David Zabriskie
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David Zabriskie is a professional road bicycle racer from the United States
who rides for . His main strength is individual time trial
s and his career highlights include stage
wins in all three Grand Tour
stage races and winning the US National Time Trial Championship six times. Zabriskie is known for his quirky nature, including singing before stages and the interviews he does with fellow riders in the professional peloton
which are posted on his web site.
In 2005, he became the third American to wear the leader's jersey at the Tour de France
, after three-time Tour winner Greg LeMond
, and seven-time winner Lance Armstrong
. George Hincapie
became the fourth American in 2006.
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Zabriskie graduated from Olympus High School
in 1997, and made his professional debut with the Colorado Cyclist team in 1999. After displaying his talent for time trials by winning the US National Time Trial Championships (junior and under-23 age categories) and the Grand Prix des Nations
(under-23 category), Zabriskie moved on to the team in 2001. Following a year plagued by crashes and injuries, he returned to form in 2004, winning the Elite US National Time Trial Championships. He also won stage 11 of the Vuelta a España
in an astonishing 162 km solo breakaway, marking his first Grand Tour stage win—especially notable among his victories for not being a time trial. In the 2005 season
Zabriskie switched to , where he racked up another Grand Tour stage victory by winning the 8th stage of the 2005 Giro d'Italia
.
Despite success on the international cycling scene, Zabriskie did not receive much attention in his native United States until the 2005 Tour de France
, when he won the stage 1 time trial—making him the first American to win stages in all three Grand Tours. Zabriskie beat Lance Armstrong
by two seconds clocking an average speed of 54.676 km/h. He wore the leaders yellow jersey
, until the team time trial
on stage 4, where he crashed within the final two kilometres, a crash determined as a chain slip though Zabriskie himself did not know what had happened. After the crash, Zabriskie suffered from his injuries and on stage 8, he arrived last, 51'12" after winner Pieter Weening
. Zabriskie abandoned in the 9th stage (from Gérardmer to Mulhouse), after 11 km. Before Zabriskie had fully recovered from his crash in the Tour de France, a swinging glass door at a restaurant shattered on his hand, injuring him badly enough to end his 2005 season. Back home from the Tour de France, Zabriskie was honored in the American state of Utah
by the declaration of "Dave Zabriskie Day" by both Salt Lake County mayor Peter Corroon
and Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson
.
Zabriskie's 2006 season started out well, with a strong 2nd place finish in the February stage race Amgen Tour of California
, 29 seconds after the winner, countryman Floyd Landis
. He was initially placed 3rd in the April stage race Ford Tour de Georgia, but as he lost time to the favourite riders on the Brasstown Bald
mountain stage, he finished 6th place overall. Dave Zabriskie won two time trials in the Dauphiné Libéré in May, beating Floyd Landis in the prologue by two seconds, and winning Stage 3 by 53 seconds, again ahead of Landis, further proving Zabriskie's outstanding time trialing skills. Following several mountain stages, including a ride up the Mont Ventoux
, Zabriskie finished the race in 32nd place, behind winner Levi Leipheimer
.
Upon completing the 2006 Tour de France
in 74th place, Zabriskie became the second American behind Christian Vandevelde
to finish all three Grand Tours.
Zabriskie placed 12th at 1:05:17.82, sans moustache, in the men's time trial at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, 3:06 behind race winner Fabian Cancellara
.
into the yellow jersey. Thor stayed in the yellow jersey until stage 9, the stage Zabriskie seriously injured his wrist in a crash during a descent that also caused the withdrawal of Alexandre Vinokourov, Jurgen van den Broeck
and Frederik Willems
.
In February 2009, thieves entered Zabriskie's home while he was away competing in the Tour of California
and stole thousands of dollars of racing equipment and Olympic
memorabilia and his Marvel Action Figure collection. Three men were charged in connection with the burglary. David Zabriskie confirmed at the end of the 2010 cycling season that he is following a vegan diet, albeit with the addition of salmon.
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
who rides for . His main strength is individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
s and his career highlights include stage
Stage (bicycle race)
In sports, a stage, or leg, or heat, is a unit of a race which has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages are held as an individual time trial or a...
wins in all three Grand Tour
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races:* Tour de France – Tour of France , held in July* Giro d'Italia – Tour of Italy , held in May...
stage races and winning the US National Time Trial Championship six times. Zabriskie is known for his quirky nature, including singing before stages and the interviews he does with fellow riders in the professional peloton
Peloton
The peloton , field, bunch or pack is the large main group of riders in a road bicycle race. Riders in a group save energy by riding close near other riders...
which are posted on his web site.
