Henry Raabe

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]

FullnameHenry Raabe Méndez

NicknameEl Cañonero del Irazú

Born (1983-03-14) 14 March 1983 (age 43)
Cartago, Costa Rica

Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)

Quick facts Personal information, Full name ...

Henry Raabe

Personal information
Full name	Henry Raabe Méndez
Nickname	El Cañonero del Irazú
Born	(1983-03-14) 14 March 1983 (age 43) Cartago, Costa Rica
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Team information
Current team	Ciclo Cafe–Repuestos Mena
Disciplines	Road Para-cycling
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2002–2003	Pizza Hut–Café de Costa Rica
2004	Cropusa–Burgos
2004	Pizza Hut–Bancredito–Powerade
2005–2008	BCR Pizza Hut
2009–2011	Citi Economy Blue
2012–2019	Coopenae Economy Rent a Car
2024–	Ciclo Cafe–Coffee Expert
Medal record Representing  Costa Rica Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Mayagüez Time trial Parapan American Games 2019 Lima Road race C1-3

Close

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