Entega Grand Prix
The Entega Grand Prix was a circuit race for cyclists that was held annually from 2001 to 2007 in the southern Hessian towns of Einhausen , Heppenheim and Lorsch on a 900 m long circuit. The drivers completed 85 laps (= 76.5 km) in Lorsch. According to their own statements, the organizers attached great importance to the participation of “clean drivers”, that is, professional cyclists who were not or are not involved in any doping scandals. In 2007, for example, the contract with Erik Zabel - winner of the Entega Grand Prix 2001 - was terminated by the organizer due to his confession of doping. In the supporting program of the event, competitions for
instead of. Entega, the main sponsor of the event, is a subsidiary of Hessische Elektrizitäts-AG . The former racing cyclist Algis Oleknavicius was the organizer of the Entega Grand Prix .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ We want to see drivers that the audience can trust on lorsch.de from June 8, 2007 ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Berliner Morgenpost from July 31, 2007: German organizers avoid Contador ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Bergsträßer Anzeiger from July 17, 2007: Doping sinners like Zabel are not allowed to start in Lorsch ( Memento from August 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Internet presence of the organizer
- The 2007 results list (PDF file; 26 kB)