In 2005, he became the third American to wear the leader's jersey at the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
, after three-time Tour winner Greg LeMond
Greg LeMond
Gregory James LeMond is a former professional road bicycle racer from the United States and a three-time winner of the Tour de France. He was born in Lakewood, California and raised in Reno, Nevada....
, and seven-time winner Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
. George Hincapie
George Hincapie
George Hincapié Garcés is an American professional road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Hincapie resides in Greenville, South Carolina...
became the fourth American in 2006.
Biography
Olympus High School
Olympus High School is a public high school in the Granite School District in Holladay, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. It opened on September 1, 1953 with an original enrollment of 1028 students.-Notable alumni:...
in 1997, and made his professional debut with the Colorado Cyclist team in 1999. After displaying his talent for time trials by winning the US National Time Trial Championships (junior and under-23 age categories) and the Grand Prix des Nations
Grand Prix des Nations
The Grand Prix des Nations was an individual time trial for professional racing cyclists. Held annually in France, it was instituted in 1932 and often regarded as the unofficial time trial championship of the world and as a Classic cycle race. The race was the idea of a Parisian newspaper editor...
(under-23 category), Zabriskie moved on to the team in 2001. Following a year plagued by crashes and injuries, he returned to form in 2004, winning the Elite US National Time Trial Championships. He also won stage 11 of the Vuelta a España
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
in an astonishing 162 km solo breakaway, marking his first Grand Tour stage win—especially notable among his victories for not being a time trial. In the 2005 season
2005 UCI ProTour
The 2005 ProTour was the first year of the newly introduced UCI ProTour system, in which the ProTour teams are guaranteed, and obliged to, participate in the series of ProTour races. In certain ways the ProTour replaced the UCI Road World Cup series of one-day races, which in 2004 was won by...
Zabriskie switched to , where he racked up another Grand Tour stage victory by winning the 8th stage of the 2005 Giro d'Italia
2005 Giro d'Italia
The 2005 Giro d'Italia, the 88th running of the race, was held from 7 May to 29 May 2005, consisting of 21 stages for a total of 3,417 km, ridden at an average speed of 37,375 km/h...
.
Despite success on the international cycling scene, Zabriskie did not receive much attention in his native United States until the 2005 Tour de France
2005 Tour de France
The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24, 2005. It comprised 21 stages over 3592.5 km, the winner's average speed was 41.654 km/h. The first stages were held in the département of the Vendée, for the third time in 12 years. The 2005 Tour was...
, when he won the stage 1 time trial—making him the first American to win stages in all three Grand Tours. Zabriskie beat Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
by two seconds clocking an average speed of 54.676 km/h. He wore the leaders yellow jersey
Yellow jersey
The general classification in the Tour de France is the most important classification, the one by which the winner of the Tour de France is determined. Since 1919, the leader of the general classification wears the yellow jersey .-History:...
, until the team time trial
Team time trial
A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
on stage 4, where he crashed within the final two kilometres, a crash determined as a chain slip though Zabriskie himself did not know what had happened. After the crash, Zabriskie suffered from his injuries and on stage 8, he arrived last, 51'12" after winner Pieter Weening
Pieter Weening
Pieter Weening is a road bicycle racer from Harkema, Friesland, the Netherlands, currently riding for .-2005:In 2005 Weening won a stage in the Tour de France. As of today, Weening is the last Dutch stage winner in the Tour de France. After one of the closest finishes in the Tour ever, Weening won...
. Zabriskie abandoned in the 9th stage (from Gérardmer to Mulhouse), after 11 km. Before Zabriskie had fully recovered from his crash in the Tour de France, a swinging glass door at a restaurant shattered on his hand, injuring him badly enough to end his 2005 season. Back home from the Tour de France, Zabriskie was honored in the American state of Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
by the declaration of "Dave Zabriskie Day" by both Salt Lake County mayor Peter Corroon
Peter Corroon
Peter Maitland Corroon is the current mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah, and a member of the Democratic Party. He was the Democratic candidate for governor in the Utah gubernatorial election, 2010, losing to Gary Herbert by a 33 point margin...
and Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson
Rocky Anderson
Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson served two terms as the 33rd mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, between 2000 and 2008. He is the Executive Director of High Road for Human Rights...
.
Zabriskie's 2006 season started out well, with a strong 2nd place finish in the February stage race Amgen Tour of California
Amgen Tour of California
The Tour of California is an annual professional cycling stage race on the UCI America Tour and USA Cycling Professional Tour. It began on February 19, 2006. The eight-day race covers 650–700 miles through California...
, 29 seconds after the winner, countryman Floyd Landis
Floyd Landis
Floyd Landis is an American retired cyclist who after initially being awarded victory in the 2006 Tour de France was stripped of his title for a doping offense. He was an all-around rider, with special skills in climbing and time-trialing, and is also known to be a very fast descender.Landis...
