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Alex Zülle

05.07.1968

Listed victories: 61


2004

Phonak Hearing Systems

No. 5 Vuelta a la comunidad Valenciana (2.3) - 820 km - 24-28 February
Miscellaneous 29 August, he rode his last race as professional, GP Gippingen. (source: cyclingnews.com)


2003

Phonak Hearing Systems
Coast

No. 2 Stage 5 in Tour de Romandie (2.HC) - 20.4 km (ITT) - 4 May
Stage 1 in Vuelta Valenciana (2.3) - 9.7 km (ITT) - 25 February

No. 3 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon (2.3) - 710 km - 20-24 May

No. 7 Vuelta Valenciana (2.3) - 650 km - 25 February-1 March

Miscellaneous He will ride for the Phonak team again next year. (source: cyclingnews.com)
In the end of March he moved from Coast to Phonak Hearing Systems.
In February he announced that this would be his last season as professional.


2002

Team Coast

Victories

TOUR DE SUISSE (2.HC) - 1445 km - 18-27 June
VUELTA VALENCIANA (2.3) - 670 km - 26 February-2 March

THE POINTS COMPETITION IN TOUR DE ROMANDIE (2.HC) - 705 km - 30 April-5 May

THE PROLOGUE IN TOUR DE SUISSE (2.HC) - 5.7 km (ITT) - 18 June
STAGE 4 IN TOUR DE ROMANDIE (2.HC) - 144.4 km - 4 May
STAGE 5 IN TOUR DE ROMANDIE (2.HC) - 18.3 km (ITT) - 5 May
STAGE 5 IN VUELTA VALENCIANA (2.3) - 20.3 km (ITT) - 2 March
STAGE 2 IN VOLTA AO ALGARVE (2.3) - 173.1 km - 10 February

No. 2 Tour de Romandie (2.HC) - 705 km - 30 April-5 May
Volta ao Algarve (2.3) - 860 km - 9-13 February

Stage 3 in Tour de Suisse (2.HC) - 158 km - 21 June
Stage 2 in Tour de Romandie (2.HC) - 172.8 km - 2 May
Stage 2 in Bayern Rundfahrt (2.3) - 15.7 km (ITT) - 22 May

No. 3 Stage 9 in Tour de Suisse (2.GT) - 34.5 km (ITT) - 27 June
Stage 4 in Vuelta Valenciana (2.3) - 148 km - 1 March

No. 4 GP Schwarzwald (1.3) - 193 km - 25 August

No. 5 Deutschland-Tour (2.2) - 1150 km - 3-9 June


2001

Team Coast

Victories

STAGE 4 IN PARIS - NICE (2.HC) - 195.6 km - 15 March

No. 2 Stage 6b in Vuelta a Asturias (2.3) - 5.8 km (ITT) - 21 May

No. 3 Vuelta a Asturias (2.3) - 950 km - 15-20 May

No. 4 Setmana Catalana (2.1) - 800 km - 26-30 March

No. 9 Vuelta al Pais Vasca (2.HC) - 750 km - 9-13 April

Miscellaneous He will ride for Team Coast next year.


2000

Banesto

Victories

VUELTA A ALGARVE (2.4)

STAGE 1 IN VUELTA A ESPAŅA (ITT) (GT)
STAGE 4 IN VUELTA A ALGARVE (ITT) (2.5)

No. 2 Stage 4 in Dauphine Libere (2.HC)

No. 3 Stage 5 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
The prologue in Vuelta a Burgos (2.1)
Stage 5 in Volta ao Algarve (2.4)

No. 4 Dauphine Libere (2.HC)

No. 7 Bicicleta Vasca (2.1)


1999

Banesto

Victories

STAGE 13 IN VUELTA A ESPAŅA (GT)

No. 2 Tour de France (GT)

The prologue in Tour de France (GT)
Stage 8 in Tour de France (ITT) (GT)
Stage 9 in Tour de France (GT)
Stage 15 in Tour de France (GT)
Stage 19 in Tour de France (ITT) (GT)
Stage 20 in Vuelta a Espaņa (ITT) (GT)

No. 3 Stage 8 in Giro d'Italia (GT)

No. 4 Stage 10 in Tour de France (GT)

No. 10 The World Championship - individual time trial


1998

Festina

Victories

THE PROLOGUE IN GIRO D'ITALIA (GT)
STAGE 6 IN GIRO D'ITALIA (GT)
STAGE 15 IN GIRO D'ITALIA (GT)
STAGE 21 IN VUELTA A ESPAŅA (ITT) (GT)
STAGE 5 IN TOUR DE ROMANDIE (ITT) (2.HC)
STAGE 5B IN SETMANA CATALANA (ITT) (2.1)

No. 2 Tour de Romandie (2.HC)

The Trofeo Festina Competition in Giro d'Italia (GT)

The prologue in Tour de Romandie (2.HC)

