Erik Zabel is a German former professional road bicycle racer who raced most of his career with Telekom. With 152 professional wins and 211 wins in his career, 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 the points classification in the Tour de France six consecutive years between 1996 and 2001 and the points classification in 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 Team Katusha as sprint coach. He previously held that same position with the HTC–Highroad team until their dissolution. Zabel admitted to doping from 1996 to 2004. He is the father of cyclist Rick Zabel.
Gerolsteiner was a German road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized.
Davide Rebellin was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1992 and 2022 for twelve different teams, taking more than sixty professional wins. He was considered one of the finest classics specialists of his generation with more than fifty top ten finishes in UCI Road World Cup and UCI ProTour classics.
Olaf Pollack is a German former professional track and road racing cyclist specializing in sprint races and competitions.
Beatrix "Trixi" Worrack is a German former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2000 and 2021. The winner of the 2003 German National Road Race Championships, Worrack's career highlights included winning the 2005 Primavera Rosa, capturing the overall title at the 2004 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin and competing in the women's road race at five Summer Olympic Games between 2004 and 2020.
Bernhard Kohl is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer and recognized climbing specialist. After the Gerolsteiner team announced they would not be in existence for the 2009 season, Kohl signed with UCI ProTeam Silence–Lotto for three years. His biggest career achievements include becoming the Austrian national road race champion in 2006, finishing third place overall in the Dauphiné Libéré and winning the mountains classification in the 2008 Tour de France. He was 73 seconds behind winner Carlos Sastre at the completion of the event, finishing in third place in the General classification.
Gerald Michael Ciolek is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016. He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Dauner–Akkon.
Udo Bölts is a retired German racing cyclist, the brother of Hartmut Bölts. Bölts confessed publicly in 2007 to having used EPO and growth hormones in 1996 and 1997.
Danilo Hondo is a German former professional road bicycle racer. He won the German National Road Race in 2002. He competed in the men's team pursuit at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Beat Zberg is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Gerolsteiner.
Bartosz Huzarski is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016 for the Mróz–Action–UNIQA, ISD–NERI and Bora–Argon 18 teams.
Matthias Brändle is an Austrian professional road bicycle racer. Brändle is a seven-time winner of the Austrian National Time Trial Championships, and also won the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2016.
Marek Rutkiewicz is a Polish former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2020 for seven different teams. Rutkiewicz's strength was in climbing and his victories came in hilly races, including the mountains classification at the 2009 Tour de Pologne. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski.
Jan Bárta is a Czech professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Elkov–Kasper.
Robert Vrečer is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2014 for the Radenska–KD Financial Point, Adria Mobil, Perutnina Ptuj, Euskaltel–Euskadi, and Team Vorarlberg teams.
Nikias Arndt is a German professional track and road cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.
Kamil Gradek is a Polish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious. He rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.
Mateusz Taciak is a Polish former racing cyclist, who rode professionally from 2009 to 2020, for the Mróz–Active Jet, CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice and Voster ATS Team squads, and rode at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Voster ATS Team.
Mads Würtz Schmidt is a Danish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech. He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the 2018 Giro d'Italia. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France. In June 2021, he won the Danish National Road Race Championships.
Silvio Herklotz is a German former cyclist, who rode professionally between 2013 and 2018 for the Team Stölting, Bora–Hansgrohe and Burgos BH teams. He competed in one Grand Tour during his career – the 2016 Vuelta a España – but he failed to finish. Herklotz's retirement was following a diagnosis for lyme disease; he moved into a business role post-retirement.