. He was initially placed 3rd in the April stage race Ford Tour de Georgia, but as he lost time to the favourite riders on the Brasstown Bald
Brasstown Bald
Brasstown Bald is the highest natural point in the state of Georgia, USA, with a summit elevation of 4,784 feet above mean sea level....
mountain stage, he finished 6th place overall. Dave Zabriskie won two time trials in the Dauphiné Libéré in May, beating Floyd Landis in the prologue by two seconds, and winning Stage 3 by 53 seconds, again ahead of Landis, further proving Zabriskie's outstanding time trialing skills. Following several mountain stages, including a ride up the Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the Drôme département. It is the largest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the "Giant of Provence", or "The Bald...
, Zabriskie finished the race in 32nd place, behind winner Levi Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a...
.
Upon completing the 2006 Tour de France
2006 Tour de France
The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....
in 74th place, Zabriskie became the second American behind Christian Vandevelde
Christian Vandevelde
Christian Vande Velde is an American professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for . The son of United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee John Vande Velde, Christian became professional in 1998 for US Postal.He twice rode on the Tour de France team that brought Lance Armstrong to...
to finish all three Grand Tours.
2007
On September 1, 2007, Zabriskie won the US National Time Trial Championship for the third time. He finished The Cliffs South Carolina 18.7 mile course in 39 minutes, 34 seconds (28.4 miles/hour average speed) which was just one second ahead of second place finisher Danny Pate.2008
After helping his team win the Giro d'Italia first stage team time trial, Zabriskie crashed on May 11, 2008, in the second stage with several riders and had to abandon the race due to a fractured first vertebrae. Zabriskie was selected as one of the five riders for the US Olympic road race team and one of the two for the time trial.Zabriskie placed 12th at 1:05:17.82, sans moustache, in the men's time trial at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, 3:06 behind race winner Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...
.
2011
Zabriskie won stage 6, the Individual Time Trial in the Tour of California. David was also key to Garmin-Cervélo’s successes in the 2011 Tour de France. Garmin-Cervélo win in the second stage team time trial propelled team leader Thor HushovdThor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...
into the yellow jersey. Thor stayed in the yellow jersey until stage 9, the stage Zabriskie seriously injured his wrist in a crash during a descent that also caused the withdrawal of Alexandre Vinokourov, Jurgen van den Broeck
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Jurgen Van Den Broeck is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He specializes in the time trial, having been Junior World Champion in time trialing...
and Frederik Willems
Frederik Willems
Frederik Willems is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . His greatest achievement to date is in winning the 2006 Étoile de Bessèges while riding for , with whom he began his career in 2003 and rode until the end of 2006.-Palmarès:20022006*...
.
Personal life
In 2005, Zabriskie married Randi Reich, a 2005 University of California at Berkeley alumna.In February 2009, thieves entered Zabriskie's home while he was away competing in the Tour of California
2009 Tour of California
The 2009 Amgen Tour of California was the 4th running of an annual cycling race contained within the state of California. The event was staged February 14–22 and began with a prologue in the state capital of Sacramento. The event was held as part of the schedule of both the UCI America Tour and USA...
and stole thousands of dollars of racing equipment and Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
memorabilia and his Marvel Action Figure collection. Three men were charged in connection with the burglary. David Zabriskie confirmed at the end of the 2010 cycling season that he is following a vegan diet, albeit with the addition of salmon.
Results
2000- 1st
U-23 National Time Trial Championships
2002
- 1st Stage 1 Sea Otter Classic
2003
- 1st
Best young rider Quatre Jours de Dunkerque
2004
- 1st US Elite National Time Trial ChampionshipUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a EspañaThe Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
- 1st Stage 11 Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a EspañaThe Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
2005
- 1st Stage 1 ITT Tour de FranceTour de FranceThe Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
- Held Maillot Jaune
from Stages 1-3
- Held Maillot Jaune
- 1st Stage 8 ITT Giro d'Italia2005 Giro d'ItaliaThe 2005 Giro d'Italia, the 88th running of the race, was held from 7 May to 29 May 2005, consisting of 21 stages for a total of 3,417 km, ridden at an average speed of 37,375 km/h...
- 1st Stage 4 TTT Tour Méditeranéen
2006
- 1st USPRO National Time Trial ChampionshipUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....
- 1st Stage 2 TTT Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale
- 1st Prologue Dauphiné LibéréDauphiné Libéré 2006The 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré took place from June 4 to June 11, 2006. It consisted of a Prologue and seven stages covering a total of 1098 km, starting in Annecy and finishing in Grenoble....
- 1st Stage 3 ITT Dauphiné LibéréDauphiné Libéré 2006The 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré took place from June 4 to June 11, 2006. It consisted of a Prologue and seven stages covering a total of 1098 km, starting in Annecy and finishing in Grenoble....
