Jakob Fuglsang
 Fuglsang in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jakob Diemer Fuglsang |
| Born |
22 March 1985 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 11 st)[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Astana |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2006–2008 2006–2008 2009–2010 2011–2012 2013– |
Cannondale-Vredestein MTB Team Designa Køkken Team Saxo Bank Leopard Trek Astana |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 28 October 2013 | |
Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (born 22 March 1985) is a Danish professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Astana.[2] Before turning professional for Team Saxo Bank, he was a mountain biker racing for Team Cannondale-Vredestein. He has won the U23 World Cup. He got his contract with Team Saxo Bank during the 2008 Danmark Rundt.
Career
Fuglsang won the Danmark Rundt for three years in a row (2008, 2009, and 2010). He also won the Tour of Slovenia in 2009. In 2010, he finished third in the Tour de Suisse and won the Denmark National Time Trial Championships which he later won it again in 2012. In 2011, he finished 4th in the Tour de Suisse and 11th in the Vuelta a Espana.
In 2012, Fuglsang followed the Schleck brothers to RadioShack-Nissan. He was slated to be his team's leader in the Giro d'Italia, but had to withdraw due to knee problems and was replaced with Fränk Schleck.[3] Fuglsang later won the Tour de Luxembourg, taking the overall classification jersey in the queen stage to Differdange and then defending his lead with the help of his team for the fourth and final stage in Luxembourg City. The last stage had to be amputated of 47 km (29 mi) by the organizers due to heavy rain.[4] He was then excluded of the Tour de France by the RadioShack-Nissan team management after he criticized them. He stated that he wanted to race for another squad in the next season since he was not happy with the way things were going within the team.[5] Instead of competing in France, he went on to win the Tour of Austria Overall Classification and the fourth stage of the race. His lead over the second placed rider Steve Morabito of BMC Racing Team was a minute and 24 seconds when the Tour concluded.[6]
Fuglsang left RadioShack-Nissan at the end of the 2012 season, and joined Astana on a three-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.[2] In the 2013 Tour de France, Fuglsang became the team leader of Astana after the abandoning of Janez Brajkovic. He ended up finishing 7th overall, after a good performance in the mountains and the time trials.
Palmarès
- 2002
- 1st
XC Juniors National Championship - 2003
- 1st XC Juniors National Championship
- 2007
- 1st
XC U-23 World Championship - 1st Marathon MTB National Championship
- 3rd Overall GP Tell
- 2008
- 1st
Overall Danmark Rundt - 1st MTB Absa Cape Epic SR
- 2nd Overall Les 3 Jours de Vaucluse
- 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Oise
- 3rd Paris-Troyes
- 2009
- 1st Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Stage 3
- 2nd Giro dell'Emilia
- 6th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 6th Overall Dauphiné Libéré
- 10th Overall Tour of Ireland
- 2010
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Overall Danmark Rundt
- 2nd Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke
- 2nd GP Beghelli
- 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 3rd Tour de l'Eurométropole
- 4th Giro di Lombardia
- 9th GP Herning
- 2011
- 1st Stage 3 Danmark Rundt
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stage 1 TTT
- Held Red Jersey Stage 2
- 4th Amstel Gold Race
- 4th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2012
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Overall Tour of Austria
- 1st Stage 4
- 4th Trofeo Deia
- 6th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 2013
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España
- 4th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
- 6th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 7th Overall Tour de France
- 8th Vuelta a Murcia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline:
| Grand Tour | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
- | - | - | - | - |
| Tour |
- | 50 | 49 | - | 7 |
| Vuelta |
56 | - | 11 | - | 29 |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
Other major stage races
| Race | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris–Nice | 27 | 93 | WD | – | WD |
| Tour of the Basque Country | 17 | 37 | 35 | – | 31 |
| Volta a Catalunya | 6 | – | – | WD | 11 |
| Tour de Romandie | – | – | – | WD | – |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | 6 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Tour de Suisse | – | 3 | 4 | 25 | – |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jakob Fuglsang profile". Unknown parameter
|http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2013/us/riders/astana-pro-team/fuglsang-jakob.html?xtmc=ignored (help); - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Guardini joins Fuglsang in move to Astana". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ↑ "Fuglsang out of Giro d'Italia with knee problems". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 27 April 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ↑ "Fuglsang Wins Tour of Luxembourg". pelotonmagazine.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ↑ "Fuglsang looking to leave RadioShack-Nissan over Tour de France snub". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 21 June 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ Stokes, Shane (8 July 2012). "Fuglsang celebrating Tour of Austria win, Colli takes emotional victory". VeloNation (VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 8 July 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jakob Fuglsang. |
- Jakob Fuglsang profile at Cycling Archives
- Official website
- Palmares on CyclingBase (French)