Major Achievements
As of February 2007, Zabel has 192 victories as a professional, more than any other active rider.
- Grand Tours
- Tour de France: 12 stages, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002,
- Maillot vert: Points classification (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001; 2nd 2002, 2006; 3rd 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008)
- 2 days in maillot jaune: General classification leader (1998, 2002)
- Vuelta a España: 8 stages, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007
- Blue with yellow fish jersey: Points classification (2002, 2003, 2004)
- Other one-day classics and stage races
- UCI Road World Cup: (2000)
- Deutschland Tour: Points classification (2002, 2006, 2007); 13 stages, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007
- Tour de Suisse: Points classification (2002); 8 stages, 2001, 2002, 2007
- Tirreno–Adriatico: Points classification (2002)
- Milan – San Remo: (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001)
- HEW Cyclassics: (2001)
- Amstel Gold Race: (2000)
- UCI Road World Championships road race: Silver Medal (2nd 2002, 2nd 2006)
- German National Cycling Championships Road Race: (1998, 2003)
- Paris–Tours: (1994, 2003, 2005)
- Rund um den Henninger Turm: (1999, 2002, 2005)
- Grote Scheldeprijs: (1997)
- Ronde van Nederland: Points classification (2002); 4 stages, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003
- Six Day track cycling
- Six Days of Munich: (1995 with Etienne de Wilde, 2001 with Silvio Martinello, 2005 with Robert Bartko, 2006 with Bruno Risi)
- Six Days of Dortmund: (1996, 2000, 2001, 2005 with Rolf Aldag; 2006 with Bruno Risi; 2008, 2009 with Leif Lampater)
- Six Days of Bremen: (2009 with Leif Lampater)
- SixDayNight, Büttgen: (2006 with Bruno Risi)
- Six Days of Berlin: (2009 with Robert Bartko)
- Tour de France
- 1995: 90th overall; 5th, points; 1st, Stage 6; 1st, Stage 17
- 1996: 82nd overall; 1st, points, green jersey; 1st, Stage 3; 1st, Stage 10
- 1997: 66th overall; 1st, points green jersey; 1st, Stage 3; 1st, Stage 7; 1st, Stage 8
- 1998: 62nd overall; 1st, points green jersey; 1 day in yellow jersey (after Stage 2)
- 1999: 89th overall; 1st, points green jersey;
- 2000: 61st overall; 1st, points green jersey; 1st, Stage 20
- 2001: 96th overall; 1st, points green jersey; 1st, Stage 1; 1st, Stage 3; 1st, Stage 19
- 2002: 82nd overall; 1st, Stage 6; 1 day in yellow jersey (after Stage 3); 11 days in green jersey; 2nd, points;
- 2003: 107th overall; 3rd, points;
- 2004: 59th overall; 3rd, points;
- 2006: 86th overall; 2nd, points;
- 2007: 79th overall; 1 day in green jersey; 3rd, points;
- 2008: 43rd overall; 3rd, points;
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