Matthias Kessler is a German former professional road racing cyclist, born on 16 May 1979 in Nuremberg, who competed from 2000 to 2007 for Team Telekom and Astana. He turned professional in 2000 after winning the German under 23 title in 1999 and took bronze at the under 23 world championships that year. His best known result is stage 3 of the 2006 Tour de France, won from a late breakaway. He was suspended and dismissed by Astana in 2007 after a positive test for testosterone, and in 2010 he was badly injured in a collision with a cat while training in Mallorca.
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is a German former professional road racing cyclist who competed from 2000 to 2007 for Team Telekom and Astana
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born 16 May 1979 in Nuremberg
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he was caught by the peloton less than 50 meters from the finish line
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is a German former professional road racing cyclist who competed from 2000 to 2007 for Team Telekom and Astana
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is a German former professional road racing cyclist who competed from 2000 to 2007 for Team Telekom and Astana
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Kessler won Stage 3 of the 2006 Tour de France in a late breakaway
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