Rick Zabel

Rick Zabel
Zabel at the 2018 Rund um Köln
Personal information
Full nameRick Zabel
NicknameThe Lion[1]
Born (1993-12-07) 7 December 1993 (age 30)
Unna, Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)[2]
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb)[2]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter[3]
Amateur team
2012–2013Rabobank Continental Team
Professional teams
2014–2016BMC Racing Team
2017–2019Team Katusha–Alpecin[4]
2020–2024Israel 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.

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  2. ^ a b "Rick Zabel - Team KATUSHA ALPECIN". Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Riders - Israel–Premier Tech Pro Cycling Team". Israel–Premier Tech. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Katusha-Alpecin announce reduced 24-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (11 December 2019). "Israel Cycling Academy become Israel Start-Up Nation as WorldTour beckons". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Israel–Premier Tech". UCI. Retrieved 15 January 2024.