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Bert Grabsch

Key Stats

Nationality: German
Born: June 16, 1975
Hometown: Wittenberg, Germany
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 172 pounds
Strengths: time trialing
Turned Pro: 1998

Palmares

Career Highlights:

German time trial champion 2007
1st, stage 8, Vuelta a España 2007
1st, stage 2, Tour de la Région Wallonne 2001
1st, stage 5, Regio Tour 1999

2007
1st, German time trial championship
1st, stage 8, Vuelta a España
4th, world time trial championship

2006
5th, stage 3, Dauphiné Libéré

2005
1st, Rund um Hainleite-Erfurt
8th, stage 19, Tour de France
9th, stage 8, Tour of Germany
10th, HEW Cyclassics Cup

2004
3rd, City-Nacht Rhede
5th, stage 3, Clásica Internacional de Alcobendas
6th, LUK Cup - Bühl
6th, stage 21, Vuelta
7th overall, Driedaagse van De Panne
7th, GP Pino Cerami-Wasmuel
9th, stage 8, Vuelta

2003
2nd, stage 6, International Bayern-Rundfahrt
3rd, stage 4, Vuelta a Burgos
4th, stage 13, Vuelta
5th, Duits Kampioenschap Tijdrit
7th, stage 3, International Sachsen-Tour
8th, stage 6, Vuelta

2002
1st, stage 1, Vuelta a Burgos
2nd, stage 12, Giro d’Italia
3rd, stage 6, Giro d’Italia
3rd, stage 4, International Sachsen-Tour
5th, stage 19, Giro d’Italia
8th, stage 5, Vuelta a Burgos
10th, Rund um Koln
10th, stage 4, Ronde van Nederland

2001
1st, stage 4, Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
1st, stage 2, Ronde van het Waalse Gewest
1st, stage 2, Tour de la Région Wallonne
2nd, Rund um Koln
2nd, Giro del Mendrisiotto
4th, stage 7, Tour of Germany
5th, stage 5, Ronde van het Waalse Gewest
5th overall, Ronde van het Waalse Gewest
5th, stage 1, International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
6th, stage 1, Parijs - Nice
6th overall, Tour of Germany
7th overall, International Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
7th, stage 6, Tour of Germany
7th, stage 6, Ronde van het Waalse Gewest
7th overall, International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
9th, stage 4, International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt

2000
1st, Hel van het Mergelland
2nd, stage 6e, Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
3rd overall, International Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
4th, Rund um den Henninger Turm
4th, stage 3, Tour of Germany
3rd, Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen
7th overall, International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt

1999
1st, stage 5, Regio Tour
6th overall, International Niedersachsen Rundfahrt
6th, stage 5, Tour of Germany
8th overall, Tour of Germany
9th, Campeonato Nacional Crono
10th, International Niedersachsen Rundfahrt Pro
10th, Niedersachsen Rundfahrt

1998
1st, stage 4, Regio Tour

Biography

Grabsch was a member of team Cologne from 1999 to 2000, Phonak from 2001 to 2006, and T-Mobile in 2007. He is a time trial specialist and the younger brother of Milram rider Ralf Grabsch.