Rick Zabel
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 Zabel at the 2018 Rund um Köln | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rick Zabel |
| Nickname | The Lion[1] |
| Born | 7 December 1993 Unna, Germany |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[2] |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)[2] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter[3] |
| Amateur team | |
| 2012–2013 | Rabobank Continental Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014–2016 | BMC Racing Team |
| 2017–2019 | Team Katusha–Alpecin[4] |
| 2020–2024 | Israel Start-Up Nation[5][6][7] |
Rick Zabel (born 7 December 1993) is a German road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2014 to May 2024. He is the son of Erik Zabel and grandson of Detlef Zabel.
Cycling career
[edit]Born in Unna, Zabel won the National Novice Track Championships in 2009, in the Madison event.[8] In 2010 he enjoyed more success in track events, and in 2011, at the UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen, he was fifth in the men's junior road race.
By summer of 2011 Zabel visited the Pierre de Coubertin sport gymnasium in Erfurt.[9] He left high school without a diploma, in order to sign his first professional contract with the Rabobank Continental Team for the 2012 season.[10] In 2012 he triumphed in the German road championship in the U23 class.[10][11] In 2013, Zabel won the under-23 Tour of Flanders, and won a stage at the Tour de Normandie.
For the 2014 season, Zabel turned professional with the BMC Racing Team.[12]
On 6 May 2015, Zabel was named in BMC's team for the Giro d'Italia, giving him his first Grand Tour start.[13] On 7 July 2015, his father's 45th birthday, Zabel celebrated his first victory as a professional, winning stage 3 of the Tour of Austria.[14]
In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.[15]
In May 2019, he won his second professional race in a sprint finish on stage two of the Tour de Yorkshire.
In May 2024, he announced his retirement from the sport following the Rund um Köln.[16]
Major results
[edit]- 2009
- 1st
Madison, National Novice Track Championships (with Thomas Schneider) - 2010
- National Junior Track Championships
- 2nd Madison (with Thomas Schneider)
- 3rd Points race
- 3rd Team pursuit
- 2011
- 4th Overall Driedaagse van Axel
- 5th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2012
- 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Ronde van Limburg
- 9th GP Raf Jonckheere
- 2013
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Normandie
- 4th Overall Tour de Gironde
- 6th Paris–Tours Espoirs
- 7th La Côte Picarde
- 7th Münsterland Giro
- 8th Overall Olympia's Tour
- 10th Arno Wallaard Memorial
- 2014
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino
- 6th Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop
- 2015 (1 pro win)
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Austria
- 2016
- 4th Volta Limburg Classic
- 2017
- 2nd Eschborn–Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz
- 9th Paris–Bourges
- 2018
- 10th Overall Dubai Tour
- 2019 (1)
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Yorkshire
- 8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 2020
- Giro d'Italia
- Held after Stage 1
- Held
- 2022
- Giro d'Italia
- Held after Stage 3
- Combativity award Stage 2
- Held
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
[edit]| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | 142 | 140 | — | — | — | 123 | — | 137 |
 Tour de France | — | — | 145 | DNF | DNF | — | 134 | — |
 Vuelta a España | Did not contest during his career | |||||||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
[edit]- ^ Ryan, Barry (8 July 2021). "Greipel passes on advice to training partner Politt in Tour de France breakaway". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Rick Zabel - Team KATUSHA ALPECIN". Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Riders - Israel–Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team". Israel–Premier Tech. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Israel–Premier Tech". UCI. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Thomas Schneider und Rick Zabel neue Deutsche Meister im Zweier Mannschaftsfahren der Jugend" (in German). Radrennen in Köln. 10 August 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Rick Zabel träumt mit 17 schon von der Profikarriere". radsport-news.com (in German). 25 September 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Rabobank haalt zoon Erik Zabel". nu.nl (in Dutch). 21 September 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Rick Zabel ist neuer U23-Meister". radsport-news.com (in German). 9 September 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Rick Zabel fährt ab 2014 für BMC". radsport-news.com (in German). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia: Zabel-Sohn Rick vor erster großer Rundfahrt" (in German). Spiegel Online. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Rick Zabels erster Profi-Sieg: "Es war brutal schwer"" (in German). Kicker. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Thank you, Rick". israelpremiertech.com. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Rick Zabel at UCI
- Rick Zabel at Cycling Archives
- Rick Zabel at ProCyclingStats
- Rick Zabel at Cycling Quotient
- Rick Zabel at CycleBase
Zabel at the 2018 Rund um Köln | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rick Zabel |
| Nickname | The Lion[1] |
| Born | 7 December 1993 Unna, Germany |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[2] |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)[2] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter[3] |
| Amateur team | |
| 2012–2013 | Rabobank Continental Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2014–2016 | BMC Racing Team |
| 2017–2019 | Team Katusha–Alpecin[4] |
| 2020–2024 | Israel Start-Up Nation[5][6][7] |
Rick Zabel (born 7 December 1993) is a German road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2014 to May 2024. He is the son of Erik Zabel and grandson of Detlef Zabel.
