Gabriel Rasch Explained
| Gabriel Rasch |
| Full Name: | Ole Gabriel Rasch |
| Nickname: | Gabba[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Hole, Norway |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Weight: | 73 kg |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider (retired)
Directeur sportif |
| Ridertype: | Classics specialist |
| Amateuryears1: | 2002 |
| Amateurteam1: | Team Krone |
| Amateuryears2: | 2003 |
| Amateurteam2: | Ringerike |
| Amateuryears3: | 2003 |
| Amateurteam3: | Team Fakta (stagiaire) |
| Amateuryears4: | 2005 |
| Amateuryears5: | 2006–2007 |
| Proyears1: | 2008 |
| Proyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Proyears3: | 2011 |
| Proyears4: | 2012 |
| Proyears5: | 2013–2014 |
| Manageyears1: | 2014–2022 |
| Manageteam1: | [2] |
| Manageyears2: | 2023– |
Ole Gabriel Rasch (born 8 April 1976) is a Norwegian former road bicycle racer, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam .[3]
Career
Rasch was born in Hole, Norway. For his first three professional contracts, Rasch was a teammate of countryman Thor Hushovd, and he has credited Hushovd with helping him break into the professional ranks.[4] He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 2003.[5]
Rasch left at the end of the 2012 season, and was scheduled to join the new team for the 2013 season.[6] However, it was later announced that Rasch was joining instead.[7] It was announced in October 2013, that Rasch would retire from cycling during the 2014 season, to become a directeur sportif with .[8] Rasch completed his professional career with a 117th-place finish in Paris–Roubaix.[2]
Personal life
Rasch currently resides in Monaco.[9]
Major results
- 2000
7th Overall Tour de l'Ain
8th Overall Tour de Slovaquie
- 2001
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
9th Overall Ringerike GP
- 2002
2nd Overall Ringerike GP
- 2003
1st Road race, National Road Championships
6th Mi-Août 3
- 2004
3rd Overall Ringerike GP
- 2005
5th Overall Tour de Slovaquie
7th Overall Rás Tailteann
7th Overall Ringerike GP
- 2006
1st Overall Ringerike GP
1st GP Möbel Alvisse
2nd Overall Cinturón a Mallorca
2nd Druivenkoers
3rd Overall Tour de la Somme
4th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
6th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
7th Colliers Classic
8th Overall Roserittet
9th GP Herning
- 2007
1st Overall Gjøvik GP
1st Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
1st Stage 3
3rd Overall Ringerike GP
4th Overall Paris–Corrèze
6th Sparkassen Giro Bochum
8th Overall Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
9th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 2008
5th Tro-Bro Léon
6th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 2011
1st Overall Ringerike GP
7th Overall Tour of Qatar
10th Overall Tour de PicardieGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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External links
Notes and References
- News: Three new pieces from Castelli. Nick. Legan. 2 September 2011. 2 January 2012. VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc..
- News: Top 10 for Thomas and Wiggins . . . 13 April 2014 . 14 April 2014 . After working hard early on alongside Christian Knees (65th) and Salvatore Puccio (112th), Gabriel Rasch (117th) completed what was the final race of his career before moving on to become a Sports Director with the team. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140415111536/http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,30514_9264301,00.html . 15 April 2014 .
- Web site: Team Ineos. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 11 May 2020.
- Web site: Rasch thanks Hushovd for pro contracts.
- Web site: National Championship, Road, Elite, Norway . 6 April 2015 . Cycling Archives.
- News: Tschopp et Rasch signent chez IAM Cycling. fr. Tschopp and Rasch sign with IAM Cycling. Alexandre. Mignot. Cyclism'Actu. Swar-Agency. 9 August 2012. 11 August 2012.
- News: Team Sky snap up Norwegian rider Gabriel Rasch as first signing of 2013. The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 21 September 2012. 24 September 2012.
- News: Gabriel Rasch to switch to sports director role at Sky after 2014 classics. Nigel. Wynn. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. 31 October 2013. 4 January 2014.
- http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/sykkel/article2851119.ece Hushovd flytter til Monaco
