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'' ` grand tours '' ' 7 july 1970 1993 2008 & ndash ; 2005 2006 & ndash ; 265 dscf0973.jpg erik zabel erik zabel in the tour de france 2006 erik zabel germany tsc berlin thr 1993 mrm 2006 thr 2009a kat 2012 east berlin , east germany 1.76 m ftin on road ete sprint coach 2009 & ndash ; 2011 2012 & ndash ; 69 kg lb st on erik zabel
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erik zabel

erik zabel -lrb- born july 7 , 1970 in east berlin -rrb- is a former german professional road bicycle racer who last raced with milram .
with over 200 professional wins he is considered by some to be one of the greatest german cyclists and cycling sprinters of all-time .
zabel won a record nine points classifications in '' grands tours '' including wearing the final green jersey in the tour de france a record six consecutive years between 1996 to 2001 and the points jersey at the vuelta a españa in 2002 , 2003 and 2004 .
zabel won the milan -- san remo four times and numerous six-day track events .
he was one of the few road cyclists of recent times who raced all year , including track cycling in winter .
for season 2012 he joined as sprint coach .
he previously held that same position with the team until their dissolution .
