Grischa Niermann
 Niermann at the 2006 Rund um den Henninger-Turm. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Grischa Niermann |
| Born | 3 November 1975 Hannover, Germany |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Rabobank Development Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider (retired) Race coach |
| Amateur team | |
| 1997–1998 | Die Continentale |
| Professional team | |
| 1999–2012 | Rabobank |
| Managerial team | |
| 2013– | Rabobank Development Team |
Grischa Niermann (born 3 November 1975 in Hannover) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1999 and 2012. He started his career in 1997 with the Die Continentale team, where he won the Hessen-Rundfahrt in 1998. He moved to Rabobank in 1999, winning the Regio-Tour that year. His only victory after that with the Dutch squad was the Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt in 2001. Following his retirement after the 2012 Vuelta a España, he became part of the coaching staff at Rabobank Development Team.[1] Since 2017 he is associate sports director at Team Jumbo Visma.
He has confessed to doping with EPO during his career.[2]
Major results
- Regio-Tour – 1 stage (2008)
- Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt – Overall (2001)
- Regio-Tour – 1 stage & Overall (1999)
- Hessen Rundfahrt – 1 stage & Overall (1998)
- Volta ao Algarve – 1 stage (1998)
References
- ^ "Niermann to retire after Vuelta and become team coach". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Niermann confesses to doping at Rabobank". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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