Henry Raabe Explained

Henry Raabe
Fullname:Henry Raabe Méndez
Nickname:El Cañonero del Irazú
Birth Date:14 March 1983
Birth Place:Cartago, Costa Rica
Weight:710NaN0
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2002–2003
Amateurteam1:Pizza Hut–Café de Costa Rica
Amateuryears2:2004
Amateurteam2:Cropusa–Burgos
Amateuryears3:2004
Amateurteam3:Pizza Hut–Bancredito–Powerade
Amateuryears4:2005–2008
Amateurteam4:BCR Pizza Hut
Amateuryears5:2009–2011
Amateurteam5:Citi Economy Blue
Amateuryears6:2012–2019
Amateurteam6:Coopenae Economy Rent a Car

Henry Raabe Méndez (born March 14, 1983) is a Costa Rican road racing cyclist.[1] He represented Costa Rica at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's road race. Raabe, however, was lapped and disqualified from the run, before reaching the 185.0 km lap of the course.[2] [3]

In August 2020, Raabe was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and began the chemotherapy process.[4]

Major results

Source: [5]

2002
  • Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
  • 1st Stages 8 & 11
    2003
  • Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
  • 1st Stages 3a (TTT) & 9
    2004
  • 1st Stage 5 (TTT) Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
    2005
  • National Under-23 Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
  • 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
  • 1st Stage 6
    2006
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 1st Time trial
  • 1st Under-23 time trial
  • 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
  • 1st Prologue, Stages 3 (ITT) & 5
  • 10th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
    2007
  • 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
  • 1st Stages 3 (ITT), 7, 8 & 13
    2008
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 2nd Road race
  • 7th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
  • 9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
    2009
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
    2010
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road race
  • 2nd Time trial
  • 2nd Time trial, Central American Games
  • 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
  • 1st Stage 9
  • 3rd Time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games
  • 8th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
    2011
  • 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
    2013
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    2014
  • 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
  • 8th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
  • 1st Stage 9
    2015
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Henry Raabe. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091245/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/henry-raabe-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 12 January 2013.
    2. Web site: Men's Road Race . . 12 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819213124/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DCRM012100/index.html . 19 August 2012 .
    3. News: Atkins. Ben. August 9: Men's Road Race, 245km. Cycling News. 9 August 2008. 12 January 2013.
    4. News: Henry Raabe sobre nueva lucha contra el cáncer: "Lo superaré e iré a los Juegos Paralímpicos". Spanish. Henry Raabe on new fight against cancer: "I'll get over it and go to the Paralympic Games". Delfino.cr. Delfino Medios Limitada S.R.L.. 24 August 2020. 18 October 2020. Luis Diego. Sánchez.
    5. Web site: Henry Raabe Mendez. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 26 September 2022.

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