Grabsch out, Ziegler in

No sooner does the Bund Deutscher Radfahrer announce its preliminary cadre for the upcoming World Championships than it has to change it. Phonak's Bert Grabsch has withdrawn from the team, as he is still suffering from an injury he received in a crash in the Cyclassics Race in Hamburg. His place on the preliminary team will be taken by T-Mobile's Thomas Ziegler, the BRD announced Wednesday.

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