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German bicycle racer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
 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 | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)[2] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| 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] |
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]
Madison, National Novice Track Championships (with Thomas Schneider) Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
after Stage 1 after Stage 3
Combativity award Stage 2| 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 |
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