Alex Zülle
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Alex Zülle (born 5 July 1968) is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the most successful cyclists in the world, winning the 1996 and 1997 Vuelta a España, taking second place in the 1995 and the 1999 Tour de France. He was world time-trial champion in Lugano in 1996.
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Full name | Alex Zülle | ||||||||||||||
Nickname | Perro Loco "Rompetechos" | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1968-07-05) 5 July 1968 (age 55) Wil, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||
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1988-1991 | Helvetia, Isotonic, Churrasco, Mavick | ||||||||||||||
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1991–1997 | ONCE | ||||||||||||||
1998 | Festina | ||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Banesto | ||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Team Coast | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Phonak | ||||||||||||||
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