Brian Vandborg
 Vandborg at the 2007 Tour of California | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Bach Vandborg |
| Born |
4 December 1981 Snejbjerg, Denmark |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time trialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2004–2006 2007 2008 2009–2010 2011 2012 2013 |
Team CSC Discovery Channel Team GLS Liquigas Saxo Bank-SunGard SpiderTech-C10 Cannondale[1] |
| Major wins | |
| National Time Trial Championships (2006, 2013) | |
Brian Bach Vandborg (born 4 December 1981) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2013.[2] Over his career, Vandborg competed for Team CSC (twice), Discovery Channel, Team GLS, Liquigas-Doimo, SpiderTech-C10 and Cannondale.
Born in Snejbjerg, Vandborg 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. Vandborg also rode for the Saxo Bank-SunGard team in 2011, and SpiderTech-C10 in 2012.[3]
Vandborg retired at the end of the 2013 season, after ten years as a professional.[2]
Palmarès
- 2002
- 1st
Under-23 National Time Trial Championships - 2003
- 1st Under-23 National Time Trial Championships
- 2005
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Georgia
- 2006
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 3rd Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 4th World Time Trial Championship
- 2007
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain
- 2010
- 6th Tre Valli Varesine
- 2013
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
References
- ↑ "Cannondale (CAN) – ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Danish time trial champion Vandborg announces retirement". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 7 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ "Vandborg joins Spidertech". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
External links
Media related to Brian Vandborg at Wikimedia Commons