Leif Mortensen

Leif Mortensen c. 1973

Personal information

Full name

Leif Mortensen

Born

5 May 1946
Copenhagen, Denmark

Height

1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

70 kg (154 lb)

Team information

Discipline

Road

Role

Rider

Professional team(s)

1970–1974

Bic

1975

Maes-Watney

Medal record

Representing Denmark
Men's road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
	1968 Mexico City	Road race
World Championships
	1969 Brno	Amateur road race
	1967	Amateur team time trial
	1969	Amateur team time trial
	1970 Leicester	Professional road race

Leif Mortensen (born 5 May 1946) is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He won a silver medal in the individual road race at the 1968 Summer Olympics while finishing fourth in the team time trial.^[1] In 1970–1975 he rode professionally with the following achievements.^[2]

Palmarès

1967

2nd, World Road Championships, 100 km TTT

1968

2nd, Olympic Games, Road race, Mexico City

1969

2nd, World Road Championships, 100 km TTT

1st, World Road Championships, Amateur road race, Brno

1970

2nd, World Road Championships, Professional road race, Leicester

1971

1st, Hellemmes

1st, Trofeo Baracchi (with Luis Ocaña)

6th, Overall, Tour de France

1972

1st, Le Quillo

1973

1st, GP Aix-en-Provence

1st, Stage 5, Paris–Nice, Manosque

1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium

1st, Stage 5b, Nivelles

References

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