintains his lead at Tour of Germany Aug 13, 2007
OFFENBURG, Germany (AP) -- Erik Zabel won the third stage of the Tour of Germany in a mass sprint Sunday, and Jens Voigt of Germany retained the overall lead. Zabel, a 37-year-old Team Milram rider from Germany, finished the 113-mile race in 4 hours, 49 minutes, 25 seconds for his 13th stage win in the race. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Evergreen Zabel wins third stage of German cycling tour Aug 13, 2007
BERLIN, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- World championship silver medallist Erik Zabel sprinted to victory in stage three of the Tour of Germany in Offenburg. Defending champion Jens Voigt, however, still retained the yellow jersey. (Xinhuanet, China)
Local rider wins Stage 1 of Tour of Germany Aug 11, 2007
Foerster, riding for Team Gerolsteine, edged Italy's Danilo Napolitano and Germany's Erik Zabel to win the 114-mile ride that took the pack from this southwestern German city and back. Foerster was timed in 4 hours, 24 minutes, 16 seconds. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Cycling: Break in the gloom as T-Mobile stays in saddle Aug 10, 2007
Since Stapleton started his program and released several veteran riders, replacing them with youngsters, such former Telekom stars as Bjarne Riis, the winner of the 1996 Tour, and Erik Zabel, six times the Tour's winner of the green points jersey, have admitted that they used illegal drugs a decade ago. Even Rolf Aldag, a former support rider for the team and now its directeur sportif, confessed. (International Herald Tribune)
Doping issues have cycling facing uncertain future Jul 30, 2007
Six-time green jersey winner Erik Zabel admitted he experimented with EPO early in his career. Basso admitted involvement with Puerto and received a two-year suspension. (USA Today -- Sports)
Surprises lift mood a bit for Tour de France finish Jul 30, 2007
dit Agricole, was just behind him, with Erik Zabel, a German with Milram, third. Bennati was timed in 3 hours 51 minutes 3 seconds, a speed of 37. (International Herald Tribune)
Scandals may end cycling's self-deception Jul 29, 2007
German rider Erik Zabel, who admitted in May to having used EPO once in 1996 and never again, has won the green jersey awarded to the Tour's best sprinter six times. Zabel has not been sanctioned, but his team said he's willing to return his green jersey for that year. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
How the mighty are falling Jul 27, 2007
Admissions have also been made by a number of his teammates including Erik Zabel, who is in this year's race, riding for Milram. Meanwhile Ullrich, who also rode for T-Mobile and helped Rijs win the Tour and was last year fired by the German team, is yet to comment on his revelations that his DNA sample matched one of the blood bags that were discovered in Operation Puerto. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Dane dogged by suspicion in France Jul 22, 2007
The feel-good factor was first shattered by Sinkewitz's positive test; then Rasmussen was suddenly excluded overnight Thursday; and all day Friday the skinny rider was chased by speculations while Robert Hunter and Erik Zabel chased Boonen. That Sinkewitz's failed test and Rasmussen's no-shows happened before the Tour raises a serious question. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Boonen takes the stage Jul 21, 2007
Erik Zabel of Germany was second. Robert Hunter took third. (Boston Globe)
Boonen wins Stage 12 as Tour leaders finish together Jul 21, 2007
Erik Zabel of Germany was second ... Tom Boonen celebrates his stage win after outsprinting Erik Zabel and Robert Hunter. (USA Today -- Sports)
Boonen sprints to second stage win in chase for green jersey Jul 21, 2007
The Quick Step rider easily won a bunch sprint ahead of German rival Erik Zabel of the Milram team with South African Robert Hunter, winner of Thursday's stage, coming home third for the Barloworld team. Boonen, who won the sixth stage in Bourg-en-Bresse, now leads Hunter by 20 points in the sprinters' standings. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Adidas, Audi done? Jul 21, 2007
German cycling has been hit by a string of doping confessions, including admissions by former Telekom riders Bjarne Riis from Denmark and German Erik Zabel that they used banned substances in the 1990s. German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF have halted coverage of the Tour since the Sinkewitz scandal. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Amid scandal, Rasmussen leads Tour Jul 21, 2007
Erik Zabel of Germany was second. Robert Hunter, who on Thursday became the first South African to win a stage, took third. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
American rider no longer on attack in Tour de France Jul 21, 2007