- 1st Eindhoven Team Time TrialEindhoven Team Time TrialThe UCI ProTour Eindhoven Team Time Trial was an annual road bicycle race held in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It was approximately . Each team had six riders. In 2006, team size expanded to eight....
- 2nd
World Time Trial ChampionshipsTT World Championships 2006The Men's Individual Time Trial at the 2006 UCI Road World Championships took place on September 21, 2006, in the Austrian city of Salzburg. The race was part of the UCI Road World Championships...
2007
- 1st USPRO National Time Trial ChampionshipUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....
- 1st Eindhoven Team Time TrialEindhoven Team Time TrialThe UCI ProTour Eindhoven Team Time Trial was an annual road bicycle race held in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It was approximately . Each team had six riders. In 2006, team size expanded to eight....
- 5th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
2008
- 1st USPRO National Time Trial ChampionshipUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Giro d'Italia2008 Giro d'ItaliaThe 2008 Giro d'Italia was the 91st running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It began in Palermo on 10 May and ended in Milan on 1 June. Twenty-two teams entered the race, which was won by Spaniard Alberto Contador of the cycling team...
- 1st Stage 4 TTT Tour de Georgia2008 Tour de GeorgiaThe 2008 Tour de Georgia was a seven-stage professional bicycle race held from April 21 through April 27, 2008 across the state of Georgia. The race was part of the 2008 USA Cycling Pro Tour and 2007-2008 UCI America Tour, and was presented by AT&T....
, - 1st Stage 1 Tour of the BahamasTour of the BahamasThe Tour of the Bahamas is a road cycling race held in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. The race is a competition over three stages within two days. On the first day there is a time trial, a race against the clock, along with a circuit race, where one lap is more than a mile, is held in the...
- 3rd
UCI Road World Championships Time Trial2008 UCI Road World ChampionshipsThe 2008 UCI Road World Championships took place in Varese, Italy, between September 23 and September 28, 2008. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23.-Medals table:-Events summary:-External links:**...
2009
- Champion 2009 USA Cycling Professional Tour2009 USA Cycling Professional TourThe 2009 USA Cycling Professional Tour is the third year of this elite men's professional road bicycle racing series organized by USA Cycling.Christian Vande Velde and the Garmin/Chipotle Pro Cycling Team are the defending champion of the overall individual and team titles, respectively.- Events...
- 1st USPRO National Time Trial ChampionshipUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....
- 1st Overall Tour of Missouri2009 Tour of MissouriThe 2009 Tour of Missouri was the third annual edition of a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Missouri. It began on September 7, 2009 with seven days of racing. The Tour of Missouri is considered the second highest profile domestic race in the United States this year, bettered...
- 1st Stage 5 ITT
- 2nd Overall Tour of California2009 Tour of CaliforniaThe 2009 Amgen Tour of California was the 4th running of an annual cycling race contained within the state of California. The event was staged February 14–22 and began with a prologue in the state capital of Sacramento. The event was held as part of the schedule of both the UCI America Tour and USA...
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León2009 Vuelta a Castilla y LeónThe 2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León, the 24th running of the race, started on March 23 in Paredes de Nava, and concluded on March 27 in Valladolid. It was won by Levi Leipheimer.-Stage 1 - March 23, 2009: Paredes de Nava - Baltanás, 168.3km:...
2010
- 2nd Overall Tour of California2010 Tour of CaliforniaThe 2010 Tour of California was the fifth running of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 16–23, and was the first edition of the race held in the month of May, after the first four occurred in February. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour...
- 1st Stage 3
2011
- 1st USPRO National Time Trial ChampionshipUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....
- 1st Stage 4 ITT Tour of Romandie
- 1st Stage 6 ITT Tour of California
- 1st Stage 2 (TTTTeam time trialA team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
) Tour de France2011 Tour de France-Pre-race favourites:2010 winner Alberto Contador was suspended from cycling during a doping investigation from September 2010 to February 2011, during which time 2010 runner-up Andy Schleck was regarded as the favourite. When the suspension was lifted, Contador declared his desire to compete in...
Quotes
- David Zabriskie (DZ) has conducted a number of flash-interviews in the peloton with various riders, displaying them on his website. They usually go down like the following interview of Alessandro PetacchiAlessandro PetacchiAlessandro Petacchi is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for .A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 51 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010.In 2007 Alessandro was banned from cycling...
(AP):
DZ: Could I ask you a question?
AP: Yes.
DZ: Do you like Star WarsStar WarsStar Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
?
AP: Star Wars?
DZ: The movies.
AP: Yes.
DZ: Thank you.
- "Rock and Roll dude", comment on his stage 8 time trial win at the 2005 Giro d'Italia.