Jan Schaffrath (born March 16, 1971 in

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) is a German

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for

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and former professional road bicycle racer. Before turning professional he was twice military World Champion. At the

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he won the bronze medal in the men's team time trail. He raced as a professional from 1997 until 2005, all the time at

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. At the end of 2005 he retired and moved to

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as a directeur sportif, but only lasted one season there before returning to T-Mobile as a directeur sportif, which later changed its name to Team High Road and Team Columbia. After HTC did not find a new sponsor, he moved to the Belgian team

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* German male cyclists Cyclists from Berlin 1971 births Living people Directeur sportifs {{Germany-cycling-bio-1970s-stub