Gutes Glück Erik

[Sylv]

you wanna do a caption competition?


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[Andrew G]

"Look Mum, no hands".

I'll be sorry to see Zabel go as he's always been one of my favourites, such an all round good egg and nice guy. One from the old school who rides in all weathers in winter, races from early in the year to last of the races, and then goes on to do the 6 days. Just loves riding his bike. I remember seeing one interview with him where they showed his "stable". Boy was that to die for, he's kept one of every bike he's ever raced on plus some other real beauties.

Far from knocking him for finishing 2nd so much I think it's a true measure of him that he has continued to rack up the top placings and be competitive whoever has been the top dog sprint specialist (Cipo, McEwan etc) throughout his career in sprinter's classics and grand tour stages, whilst unlike them he has also ridden hard and well in the true hard man classics like Flanders.

[Antloony]

'Zabel attempts to get the peleton to join in with his rendition of YMCA including the dance but no one else was buying it..'

[Stu Merckx Man]

erik always likes to finish off a long hard ride behind his mate......

[Antloony]

'Erik couldn't understand the peletons reluctance in joining in his Mexican wave while doing 40mph'.

[Del]

Credit crunch hits the peloton as Zabel forced to share bike with team-mate.

[Del]

[quote="Del"]Credit crunch hits the peloton as Zabel forced to share bike with team-mate.

[Elliot M]

Yeah always seemed a nice chap. Bumped into him in Mallorca on the ACC 05 trip. Oh and his current bike (Colnago Extreme Super Ultra Fabuloso Fantastico?) has a fantastic retro paint job: http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/z ... nago-17465

[Rob C]

[quote="Stu Merckx Man"]erik always likes to finish off a long hard ride behind his mate......

[Marek]

Where's Za bell Zabel?