“Zabel is a man who didn’t know the meaning of the term off season. When the road season was finished, he went on the track. When the six-days season was finished, it was time for training camp for the road season…”
With a work ethic (and a career!) like that of Erik Zabel, it is no wonder that Cyclingnews readers voted the “Iron Man” 2008′s Legend of Cycling.
Read more about the missteps, mistakes, and ultimate triumphs of Germany’s now-retired Legend of Cycling here.