Grischa Niermann

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 Racing Director at Visma-Lease a Bike^[2].

Grischa Niermann

Niermann at the 2006 Rund um den Henninger-Turm.
Personal information
Full name	Grischa Niermann
Born	(1975-11-03) 3 November 1975 (age 49) 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

He has confessed to doping with EPO during his career.^[3]

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)