 Rasch at the2009 UCI Road World Championships. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ole Gabriel Rasch |
| Nickname | Gabba[1] |
| Born | (1976-04-08)8 April 1976 (age 49) 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 |
Ole Gabriel Rasch (born 8 April 1976) is aNorwegian formerroad bicycle racer, who currently works as adirecteur sportif forUCI WorldTeamIneos Grenadiers.[3]
Rasch was born inHole, Norway. For his first three professional contracts, Rasch was a teammate of countrymanThor Hushovd, and he has credited Hushovd with helping him break into the professional ranks.[4] He won theNorwegian National Road Race Championship in 2003.[5]
Rasch left FDJ–BigMat at the end of the 2012 season, and was scheduled to join the newIAM Cycling team for the 2013 season.[6] However, it was later announced that Rasch was joiningTeam Sky instead.[7] It was announced in October 2013, that Rasch would retire from cycling during the 2014 season, to become adirecteur sportif with Team Sky.[8] Rasch completed his professional career with a 117th-place finish inParis–Roubaix.[2]
Rasch currently resides inMonaco.[9]
Road race, National Road Championships| 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 |
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.
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