Henrik Djernis
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Henrik Djernis (b. April 22, 1968) is a Danish cyclist.
He is very accomplished in both cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing and has experience in road racing too. Henrik Djernis was born on the island of Sjælland (English: Zealand) in the village Svebølle near Kalundborg. Throughout his 20 plus years of racing, he has won numerous races, World and National championships titles.
He was the first man to win the World Mountain Bike Championship three times, 1992 in Canada, 1993 in France and 1994 in the United States. Henrik won the Danish Cyclocross National Championship ten times in a row from 1989 to 1998 and then won the title twice more in 2000 and 2001. He won the World Championship title in Cyclocross in 1993.
His has been nomitated for induction into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame by none other than Tom Ritchey.
[edit] Palmares
- 1983 - Danish Junior Cyclocross Champion
- 1984 - Danish Junior Cyclocross Champion
- 1985 - Danish National Cyclocross Champion
- 1986 - Danish National Cyclocross Champion
- 1987 - Danish National Cyclocross Champion
- 1988 -
- Danish National Cyclocross Champion
- Bronze at World Championships in Cyclocross
- Danish National Cyclocross Champion
- Silver at World Championships in Cyclocross
- 1992 -
- Danish National Cyclocross Champion
- World Mountain Bike Champion
- 1993 -
- Danish National Cyclocross Champion
- Danish National Mountain Bike Champion
- World Cyclocross Champion
- World Mountain Bike Champion
- 1994 -
- Danish National Cyclocross Champion
- Danish National Mountain Bike Champion
- World Mountain Bike Champion
- Danish National Cyclocross Champion
- Danish National Mountain Bike Champion
- Silver at World Championships in MTB
- 1998 -
- Danish National Cyclocross Champion
- Danish National Mountain Bike Champion
[edit] External links
[edit] Sources
- Ritchey, Tom 1999 Biography of Henrik Djernis for his nomination to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
