# Sebastian Lang

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German road bicycle racer

Sebastian Lang Lang in 2004 Personal information Full name Sebastian Lang Born (1979-09-15) 15 September 1979 (age 46) 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](/source/Sonneberg)) is a former German professional [road bicycle racer](/source/Road_bicycle_racer) and [time trialist](/source/Time_trialist), who rode as a professional between 2002 and 2011. He rode on [Gerolsteiner](/source/Gerolsteiner_(cycling_team)) from 2002 until its demise in 2008, and in 2006 became Germany's [national time trial](/source/2006_National_Cycling_Championships) champion.

In the [2008 Tour de France](/source/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](/source/Col_de_Peyresourde), with another big difficulty to come, the [col d'Aspin](/source/Col_d'Aspin). He was passed on the latter by [Riccardo Riccò](/source/Riccardo_Ricc%C3%B2), who would win the stage[1] only be excluded from the Tour later on for a positive test to the [blood booster](/source/Blood_doping) [CERA](/source/Methoxy_polyethylene_glycol-epoetin_beta).[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](/source/Grand_Tour_(cycling)) for [Omega Pharma–Lotto](/source/Lotto%E2%80%93Intermarch%C3%A9), 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](/source/German_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships

**2001**
- 2nd [Time trial](/source/UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_under-23_time_trial), [Under-23 World Road Championships](/source/2001_UCI_Road_World_Championships)

**2002**
- [Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt](/source/Rheinland-Pfalz_Rundfahrt) - 1st Stages 1 & 4

**2003**
- 1st Overall [Danmark Rundt](/source/Danmark_Rundt)

- 1st [Karlsruheversicherungs GP](/source/Karlsruheversicherungs_GP)

- 2nd Overall [Tour of Rhodes](/source/Tour_of_Rhodes) - 1st Prologue

- 3rd [Time trial](/source/German_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships

**2004**
- 1st Overall [Hessen Rundfahrt](/source/Hessen_Rundfahrt) - 1st Stage 4 - 1st Young rider classification

- 3rd [Chrono des Nations](/source/Chrono_des_Nations)

**2005**
- 1st Stage 5 [Hessen Rundfahrt](/source/Hessen_Rundfahrt)

- 8th [Time trial](/source/2005_UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_time_trial), [UCI Road World Championships](/source/2005_UCI_Road_World_Championships)

**2006**
- 1st [Time trial](/source/German_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships

- 1st [LuK Challenge Chrono](/source/LuK_Challenge_Chrono) (Time trial with [Markus Fothen](/source/Markus_Fothen))

- 1st Overall [3-Länder-Tour](/source/3-L%C3%A4nder-Tour) - 1st Stage 3 (ITT)

- 5th [Time trial](/source/2006_UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_time_trial), [UCI Road World Championships](/source/2005_UCI_Road_World_Championships)

**2007**
- 5th [Time trial](/source/2007_UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_time_trial), [UCI Road World Championships](/source/2005_UCI_Road_World_Championships)

**2008**
- [Tour de France](/source/2008_Tour_de_France) - Held King of the Mountains after Stages 12–14, - Combativity award Stage 9

### 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

Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-break_1-0)** ["Ricco Rockets Ahead To Second Stage Victory"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080714010037/http://www.letour.fr/2008/TDF/LIVE/us/900/journal_etape.html). www.letour.fr. 13 July 2008. Archived from [the original](http://www.letour.fr/2008/TDF/LIVE/us/900/journal_etape.html) on 14 July 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tour de France tainted by third drug scandal"](http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/07/17/cycling.ricco/). *CNN*. 2009 Cable News Network. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Tour de France 2008 – Stage 9 (Toulouse – Bagnères-de-Bigorre)"](http://hopeeternal.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/tour-de-france-2008-stage-9-toulouse-bagneres-de-bigorre/). *Meanderings along the narrow way*. WordPress. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Wilcockson, John (7 November 2011). ["Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: This year's retirees just faded away"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120115080936/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/11/news/inside-cycling-with-john-wilcockson-this-year%E2%80%99s-retirees-just-faded-away_197318). *[VeloNews](/source/VeloNews)*. Archived from [the original](https://velonews.competitor.com/2011/11/news/inside-cycling-with-john-wilcockson-this-year%27s-retirees-just-faded-away_197318) on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

## External links

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- [Official website](http://www.sebastian-lang.dew.seppels.net/)

- [Sebastian Lang](https://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche/coureuri/2912.html) at *Cycling Archives* ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2023/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=2912))

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