Patrick Gretsch (born 7 April 1987) is a German former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2016 for the Thüringer Energie Team, HTC–Highroad, Argos–Shimano and AG2R La Mondiale teams.[2]
 Gretsch in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Gretsch |
| Born | 7 April 1987 Erfurt, East Germany |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time-trialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2006–2009 | Thüringer Energie Team |
| 2010–2011 | Team HTC–Columbia |
| 2012–2013 | Project 1t4i[1] |
| 2014–2016 | Ag2r–La Mondiale[2] |
Major results
edit- 2004
- 1st
Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships - 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - 2005
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Trofeo Karlsberg
- 2006
- 7th Overall 3-Länder-Tour
- 2007
- 10th Overall Rás Tailteann
- 2008
- 1st
Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 1st Stage 5 (ITT)
- 2nd
Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships - 2009
- 1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 3rd
Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships - 4th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 9th Rund um Köln
- 2010
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2011
- 1st Prologue Ster ZLM Toer
- 1st Prologue USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2012
- 1st Prologue Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2013
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Tour of Alberta
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
138 | — | 69 | 95 | 94 | DNF |
 Tour de France
|
— | 141 | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | 126 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ Atkins, Ben (2 August 2011). "Patrick Gretsch to Skil-Shimano for two years". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Gretsch excited about move to Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
External links
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Media related to Patrick Gretsch at Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Gretsch at ProCyclingStats
