Gabriel Rasch
Norwegian cyclist
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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.[3]
Rasch at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ole Gabriel Rasch |
| Nickname | Gabba[1] |
| Born | 8 April 1976 Hole, Norway |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider (retired) Directeur sportif |
| Rider type | Classics specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2002 | Team Krone |
| 2003 | Ringerike |
| 2003 | Team Fakta (stagiaire) |
| 2005 | Team Sparebanken Vest |
| 2006–2007 | Maxbo–Bianchi |
| Professional teams | |
| 2008 | Crédit Agricole |
| 2009–2010 | Cervélo TestTeam |
| 2011 | Garmin–Cervélo |
| 2012 | FDJ–BigMat |
| 2013–2014 | Team Sky |
| Managerial teams | |
| 2014–2022 | Team Sky[2] |
| 2023– | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
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 FDJ–BigMat at the end of the 2012 season, and was scheduled to join the new IAM Cycling team for the 2013 season.[6] However, it was later announced that Rasch was joining Team Sky instead.[7] It was announced in October 2013, that Rasch would retire from cycling during the 2014 season, to become a directeur sportif with Team Sky.[8] Rasch completed his professional career with a 117th-place finish in Paris–Roubaix.[2]
Personal life
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | DNF | — | 151 |
 Tour de France |
Did not contest during his career | ||||
 Vuelta a España |
86 | 101 | — | — | 118 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
