Gabriel Rasch facts for kids
Rasch at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships.
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| Personal information | |
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| Nickname | Gabba |
| Born | 8 April 1976 Hole, Norway |
| Height | 1.84 m |
| Weight | 73 kg |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider (retired) Directeur sportif |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
Ole Gabriel Rasch (born 8 April 1976) is a Norwegian former road bicycle racer, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.
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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. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 2003.
Rasch left FDJ–BigMat at the end of the 2012 season, and was scheduled to join the new IAM Cycling team for the 2013 season. However, it was later announced that Rasch was joining Team Sky instead. It was announced in October 2013, that Rasch would retire from cycling during the 2014 season, to become a directeur sportif with Team Sky. Rasch completed his professional career with a 117th-place finish in Paris–Roubaix.
Personal life
Rasch currently resides in Monaco.
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 Picardie
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
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 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | DNF | — | 151 |
 Tour de France |
Did not contest during his career | ||||
 Vuelta a España |
86 | 101 | — | — | 118 |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
See also
In Spanish: Gabriel Rasch para niños
