Fabian Cancellara

Quick Facts

Full Name	Fabian Cancellara
Occupation	Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Mar 18, 1981(1981-03-18)
Age	43
Birthplace	Wohlen
Country	Switzerland
Birth City	Aargau
Horoscope	Pisces

Fabian Cancellara Biography

Fabian Cancellara is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on March 18, 1981 in Wohlen, Aargau, Switzerland. Road racer who has won Paris-Roubaix in 2006, 2010 and 2013 as well as in the Tour of Flanders in 2010 and 2013.

He competed against He competed against Lance Armstrong in multiple Tour de Frances events. in multiple Tour de Frances events.

The Road World Championships took place in Melbourne and Cancellara returned to the event to defend his title as world champion of the time trial discipline. He won the time trial by over a minute to the second-place finisher and in doing so, he became the first four-time men’s world champion of the time trial. Four days later, he competed in the road race and finished 50th overall.

Fabian Cancellara was born on 18 March 1981, in Wohlen bei Bern, Switzerland, to Italian parents. He discovered cycling at the age of 13 after falling in love with an old family bike that he had found in the garage and immediately gave up football to concentrate on cycling. In addition, Cancellara excelled at cross-country skiing during his youth.

He was married Stefanie Cancellara on the 26th of June in 2006 and they had children between the years 2006 and 2012.

Fabian Cancellara Net Worth

Fabian Cancellara is one of the richest Cyclist from Switzerland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fabian Cancellara 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He stumbled across an old bicycle belonging to his family in the year he turned 13 and began to develop a love for cycling from the moment he got it.

He was awarded an Olympic gold medal in the Olympic Games in 2008. Olympics in the time trial competition.

His next victory came in the stage one individual time trial at the Volta a Catalunya. In late June, Cancellara won his third straight Swiss National Time Trial champion title. He was not selected to ride with Team CSC at the Tour de France. Outside of repeating as time trial champion in June, Cancellara had a quiet June and July. Cancellara’s next victories of the season came at the Danmark Rundt. He won the second stage and took the race lead after riding solo to victory. He expanded his lead after winning the stage fifth time trial by eighteen seconds over the second-placed finisher. The next day, he won the race after completing the final stage. In addition to the race’s general classification, he also won the youth classification. Later that month, he rode the Vuelta a España and helped his team with the opening team time trial. After the Vuelta, Canacellara competed in the elite men’s time trial and road race at the UCI Road World Championships. On 21 September, Cancellara won the men’s time trial event by over a minute to American David Zabriske and became the world champion of the time trial discipline. Three days later, he finished the road race in 31st place.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Fabian Cancellara height 6 ft 1 in Fabian weight 82 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Fabian Cancellara Dating?

According to our records, Fabian Cancellara married to Stefanie Cancellara (m. 2006). As of December 1, 2023, Fabian Cancellara’s is not dating anyone.

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Cancellara earned his first victory in 2004 at the Tour of Qatar. Cancellara won the race’s fourth stage after attacking in the final kilometers of the race and then out-sprinting the riders who were able to keep pace with him to win the stage. His next victory came in the first stage of the Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme, where he won the opening stage’s bunch sprint. Up next on the calendar for Cancellara was the Tour of Flanders. Cancellara crossed the line in 42nd place, just a little over two minutes after the winner Steffen Wesemann. The next weekend, he raced the Paris–Roubaix for the second time. Cancellara showed great form during the race and was a member of the four-man group that was first to reach the finish line. He lost the sprint to the line and crossed the line in fourth. Cancellara’s next success came in the Tour de Luxembourg, where he won the stage four individual time trial by fourteen seconds over the second-place finisher. He then went on to win his second Swiss National Time Trial Championship in late June. Cancellara’s next success came at the Tour de France. He won the prologue around the Belgian city of Liege and took the first yellow jersey as leader of the general classification. Cancellara lost the lead after the second stage to Thor Hushovd. Cancellara did participate in both the time trial and road race at the Road World Championships. Cancellara performed well in the time trial and came in eighth place; he finished over two minutes behind the winner. He entered the men’s road race four days later, but did not finish the course.

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Fabian Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Switzerland. Fabian Cancellara celebrates birthday on March 18 of every year.

Cancellara’s team, Fassa Bortolo, disbanded after the 2005 cycling season. Cancellara signed a three-year contract with Team CSC during the 2005 Tour de France. Cancellara’s first victory with his new team came in the stage five individual time trial at the Tirreno–Adriatico. He then raced the Milan–San Remo, where he finished with the same time as winner Filippo Pozzato but 24 places behind. A week later, Cancellara lined up to start the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen. He figured into the early breakaway and led the race for a good distance before being caught and ultimately finishing in 37th place. Up next for Cancellara was the Tour of Flanders. He finished sixth overall after being in the lead chase group that was in pursuit of the winner Tom Boonen and second-place finisher Leif Hoste. The next weekend, Cancellara rode his final classic of the season in the Paris–Roubaix. Cancellara was in the leading group of riders for most of the stage. When the race reached the Carrefour de l’Arbre, he powered away from his fellow riders and went on by himself to win the race itself. This was his first ever classic victory.

What is Fabian Cancellara doing now?

But for the 38-year-old, his life after bike racing seems to just be getting started. If he is not running his Chasing Cancellara sportive series, he is helping brands like Suplest, BMC and Gore develop products.

Why is Fabian Cancellara called Spartacus?

The profession has taken ‘Spartacus’ – so called because of his large frame and selfless nature – to three victories at the Tour of Flanders and gruelling Paris-Roubaix, seen him spend 29 days in the hallowed maillot jaune as a seven-time stage winner at the Tour de France, claim a – now joint record – four victories …

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Personal information
Weight| 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Team information
Current team| Retired
Discipline| Road

Is Fabian Cancellara married?

Stefanie Cancellara

What is a monument race in cycling?

The Monuments are five classic cycle races generally considered to be the oldest, hardest and most prestigious one-day events in men’s road cycling. They each have a long history and specific individual characteristics. They are currently the one-day races in which most points can be earned in the UCI World Tour.