Wikipedia / Sebastian Lang
Wikipedia / Sebastian Lang
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 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 only be excluded from the Tour later on for a positive test to the blood booster CERA. With his long break, Lang earned the most combative award for the stage, 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 , only the 31st rider to achieve this feat. He retired at the end of that season, aged 32.
Major results
2000
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2001
2002
1st Stages 1 & 4
2003
1st Overall Danmark Rundt
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
2005
1st Stage 5 Hessen Rundfahrt
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)
2007
2008
Held King of the Mountains after Stages 12–14,
Combativity award Stage 9
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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