Cycling career
Born in Unna, Zabel won the National Novice Track Championships in 2009, in the Madison event.[8] In 2010 he enjoyed more success in track events, and in 2011, at the UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen, he was fifth in the men's junior road race.
By summer of 2011 Zabel visited the Pierre de Coubertin sport gymnasium in Erfurt.[9] He left high school without a diploma, in order to sign his first professional contract with the Rabobank Continental Team for the 2012 season.[10] In 2012 he triumphed in the German road championship in the U23 class.[10][11] In 2013, Zabel won the under-23 Tour of Flanders, and won a stage at the Tour de Normandie.
For the 2014 season, Zabel turned professional with the BMC Racing Team.[12]
On 6 May 2015, Zabel was named in BMC's team for the Giro d'Italia, giving him his first Grand Tour start.[13] On 7 July 2015, his father's 45th birthday, Zabel celebrated his first victory as a professional, winning stage 3 of the Tour of Austria.[14]
In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.[15]
In May 2019, he won his second professional race in a sprint finish on stage two of the Tour de Yorkshire.
In May 2024, he announced his retirement from the sport following the Rund um Köln.[16]
Major results
- 2009
- 1st Madison, National Novice Track Championships (with Thomas Schneider)
- 2010
- National Junior Track Championships
- 2nd Madison (with Thomas Schneider)
- 3rd Points race
- 3rd Team pursuit
- 2011
- 4th Overall Driedaagse van Axel
- 5th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2012
- 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2nd Ronde van Limburg
- 9th GP Raf Jonckheere
- 2013
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Normandie
- 4th Overall Tour de Gironde
- 6th Paris–Tours Espoirs
- 7th La Côte Picarde
- 7th Münsterland Giro
- 8th Overall Olympia's Tour
- 10th Arno Wallaard Memorial
- 2014
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino
- 6th Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop
- 2015 (1 pro win)
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Austria
- 2016
- 4th Volta Limburg Classic
- 2017
- 2nd Eschborn–Frankfurt – Rund um den Finanzplatz
- 9th Paris–Bourges
- 2018
- 10th Overall Dubai Tour
- 2019 (1)
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Yorkshire
- 8th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 2020
- Giro d'Italia
- Held after Stage 1
- Held
- 2022
- Giro d'Italia
- Held after Stage 3
- Combativity award Stage 2
- Held
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | 142 | 140 | — | — | — | 123 | — | 137 |
 Tour de France | — | — | 145 | DNF | DNF | — | 134 | — |
 Vuelta a España | Did not contest during his career | |||||||
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ^ Ryan, Barry (8 July 2021). "Greipel passes on advice to training partner Politt in Tour de France breakaway". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Rick Zabel - Team KATUSHA ALPECIN". Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Riders - Israel–Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team". Israel–Premier Tech. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Israel–Premier Tech". UCI. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Thomas Schneider und Rick Zabel neue Deutsche Meister im Zweier Mannschaftsfahren der Jugend" (in German). Radrennen in Köln. 10 August 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Rick Zabel träumt mit 17 schon von der Profikarriere". radsport-news.com (in German). 25 September 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Rabobank haalt zoon Erik Zabel". nu.nl (in Dutch). 21 September 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Rick Zabel ist neuer U23-Meister". radsport-news.com (in German). 9 September 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Rick Zabel fährt ab 2014 für BMC". radsport-news.com (in German). 3 June 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia: Zabel-Sohn Rick vor erster großer Rundfahrt" (in German). Spiegel Online. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Rick Zabels erster Profi-Sieg: "Es war brutal schwer"" (in German). Kicker. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "2017: 104th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Thank you, Rick". israelpremiertech.com. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
External links
- Rick Zabel at UCI
- Rick Zabel at Cycling Archives
- Rick Zabel at ProCyclingStats
- Rick Zabel at Cycling Quotient
- Rick Zabel at CycleBase