Personal information | |
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Full name | Thomas Ziegler |
Born | Arnstadt, East Germany | November 24, 1980
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Amateur team | |
2000–2002 | TEAG Köstritzer |
Professional teams | |
2003 | Team Wiesenhof |
2004–2005 | Gerolsteiner |
2006–2007 | T-Mobile Team |
Thomas Ziegler (born November 24, 1980, in Arnstadt) is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In early 2008, at the age of 27, he announced that he retired from professional cycling to open a bike shop in Hannover, where he currently lives. [1]
Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Giro d'Italia | 63 | DNF | — | DNF |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — |
Vuelta a España | — | 66 | DNF | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
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