Vandborg at the 2007 Tour of California |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Bach Vandborg |
| Born | December 4, 1981 Snejbjerg, Denmark |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Saxo Bank |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2004–2006 2007 2008–2009 2009–2010 2011– |
Team CSC Discovery Channel Team GLS Liquigas Saxo Bank-SunGard |
| Infobox last updated on January 4, 2008 |
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Brian Bach Vandborg (born 4 December 1981 in Snejbjerg) is a Danish professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI ProTeam Team Saxo Bank. He was national U/23 champion in individual time trial in 2002 and 2003 and in 2004 he signed his first professional contract with Team CSC, with a length of two years. He won stage 4 of Tour de Georgia in 2005, his first professional victory, but the rest of his season was ruined due to a case of mononucleosis.
In 2006, Vandborg became a national champion by capturing the Danish Individual Time Trial Championship ; he later finished fourth at the World Time Trial Championship. Vandborg moved to Discovery Channel for the 2007 season. In 2009 he rode alongside Ivan Basso and Daniele Bennati at Liquigas.