No. 3 The Azzuri d'Italia Competition in Giro d'Italia (GT)
Vuelta al Pais Vasca (2.HC)
Setmana Catalana (2.1)

Stage 14 in Giro d'Italia (GT)
Stage 5 in Paris - Nice (2.HC)
Stage 5b in Vuelta al Pais Vasca (ITT) (2.HC)

No. 4 Paris - Nice (2.HC)

The Mountain Competition in Giro d'Italia (GT)

Stage 18 in Giro d'Italia (GT)
Stage 16 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

No. 5 Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (with Bassons) (1.1)

The Mountain Competition in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
The Points Competition in Giro d'Italia (GT)
The Combativity Competition in Giro d'Italia (GT)

Stage 11 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

No. 8 Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

No. 14 Giro d'Italia (GT)

Miscellaneous No. 4 on the UCI Ranking, 1 January


1997

ONCE

Victories

VUELTA A ESPAŅA (GT)
VUELTA AL PAIS VASCO (2.1)

STAGE 21 IN VUELTA A ESPAŅA (ITT) (GT)
STAGE 5B IN VUELTA AL PAIS VASCO (ITT) (2.1)

No. 2 Setmana Catalana (2.1)
Milano - Torino (1.1)
Escalada a Montjuic (1.4)

The Mountain Competition in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

Stage 15 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 5b in Setmana Catalana (ITT) (2.1)
The prologue in Dauphine Libere (2.1)
Stage 5 in Vuelta a Murcia (ITT) (2.3)

No. 3 Fleche Wallone (1.1)
Trofeo Pollensa-Alcudia (1.4)

Stage 7 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 5a in Setmana Catalana (2.1)
Stage 4 in Vuelta al Pais Vasca (2.1)

No. 4 The Points Competition in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

Stage 6 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 9 in Vuelta a Espaņa (ITT) (GT)

No. 5 Vuelta a Murcia (2.3)

The prologue in Tour de France (GT)
Stage 12 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

No. 11 The World Championship - individual time trial

Miscellaneous No. 2 on the UCI Ranking, 1 January
No. 2 on the UCI Ranking, 27 February
No. 1 on the UCI Ranking, 24 March

He confessed, during the Festina-case, that he has used EPO.
In the end of September he received a 8 months ban as a consequence of the Festina-case. Later UCI reduced the ban to 7 months.


1996

ONCE

Victories

THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL
VUELTA A ESPAŅA (GT)
SETMANA CATALANA (2.1)
VOLTA A CATALUNYA (2.1)

THE PROLOGUE IN TOUR DE FRANCE (GT)
STAGE 15 IN VUELTA A ESPAŅA (GT)
STAGE 3 IN SETMANA CATALANA (2.1)
STAGE 5B IN SETMANA CATALANA (ITT) (2.1)
THE PROLOGUE IN VOLTA A CATALUNYA (ITT) (2.1)
STAGE 3 IN VOLTA A CATALUNYA (ITT) (2.1)
STAGE 6 IN VOLTA A CATALUNYA (ITT) (2.1)
STAGE 4B IN BICICLETA VASCA (ITT) (2.2)

No. 2 Bicicleta Vasca (2.2)

Stage 10 in Vuelta a Espaņa (ITT) (GT)
Stage 13 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 21 in Vuelta a Espaņa (ITT) (GT)
Stage 4 in Volta a Catalunya (2.1)
Stage 5 in Bicicleta Vasca (2.2)

No. 3 Stage 3 in Bicicleta Vasca (2.2)
Stage 5 in Vuelta a Murcia (ITT) (2.4)

No. 5 The Points Competition in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
The Mountain Competition in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

Stage 12 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 14 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

No. 7 The Olympics - individual time trial

Miscellaneous No. 5 on the UCI Ranking, 27 March
No. 6 on the UCI Ranking, 10 June
No. 6 on the UCI Ranking, 12 August
No. 10 on the UCI Ranking, 11 September
No. 2 on the UCI Ranking, 1 October
No. 1 on the UCI Ranking, 11 October
No. 1 on the UCI Ranking, 21 October


1995

ONCE

Victories

VUELTA AL PAIS VASCO (2.1)
VUELTA VALENCIANA (2.3)

THE POINTS COMPETITION IN TOUR DE SUISSE (2.1)

STAGE 9 IN TOUR DE FRANCE (GT)
STAGE 16 IN VUELTA A ESPAŅA (GT)
STAGE 1 IN TOUR DE SUISSE (ITT) (2.1)
STAGE 6 IN TOUR DE SUISSE (ITT) (2.1)
STAGE 3 IN VUELTA AL PAIS VASCO (2.1)
STAGE 5 IN VUELTA AL PAIS VASCO (ITT) (2.1)
STAGE 5B IN SETMANA CATALANA (ITT) (2.2)
STAGE 4B IN BICICLETA VASCA (ITT) (2.2)
STAGE 2B IN VUELTA VALENCIANA (ITT) (2.3)

