Henry Raabe
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Raabe Méndez |
| Nickname | El Cañonero del Irazú |
| Born | 14 March 1983 Cartago, Costa Rica |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2002–2003 | Pizza Hut–Café de Costa Rica |
| 2004 | Cropusa–Burgos |
| 2004 | Pizza Hut–Bancredito–Powerade |
| 2005–2008 | BCR Pizza Hut |
| 2009–2011 | Citi Economy Blue |
| 2012–2019 | Coopenae Economy Rent a Car |
Henry Raabe Méndez (born March 14, 1983) is a Costa Rican road racing cyclist.[1] He represented Costa Rica at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's road race. Raabe, however, was lapped and disqualified from the run, before reaching the 185.0 km lap of the course.[2][3]
In August 2020, Raabe was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and began the chemotherapy process.[4]
Major results
[edit]Source: [5]
- 2002
- Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 1st Stages 8 & 11
- 2003
- Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 1st Stages 3a (TTT) & 9
- 2004
- 1st Stage 5 (TTT) Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 2005
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 1st Stage 6
- 2006
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st Under-23 time trial
- 1st
- 1st Overall
Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 1st Prologue, Stages 3 (ITT) & 5
- 10th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
- 2007
- 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 1st Stages 3 (ITT), 7, 8 & 13
- 2008
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 7th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
- 9th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 2009
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2010
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 2nd
Time trial, Central American Games - 2nd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 1st Stage 9
- 3rd
Time trial, Central American and Caribbean Games - 8th Time trial, Pan American Road Championships
- 2011
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 2013
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2014
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Costa Rica
- 1st Stage 9
- 2015
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henry Raabe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's Road Race". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ Atkins, Ben (9 August 2008). "August 9: Men's Road Race, 245km". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ Sánchez, Luis Diego (24 August 2020). "Henry Raabe sobre nueva lucha contra el cáncer: "Lo superaré e iré a los Juegos Paralímpicos"" [Henry Raabe on new fight against cancer: "I'll get over it and go to the Paralympic Games"]. Delfino.cr (in Spanish). Delfino Medios Limitada S.R.L. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Henry Raabe Mendez". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- Henry Raabe at ProCyclingStats
- Henry Raabe at Cycling Archives
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
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