Lars Michaelsen
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Lars Michaelsen |
Date of birth | March 13, 1969 |
Country | Denmark |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 79 kg (170 lb/12.4 st) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
1994 1995–1996 1997–1998 1999–2000 2001–2002 2003–2007 |
Catavana Corbeil Festina TVM Française des Jeux Team Coast Team CSC |
Major wins | |
Vuelta a España, 1 stage Gent-Wevelgem (1995) Tour of Qatar, (2005) |
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Infobox last updated on: | |
July 27, 2007 |
Lars Michaelsen (born 13 March 1969 in Copenhagen) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for Team CSC. He got his break through in his second year as a professional, when he won the 1995 edition of Gent-Wevelgem. In the 1997 Vuelta a España he won stage 1 and wore the leader's jersey for three days (stage 2, 3 and 5). In 2002 he equalled the best ever Danish result in Paris-Roubaix when he finished fifth, a result he would duplicate in 2005. In the 2006 Paris-Roubaix he was once again in the group of favourites, but he helped team mate Fabian Cancellara win the race and finished 19th himself. In his last race, the 2007 Paris-Roubaix, he finished 11th after a strong race, where only a mechanical failure prevented him from following the favorites. Again a team mate, Stuart O'Grady, won the race.
[edit] Wins
- 1994
- Paris-Bourges
- Grand Prix Denain
- 1995
- Gent-Wevelgem
- 1997
- Stage 1, Vuelta a España
- Stage 1, Vuelta a Burgos
- 1999
- Stage 1 and Stage 5, Trans Canada
- 116th, 1999 Tour de France
- 2000
- Stage 2, Danmark Rundt
- Grand Prix Van Steenbergen
- 2003
- Stage 2, 4 Jours de Dunkerque
- Stage 2, Hessen Rundfahrt
- 2005
- Stage 3 and Overall, Tour of Qatar
- 2006
- Stage 1, Tour de Georgia
[edit] External links
- Team CSC profile (source of results)
- Danish Cycling Union profile
Persondata | |
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NAME | Michaelsen, Lars |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Former road bicycle racer, directuer sportif |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1969-3-13 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen, Denmark |
DATE OF DEATH | |
PLACE OF DEATH |