Sven Krauß (born 6 January 1983) is a retired
German
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professional
road bicycle racer
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, who last rode for
Team Gerolsteiner
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History
The team was founded in 1997 as Schauff Oeschelbronn professional cycling ...
in 2008.
Tour de France 2008
During stage 13 of the
Tour de France
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on Krauß hit a
traffic island
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in the fast final 10 km of the stage causing him to crash heavily with sufficient force to shatter the
frame
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of the bike. He recovered sufficiently well to complete the stage in last position on a spare bike. The incident was caught on film and posted to numerous
video sharing
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websites.
In 2013, Krauß became manager of the Continental team Bergstraße-Jenatec.
Major results
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Oberösterreich-Rundfahrt - 1 stage (2010)
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Rund um Düren (2010)
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Cinturón a Mallorca - 1 stage (2010)
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Regio-Tour
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- 1 stage (2005)
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Thüringen Rundfahrt - 1 stage (2003)
* 2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (2003)
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Ster Elektrotoer - 1 stage (2002)
* World U19 Pursuit Championship (2001)
* U17 Road Race Champion (1999)
** 2nd (1998)
References
External links
Personal websiteProfile at official website
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1983 births
Living people
German male cyclists
People from Herrenberg
Cyclists from Stuttgart (region)
21st-century German sportsmen
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