Boonen outlasted Erik Zabel, the German leader of Milram, and Robbie Hunter, a South African with Barloworld, who won the sprint finish Thursday. Boonen was timed in 4 hours, 25 minutes, 32 seconds, a speed of 40. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Boonen gets greener Jul 21, 2007
After easily holding off the threat of veteran Erik Zabel, a former six-time winner of the points classification's prize, Boonen was only too happy to claim his second victory of this year's race and his sixth stage overall. However, the 26-year-old former world champion who likes to drive around in a bright yellow Lamborghini has refused to dismiss any of his sprint rivals from challenging him in the points race. (iAfrica.com)
Another Aussie pops up at Tour de France Jul 20, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. July 20, 2007 - 5:24PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
German TV halts Tour coverage Jul 20, 2007
The German team is no stranger to controversy, as five of its former cyclists have admitted taking drugs, among them top sprinter Erik Zabel. 1997 Tour winner Jan Ullrich retired under a cloud of suspicion. (BBC News -- Europe)
German cycling in turmoil again after doping problems Jul 20, 2007
Seven ex-Telekom cyclists, including 1996 Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis and top sprinter Erik Zabel, admitted they took EPO in the 1990s. The 26-year-old Sinkewitz was snared by a BDR test, which looks for other substances that can be used to enhance performance. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Rising stars race to fill Armstrong's void Jul 18, 2007
In recent months, several former and current riders including Erik Zabel of Germany, who is riding in the Tour admitted using the banned performance enhancer EPO in the 1990s. Bjarne Riis of Denmark, who won the 1996 Tour, admitted in May to using EPO.. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Tour de France: Stage 9 as it happened Jul 18, 2007
It would be better than inane emails," harrumphs Mr T Boulden, who clearly isn't a regular visitor to Guardian Unlimited Sport. That's a matter of opinion Mr T, so I'd ask you to pity this fool. All I can tell you is that, at the moment, loads of garishly dressed cyclists are crossing the valley between two Alps very quickly. They'll be doing so for the foreseeable future and as there's only so many ways I can think of to describe this particular state of affairs, you'll pardon me for thinking... (Guardian Unlimited)
Gerdemann decries doping after stage win Jul 16, 2007
Tour officials confirmed Saturday that Erik Zabel, a German rider with the Milram team, will no longer be considered the winner of the green jersey, awarded to the race's best sprinter, in 1996. Zabel, who won the green jersey a record six times, said in May he used the banned performance enhancer EPO for one week as a Telekom rider in the Tour that year but never again. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Gerdemann picks up Stage 7, overall lead Jul 15, 2007
Tour officials confirmed Saturday that Erik Zabel, a German rider with the Milram team, will no longer be considered the winner of the green jersey, awarded to the race's best sprinter, in 1996. All rights reserved. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Boonen wins 6th stage as Tour hits Alps Jul 14, 2007
Tom Boonen of Belgium, left, rides next to Erik Zabel of Germany in the pack during the 6th stage of the 94th Tour de France cycling race between Semur-en-Auxois and Bourg-en-Bresse, central France, Friday, July 13, 2007. Boonen won the 6th stage and regained the best sprinter green jersey from Zabel's shoulders. (Anchorage Daily News)
Cycling - Tour De France Jul 12, 2007
Erik Zabel, Germany, Team Milram, same time. 5. (News & Observer -- Sports)
National Sports Digest Jul 12, 2007
Erik Zabel of Germany was second and Danilo Napolitano of Italy was third. Cancellara, who has held the yellow jersey for all four days, extended his overall lead by 10 seconds by gaining bonus points for the victory. (Creston News Adertiser, IO)
Cancellara wins 3rd stage, pads Tour lead Jul 11, 2007
Sprint specialist Erik Zabel of Germany was second and Danilo Napolitano of Italy was third. They and the trailing pack took 6 hours, 36 minutes, 15 seconds to complete the course, averaging an unusually low 22 mph. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Cancellara wins 3rd stage Jul 11, 2007
5 kilometre run between Waregem in Belgium and Compiegne, from Germany's Erik Zabel and Danilo Napolitano. Cancellara was adding this to his win in Saturday's opening prologue to consolidate his position at the head of the overall standings to 33sec from Andreas Kloden of Germany. (iAfrica.com)
3rd stage of 94th Tour de France cycling race Jul 11, 2007
