Pirmin Lang (born 25 November 1984) is a Swiss former racing cyclist.[1] He rode in the 2014 Vuelta a España.[2]
.JPG) Lang in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pirmin Lang |
| Born | 25 November 1984 Pfaffnau, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider (retired) Directeur sportif |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009 | Atlas–Romer's Hausbäckerei[1] |
| 2010 | Team Buergi Fidi BC[1] |
| 2011–2012 | Atlas Personal[1] |
| 2013–2016 | IAM Cycling[1] |
| 2017 | Roth–Akros |
| Managerial team | |
| 2019–2020 | Swiss Racing Academy |
In February 2020, he publicly confessed to having used illegal performance enhancing drugs during his career as part of the "Aderlass" network and resigned from his role as Head of Sport at the Swiss Racing Academy team.[3][4][5]
Major results
edit- 2008
- 3rd Tour du Jura
- 2009
- 6th Tour du Jura
- 10th Ronde van Noord-Holland
- 2010
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt
- 5th Overall Cinturón a Mallorca
- 2011
- 1st Antwerpse Havenpijl
- 3rd Grand Prix des Marbriers
- 5th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 6th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 6th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 9th GP du canton d'Argovie
- 2012
- 1st Stage 1 Boucles de la Mayenne
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall An Post Rás
- 1st Stage 2
- 2013
- 7th Val d'Ille Classic
- 2014
- 3rd Tour de Berne
- 2016
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Pirmin Lang". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Pirmin Lang". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Former Swiss pro leaves the team he founded after admitting involvement in Aderlass doping ring". road.cc. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Former IAM Cycling rider confesses to doping within Aderlass network during career - Cycling Weekly". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Operation Aderlass: Schweizer Ex-Radprofi Pirmin Lang gesteht Doping". Nau.ch. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
External links
edit- Pirmin Lang at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Pirmin Lang at ProCyclingStats
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