Ralf Grabsch
Ralf grave shaft (born 7 April 1973 in Wittenberg ) is a retired German racing cyclist, sports director and German since 2012 U23 national coach.
Radamateur
Ralf grave robbers grew up in Seegrehna on at Wittenberg, where he also encouraged his younger brother Bert for cycling. The SC DHfK Leipzig Ralf grave robbers went once to the men's class. Then he worked for RG Hamburg coach Peter Becker. Even as a junior he showed talent and took third place overall in 1990 at the Trofeo Karlberg. On the side of Jan Ullrich in 1994, he won international acclaim. He won a stage of the Peace Race, finishing in second place in the individual standings behind his teammate Jens Voigt. In the same year he went on the road to the bronze medal with the German World Cup four.
Cyclist
In 1996 he became a professional cyclist with Team Cologne and won with this team Hessen- tour. Three years later he moved to the telecom team and there fulfilled the role of the team helper. After four years carried the telecom jersey, he returned again in 2003 on the site of the first successes. In Wiesenhof team Ralf grave shaft was among the top performers, missed at the peace trips in 2003 and 2004 victory only just. After the 2008 season, grave robbers withdrew from active cycling.
Sports director and national coach
The Team Milram remained grave robbers as sports director received and remained - most recently as Director of Sport -. There until the dissolution of the team at the end of the 2010 season for the German Cycling Federation ( BDR), he was also since 2009 as sports director of the elite team work at the UCI road World Championships. He took over at the start of the 2012 season the post of national coach of the U23 national team of BDR.
Family
Ralf grave robbers who lives with his family near Cologne. His younger brother Bert grave shaft is cyclist.
Achievements
- Stage winner and overall runner Peace Race
- World Cup bronze medalist 100 km - Team Time Trial
- Overall winner Hesse Tour
- Köln-Schuld - Frechen winner
- A stage Lower Saxony Tour
- A stage Tour of Bavaria
- A stage of the Tour du Poitou -Charentes
- A stage and Appreciation of Rochester Beloften
- A stage Tour of Bavaria
- A stage in Cologne Classic ( team time trial )
- Around the Cathedral of Magdeburg