Sven Krauß

Sven Krauß (born 6 January 1983) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for Team Gerolsteiner in 2008.

Sven Krauß

Personal information
Full name	Sven Krauß
Born	(1983-01-06) 6 January 1983 (age 42) Herrenberg, West Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Team information
Current team	retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team
2004–2008	Gerolsteiner

Tour de France 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^[1] 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.^[2]

In 2013, Krauß became manager of the Continental team Bergstraße-Jenatec.^[3]

Major results

• Oberösterreich-Rundfahrt - 1 stage (2010)
• Rund um Düren (2010)
• Cinturón a Mallorca - 1 stage (2010)
• Regio-Tour - 1 stage (2005)
• Thüringen Rundfahrt - 1 stage (2003)
• 2nd, National Team Pursuit Championship (2003)
• Ster Elektrotoer - 1 stage (2002)
• World U19 Pursuit Championship (2001)
•  Germany U17 Road Race Champion (1999)
  • 2nd (1998)