Jan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France.
He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists
in the history of the sport. In 2006, Ullrich was barred from the Tour amid speculation of having doped. He retired in late
February 2007. Ullrich won a gold and a silver in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He also won the 1999 Vuelta a España.
Thor Hushovd (pronounced HOOS-hovd) is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer, riding for Cervélo TestTeam. Hushovd is
known for sprinting and time trialing. He is a former Norwegian time trial champion. He is the first, and to date the only,
Norwegian to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France.
Ivan Basso is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who is currently racing with Italian UCI pro tour team Liquigas.
Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, is among the best mountain riders in the professional field of the 2000s, and is considered
one of the strongest stage race riders. He is a winner of the Giro d'Italia, having won the 2006 edition of the Italian Grand
Tour whilst riding for Team CSC.
Andreas Klöden (born June 22, 1975) is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana. His major achievements
include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and the second place in the 2004 Tour de France and 2006 Tour de France.
Klöden is a tall, lightly built racer with enough strength to place high in the overall classifications of the Grand Tours,
but he has been plagued by injury.
David Zabriskie (Born January 12, 1979 in Salt Lake City) is a professional road bicycle racer from the United States who
rides for Garmin–Slipstream. His main strength is individual time trials and his career highlights include stage wins in all
three Grand Tour stage races and winning the US National Time Trial Championship five times.
