Fabian Cancellara (born the March 18th, 1981) is a runner professional Suisse . He is a specialist in against the watch and is the current world champion of against watch. In 2006 it becomes the Swiss second of the history to gain traditional the Paris-Roubaix succeeding Henri Suter in 1923

Biography

Called “Spartacus”, it is professional since 2001. It carries the colors of the team Mapei in 2001 and 2002 then of the team Fassa Bortolo of 2003 to 2005, where it is then charged to ensure a pace raised in end of the road, its power and its capacities as metronome making it possible its team to secure an arrival with the sprint for the specialist Petacchi, by dissuading any competitor to try an attack in the final one of the race.

It also proves to be a specialist in the against-the-watch, gaining the prolog of the Tour de France in 2004 and 2007, like three consecutive titles of champion of Switzerland of the against-the-watch (2004, 2005 and 2006).

In 2006, it integrates the team CSC where one allots to him the role of leader for traditional the flandriennes. By beating Tom Boonen and the other specialists in the paving stones of the Paris-Roubaix, he affirms himself like a particularly frightening runner in the final one of the races, known as of edges, where a great power is necessary. In September of this same year, it gains the championships of the world against-the-watch, with Salzburg.

Prize list

• 1999
• 1st (Gold medal), Championship of the world of against-the-watch -23

• 2000

• 2nd (money Medal), Championship of the world of against-the-watch -23

• 2001

• Prolog of the Turn of Rhodos
• General classification and Prolog of the Turn of Rhodos

• 2002
• Champion of Switzerland of Against the watch
• GP Eddy Merckx
• 4th stage of GP Erik Breukink
• General classification of GP Erik Breukink
• Prolog of the Turn of Rhodos
• General classification of the Turn of Rhodos
• ZLM Turn
• 1st stage of the Turn of Austria
• 3rd stage of the Turn of Bohemian

• 2003

• Prolog of the Turn of Switzerland
• Points score and prolog of the Turn of Romandie
• 4th stage of the Turn of Belgium

• 2004

• Champion of Switzerland of Against the watch
• Prolog of the Tour de France
• 1st stage of the Catalan Week
• 4th stage of the Turn of Luxembourg
• 4th stage of the Turn of Qatar
• 4th of Paris-Roubaix

• 2005

• Champion of Switzerland of Against the watch
• 3rd (Bronze medal), Championship of the world of against-the-watch
• 4th stage of Paris-Nice
• 4th stage of the Turn of Luxembourg
• 5th stage of the Catalan Week
• 4th of Ghent-Wevelgem
• 8th of Paris-Roubaix
• 4th of HEW Cyclassics

• 2006

• World champion of against-the-watch
• Champion of Switzerland of Against the watch
• Paris-Roubaix
• Prolog of the Turn of Catalonia
• 5th stage of Tirreno Adriatico (against-the-watch)
• 2nd and 5th stages of the Turn of Denmark
• final Classification of the Turn of Denmark
• 6th of the Turn of Flandres
• 6th of Ghent-Wevelgem
• 5th of the Championship of Zurich

• 2007

• Prolog of the Tour de France and 3rd stage of the Tour de France
• Prolog and 9th stage of the Turn of Switzerland
• Champion of Switzerland of Against the watch
• World champion of against-the-watch

Results on the large lathes

Tour de France

• 2004 : 109e of general classification, victorious of the prolog, yellow jersey during 2 days
• 2005: 128e of general classification
• 2007: 100e, victorious of the prolog and the 3 {{E}} stage, yellow jersey during 7 days, leader of the points score during a stage.

Turn of Italy

• 2007 : abandonment (12th stage)

Turn of Spain

• 2006 : abandonment (16th stage)

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