Gabriel Rasch hopes to bring his professional racing career to an end with a big result when he takes part in his last race with Team Sky at Paris-Roubaix.
Gabriel ‘Gabba’ Rasch. Photo: Tim de Waele / TDW Sport
The 38-year-old Norwegian announced last October that he would transition from rider to directeur sportif with the squad after the Spring Classics, but admitted to TeamSky.com that he expects Sunday to be an emotional day, but the prospect of a new role brings excitement.
“Of course, it will be emotional after the race on Sunday, and I think if I’d quit cycling straight after retiring, it would have left a big hole in my life, but now I have new goals to motivate and challenge me,” he said.
Rasch hasn’t hung up his wheels just yet, and is hoping for that magical perfect race to achieve his best ever result in his sixth attempt at Paris-Roubaix.
“I know if everything goes my way, and I am really lucky, that I can be up there at Paris-Roubaix,” he said.
“First and foremost, I’ll be looking to help our team leaders, but I’d still like to be competitive myself and hang in there for as long as possible. If you’ve got the form on the day, you’ll always have a chance because it’s such an unpredictable race.” – Cyclingnews
