Sebastian Lang
 Lang in 2004 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastian Lang |
| Born | 15 September 1979 Sonneberg, East 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 teams | |
| 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) | |
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 Riccò, 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 results
- 2000
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2001
- 2nd
Time trial, Under-23 World Road Championships - 2002
- Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 2003
- 1st Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Karlsruheversicherungs GP
- 2nd Overall Tour of Rhodes
- 1st Prologue
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2004
- 1st Overall Hessen Rundfahrt
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Young rider classification
- 3rd Chrono des Nations
- 2005
- 1st Stage 5 Hessen Rundfahrt
- 8th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2006
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 1st LuK Challenge Chrono (Time trial with Markus Fothen)
- 1st Overall 3-Länder-Tour
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT)
- 5th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2007
- 5th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2008
- Tour de France
- Held
King of the Mountains after Stages 12–14, 
Combativity award Stage 9
- Held
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 56 |
 Tour de France
|
78 | 65 | 65 | — | 73 | 76 | 80 | 113 |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | 77 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ "Ricco Rockets Ahead To Second Stage Victory". www.letour.fr. 13 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
External links
Media related to Sebastian Lang at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Sebastian Lang at Cycling Archives