Seen left is Milram team rider Erik Zabel of Germany. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
* McEwen crashes, wins Tour's first stage Jul 10, 2007
"It was out of control," said McEwen, who tied German veteran Erik Zabel with 12 stage wins. This story has been viewed 105 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
McEwen crashes, wins 1st Tour de France stage Jul 9, 2007
McEwen tied Germany's Erik Zabel as record-holder for stage victories among current riders, though far short of Eddy Merckx's record of 34. Seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong won 22 individual stages. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Despite crash, Australian wins Tour's first stage Jul 9, 2007
Robbie McEwen tied Germany's Erik Zabel as record-holder for stage victories among current riders with 12 ... McEwen tied Germany's Erik Zabel as record-holder for stage victories among current riders, though far short of Eddy Merckx's record of 34. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
McEwen steals the show Jul 9, 2007
As a bunch sprint closed in on the historic Kent town the Milram team of aging sprint great Erik Zabel and Tom Boonen's Quick Step outfit were leading the dance. However, their superiority in numbers had almost fizzled out with 400 metres to go. (iAfrica.com)
Cycling: No clear favorite, but plenty of doping talk for Tour de France Jul 7, 2007
Included in this group are Rolf Aldag, who works as a director for T-Mobile, and Erik Zabel, who won the Tour's green jersey as best sprinter six times. Most notable was the admission of Bjarne Riis that he used EPO when he won the 1996 Tour. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Vinokourov can shake off field but not the questions Jul 7, 2007
The 2004 Tour runner-up faced repeated questioning from the German media, who have become hypersensitive over doping following revelations about their flagship team, Telekom, and top riders such as Erik Zabel and Jan Ullrich. His replies became increasingly irritated: "I'm here to talk about the Tour de France, and all the questions are about doping. I have no wish to answer the same questions about doping.". (Guardian Unlimited)
Petacchi faces one-year ban, set to miss Tour Jul 6, 2007
German Erik Zabel, who confessed in May to taking erythropoietin (EPO) before the 1996 Tour when competing for Team Telekom, has been kept on by the Milram team for this year's Tour. Giro winner Danilo Di Luca is due to appear before Torri a week on Saturday as part of a separate inquiry connected to a 2004 police investigation into possible doping. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Event Preview Jul 4, 2007
Some of the top sprinters to look out for will be Australian Robbie McEwen, Germans Stefan Schummacher and Erik Zabel. McEwen won three stages last year. (Fresno Bee)
McEwen gears up to go flat out in Tour Jun 22, 2007
8km stage from Vaduz in Liechtenstein to Giubiasco then beat Italy's Daniele Bennati and German Erik Zabel with a late burst to the line. "I didn't expect the stage to end in a sprint today, so this is a surprise win, but it proves I'm riding well," McEwen said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
IOC: Ullrich will lose gold if guilty of doping Jun 13, 2007
Several former riders of Team Telekom -- including 1996 Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, Erik Zabel and Rolf Aldag -- admitted they used EPO during the 1990s. Two team doctors have admitted they gave performance-enhancing drugs to their riders. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Report: Vandenbroucke to return to cycling Jun 12, 2007
Several former Team Telekom riders -- including 1996 Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, along with Erik Zabel and Rolf Aldag -- have admitted using EPO during the 1990s. Ivan Basso, the 2006 Giro d'Italia champion, also confessed to "attempted doping" relating to the Spanish blood-doping investigation, but said he never went through with it. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Cycling's reputation is shot Jun 10, 2007
Germany's Erik Zabel, who is still riding, admitted recently that he took EPO in the 1996 Tour. A former teammate of Riis and Ullrich, Zabel won the green jersey as the Tour's best sprinter a record seven times -- and could be back this year. (News & Observer -- Sports)
German Zabel withdraws from Olympics Jun 7, 2007
FRANKFURT: German cyclist Erik Zabel, fresh from admitting he took EPO (erythropoietin) in 1996, announced on Tuesday he would not compete in the road race at next year's Beijing Olympic Games. Zabel, 36, met with the president of the German Olympic committee (DOSB), Thomas Bach, and DOSB general secretary Michael Vesper in Frankfurt on Tuesday before announcing his decision. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