No. 2 Tour de France (GT)
Tour de Suisse (2.1)
Setmana Catalana (2.2)
Bicicleta Vasca (2.2)

The prologue in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 8 in Tour de Suisse (2.1)
Stage 5 in Bicicleta Vasca (2.2)

No. 3 Paris - Nice (2.1)

The Mountain Competition in Tour de France (GT)
The Mountain Competition in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

Stage 10 in Tour de France (GT)
Stage 3 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 7 in Vuelta a Espaņa (ITT) (GT)
Stage 8b in Paris - Nice (ITT) (2.1)

No. 4 Stage 14 in Tour de France (GT)

No. 13 Midi Libre (2.1)

No. 14 Liege - Bastogne - Liege (WC)

No. 20 Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

Miscellaneous No. 4 on the UCI Ranking, 14 August


1994

ONCE

Victories

STAGE 5B IN VUELTA A ARAGON (ITT) (2.4)

No. 2 Stage 1 in Vuelta a Espaņa (ITT) (GT)
Stage 1 in Volta a Catalunya (ITT) (2.1)

No. 3 The Points Competition in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

Stage 10 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 14 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 18 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 8b in Paris-Nice (ITT) (2.1)
Stage 3 in Volta a Galega (2.2)

No. 4 Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Volta a Galega (2.2)
Valles Mineros (2.3)

The prologue in Tour de France (GT)

No. 5 Stage 6 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 8 in Vuelta a Espaņa (ITT) (GT)

No. 8 Tour de France (GT)
Vuelta Valenciana (2.3)

Miscellaneous No. 5 on the UCI Ranking, 10 March
No. 7 on the UCI Ranking, 3 May
No. 12 on the UCI Ranking, 13 June


1993

ONCE

Victories

PARIS-NICE (2.1)

STAGE 1 IN VUELTA A ESPAŅA (ITT) (GT)
STAGE 6 IN VUELTA A ESPAŅA (ITT) (GT)
STAGE 21 IN VUELTA A ESPAŅA (ITT) (GT)
THE PROLOGUE IN PARIS-NICE (2.1)
STAGE 7B IN PARIS-NICE (ITT) (2.1)

No. 2 Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

The Points Competition in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
The Mountain Competition in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)

Stage 14 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Prologen I Tour de France (GT)
Stage 2 in Vuelta a Asturias (ITT) (2.2)
Stage 3 in Criterium International (ITT) (2.2)

No. 3 Stage 11 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 16 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 17 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 19 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 7 in Volta a Catalunya (ITT) (2.1)
Stage 4 in Vuelta al Pais Vasca (2.1)
Stage 5b in Vuelta al Pais Vasca (ITT) (2.1)
Stage 2 in Criterium International (2.2)

No. 4 Grand Prix Telekom (with Johan Bruyneel) (1.3)

No. 5 Vuelta a Asturias (2.2)
Bicicleta Vasca (2.2)

Stage 5 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 13 in Vuelta a Espaņa (ITT) (GT)
Stage 9 in Tour de France (ITT) (GT)

No. 6 Volta a Catalunya (2.1)

Miscellaneous No. 3 on the UCI Ranking, 18 May
No. 3 on the UCI Ranking, 16 June


1992

ONCE

Victories

SETMANA CATALANA (2.2)
VUELTA A ASTURIAS (2.2)
VUELTA A BURGOS (2.2)

STAGE 4 IN VOLTA A CATALUNYA (ITT) (2.1)
STAGE 2 IN VUELTA A ASTURIAS (ITT) (2.2)
STAGE 2 IN SETTIMANA CICLISTICA INTERNAZIONALE (2.2)
STAGE 5 IN VUELTA A BURGOS (ITT) (2.2)

No. 2 Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale (2.2)

Stage 5 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
The prologue in Tour de France (GT)
Stage 4 in Setmana Catalana (2.2)
Stage 1 in Vuelta a Asturias (2.2)

No. 3 Giro del Piemonte (1.2)

Stage 8 in Vuelta a Espaņa (GT)
Stage 5b in Vuelta al Pais Vasca (ITT) (2.1)
Stage 4 in Vuelta a Asturias (2.2)
Stage 2 in Vuelta a Burgos (2.2)
Stage 4 in Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale (2.2)
Stage 6 in Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale (2.2)
Stage 5 in Bicicleta Vasca (2.2)

No. 4 Grand Prix des Nations (WC)
Vuelta al Pais Vasca (2.1)

Stage 1 in Vuelta a Espaņa (ITT) (GT)

No. 5 Milano - Torino (1.2)

No. 9 Wincanton Classic (WC)

No. 13 Giro di Lombardia (WC)

No. 14 Volta a Catalunya (2.1)

Miscellaneous No. 286 on the UCI Ranking, 1 January
No. 58 on the UCI Ranking, 31 May
No. 14 on the UCI Ranking, 7 September
No. 9 on the UCI Ranking, at the end of the season


1991

ONCE

No. 3 Volta a Catalunya

Miscellaneous First year as professional


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