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]

Patrick Gretsch
Gretsch in 2010
Personal information
Full namePatrick Gretsch
Born (1987-04-07) 7 April 1987 (age 37)
Erfurt, East Germany
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime-trialist
Professional teams
2006–2009Thüringer Energie Team
2010–2011Team HTC–Columbia
2012–2013Project 1t4i[1]
2014–2016Ag2r–La Mondiale[2]

Major results

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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

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Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
  Giro d'Italia 138 69 95 94 DNF
  Tour de France 141
  Vuelta a España 126
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ Atkins, Ben (2 August 2011). "Patrick Gretsch to Skil-Shimano for two years". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Gretsch excited about move to Ag2r-La Mondiale". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
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