UCI considers amnesty for admitting doping Jun 3, 2007
Milram rider Erik Zabel, the only active rider to have confessed to doping, could not be punished because the statute of limitations for sanctions had expired. Zabel admitted using the blood-booster EPO in 1996, but said he has been riding clean since. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Olympic chiefs launch doping probe May 31, 2007
One of the top cyclists of the past 15 years, Erik Zabel of Germany, is another among former Telekom teammates who have also confessed to using banned substances. However, the IOC did not disclose any names for those who might be targeted by its investigation focusing on Olympic Games events. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
IOC doping investigation to target cycling May 31, 2007
Former Telekom riders Erik Zabel, Rolf Aldag and Christian Henn have admitted using EPO during the 1990s. Henn won a bronze medal in the road race at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
German Zabel gets green light to ride May 30, 2007
BERLIN: Top German cyclist Erik Zabel will continue to ride for Team Milram team, it was revealed yesterday, despite last week's confession he took the banned blood-booster EPO (erythropoietin) in 1996. Zabel, 36, a twice World Championships road race silver medallist and a six-time winner of the Tour de France green jersey for the points classification, confessed last Thursday that he took EPO while competing for German team Telekom in 1996. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Sports briefs May 30, 2007
Erik Zabel will remain with the Milram team despite admitting to doping during the 1996 Tour de France when he rode for Team Telekom. Zabel will be allowed to ride until the end of the year, when his status will be reviewed. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Tour winner Ullrich's lips sealed on EPO allegation May 28, 2007
D'Hont told German paper Bild am Sonntag: "It would be good for Jan if he also made a clean sweep of the truth. Then his conscience would be clear." German cycling was rocked last Thursday when Erik Zabel, 36, a two-time road race silver medallist at world championships and a six-time winner of the Tour de France green jersey for the points classification, confessed to using EPO while competing for German team Telekom in 1996. Former cyclist Rolf Aldag, manager of the T-Mobile team which... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Report: Masseur Gave Ullrich EPO Shot May 28, 2007
" D'Hont has written a book alleging that two doctors on the cycling team gave EPO shots to riders. His claims come days after several former Team Telekom riders including Erik Zabel, Rolf Aldag and 1996 Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis admitted they used EPO during the 1990s. Ullrich and former Team Telekom manager Walter Godefroot are the only major figures connected to the team at that time who have not admitted to doping. FromSan Leandro Honda 2001 Durango$12,888 2000 Mustang$11,389 2003... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Masseur says he gave EPO shot to Ullrich May 28, 2007
SI.com - More Sports - Masseur says he gave Ullrich EPO shot - Sunday May 27, 2007 12:16PM. Masseur links Ullrich to EPO. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Cycling: Riis confesses and raises more questions May 28, 2007
In Riis's opening year, he finished first, his teammate Jan Ullrich was second and another teammate, Erik Zabel, won the green points jersey. Bee pollen. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
I gave Ullrich EPO, ex-masseur claims May 27, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. May 27, 2007 - 10:40PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Report: Ullrich Given Shot by Ex-Masseur May 27, 2007
" D'Hont has written a book alleging that two doctors on the cycling team gave EPO shots to riders. His claims come days after several former Team Telekom riders including Erik Zabel, Rolf Aldag and 1996 Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis admitted they used EPO during the 1990s. Ullrich and former Team Telekom manager Walter Godefroot are the only major figures connected to the team at that time who have not admitted to doping. FromAcura of Serramonte 2006 TL$29,993 2005 Neon$8,994 2002 LS$10,493... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
German Olympic team doctor latest to confess in doping scandal May 27, 2007
Several former Team Telekom riders including Erik Zabel, Rolf Aldag and 1996 Tour de France winner Bjarne Riss admitted this week that they used blood-doping EPO during the 1990s. Christian Henn, one of the Team Telekom riders who acknowledged EPO use, said in the newspaper story that doping began while he was on a youth national team. (USA Today -- Sports)
