Sven Krauß
Road bicycle racer
Intro | Road bicycle racer | |
Places | Germany | |
is | Athlete Sport cyclist Sports official | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 6 January 1983, Herrenberg | |
Age | 42 years |
Sven Krauß (born January 6, 1983) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for Team Gerolsteiner in 2008.
During stage 13 of the Tour de France on Krauß hit a traffic island in the fast final 10 km of the stage causing him to crash heavily with sufficient force to shatter the frame of the bike. He recovered sufficiently well to complete the stage in last position on a spare bike. The incident was caught on film and posted to numerous video sharing websites.
In 2013, Krauß became manager of the Continental team Bergstraße-Jenatec.