Alex Rasmussen

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Alex Rasmussen
File:Rasmussen 4JDD 2010 1.JPG
Rasmussen at the 2010 Four Days of Dunkirk
Personal information
Full nameAlex Nicki Rasmussen
Born (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 42)
Svendborg, Southern Denmark, Denmark
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur teams
2007Odense Energi
2008Team Designa Køkken
Professional teams
2009–2010Team Saxo Bank
2011HTC–Highroad
2012–2013Garmin–Barracuda
2014Riwal Cycling Team
2015Team TreFor–Blue Water
2016Team ColoQuick–Cult
Major wins
Road

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia
2 TTT stages (2011, 2012)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2007)
Track
World Championships
Madison (2009)
Scratch (2005, 2010)
Team pursuit (2009)
Medal record
Representing File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Los Angeles Scratch
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pruszków Madison
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pruszków Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ballerup Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2014 Cali Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Palma de Mallorca Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester Madison

Alex Nicki Rasmussen (born 9 June 1984) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016 for the Team Saxo Bank, HTC–Highroad, Garmin–Sharp, Riwal Cycling Team, Team TreFor–Blue Water and Team ColoQuick–Cult teams. Primarily specialising in track cycling, Rasmussen was also proficient in road racing, winning the Danish National Road Race Championships in 2007.

Career

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He was the 2005 Scratch World Champion. Together with Michael Mørkøv, Rasmussen won the Danish Madison Championships six times in a row, and as such, are nicknamed the 'Par nummer syv' (Pair number seven).

On 15 September 2011, his contract with HTC–Highroad was terminated for missing a doping control, at which time the team was made aware of two previous controls he had missed before he joined them. Rasmussen was also removed from the Danish UCI Championships team, and faced criminal prosecution.[1] However, on 17 November, Rasmussen was cleared of the charges due to a procedural error on the part of the UCI.[2] His previously signed contract with Garmin–Barracuda for the 2012 season, nullified upon news of the whereabouts violations, was again honored.[3] The UCI appealed this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in December 2011, with the original decision being overturned on 4 July 2012. As a result, Rasmussen was given a backdated 18-month ban, meaning that he would be suspended until April 2013. His contract with the renamed Garmin–Sharp squad was also terminated.[4][5]

On 19 March 2013, Garmin–Sharp re-signed Rasmussen for the remainder of the 2013 season.[6][7] Rasmussen left Garmin–Sharp following the 2013 season,[8] and subsequently announced plans to re-enter track cycling.[9] Rasmussen joined Riwal Cycling Team for the 2014 season.[10]

Major results

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Road

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2006
National Under-23 Championships
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Time trial
3rd Road race
1st Overall Tour de Berlin
1st Stages 2 & 3 (ITT)
3rd GP Herning
9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2007
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Road race, National Championships
2nd Colliers Classic
5th Overall Tour de Bretagne
6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
1st File:Jersey green.svg Points classification
2008
Tour of Qinghai Lake
1st File:Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Prologue, Stages 1, 3 & 9
1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Oise
3rd Rogaland GP
4th Duo Normand (with Jens-Erik Madsen)
2009
2nd Time trial, National Championships
4th Giro del Capo Challenge 4
4th Profronde van Fryslan
2010
1st GP Herning
Four Days of Dunkirk
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st Stage 4 (ITT) Vuelta a Andalucía
2nd Time trial, National Championships
10th Designa Grand Prix
2011
1st Philadelphia International Championship
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
4th Time trial, National Championships
2012
1st Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
2nd Grand Prix de Denain
2013
1st Stage 1 Bayern–Rundfahrt
4th Time trial, National Championships
2014
Dookoła Mazowsza
1st Stages 3 & 4
2nd Skive–Løbet

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2011 2012 2013
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 153 150 —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — 134
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Track

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2001
National Championships
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Kilo
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Team pursuit
National Junior Championships
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Kilo
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Sprint
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Team pursuit
2002
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Kilo, National Championships
National Junior Championships
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Kilo
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Points race
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Sprint
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Team pursuit
3rd File:Bronze medal uci.svg Scratch, UCI World Junior Championships
2003
National Championships
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Kilo
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Team pursuit
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships
3rd File:Bronze medal europe.svg Scratch, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2004
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg Scratch
2nd File:Silver medal europe.svg Madison (with Michael Berling)
National Championships
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Individual pursuit
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Kilo
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Madison (with Michael Berling)
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Team pursuit
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships
2005
1st File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg Scratch, UCI World Championships
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg Scratch
National Championships
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Individual pursuit
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Kilo
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Madison (with Michael Berling)
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Points race
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Team pursuit
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships
2006
National Championships
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Individual pursuit
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Kilo
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Team pursuit
2007
National Championships
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Individual pursuit
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Points race
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Team pursuit
1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Michael Mørkøv)
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
3rd File:Bronze medal uci.svg Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2008
National Championships
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Individual pursuit
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Michael Mørkøv)
2nd File:Silver medal olympic.svg Team pursuit, Summer Olympics
UCI World Championships
2nd File:Silver medal uci.svg Team pursuit
3rd File:Bronze medal uci.svg Madison
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
2009
UCI World Championships
1st File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg Team pursuit
1st File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Madison, National Championships (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
2010
1st File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg Scratch, UCI World Championships
1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Madison, National Championships (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Michael Mørkøv)
3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv)
2011
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
2012
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
2014
2nd File:Silver medal uci.svg Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv)
2015
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv)
2016
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Jesper Mørkøv)

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