Alex Rasmussen facts for kids
Rasmussen at the 2010 Four Days of Dunkirk
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| Full name | Alex Nicki Rasmussen | ||
| Born | 9 June 1984 Svendborg, Southern Denmark, Denmark |
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| Height | 1.86 m | ||
| Weight | 88 kg | ||
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| Current team | Retired | ||
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| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | Time trialist | ||
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Alex Nicki Rasmussen (born on June 9, 1984) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist. He rode for several teams from 2009 to 2016. Alex was especially good at track cycling, but he also excelled in road cycling. In 2007, he even won the Danish National Road Race Championships.
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Alex Rasmussen's Cycling Journey
Alex Rasmussen became the World Champion in Scratch racing in 2005. He was a very strong track cyclist.
He often teamed up with Michael Mørkøv. Together, they won the Danish Madison Championships six times in a row! They were so well-known that people called them 'Par nummer syv', which means 'Pair number seven'.
In 2011, Alex faced a challenge. His contract with his team was ended because of an issue with a required test. He had missed two tests before joining the team. This meant he couldn't race for a while.
Later, in November 2011, he was cleared of the charges. This was because of a mistake in the testing process. He was able to get his contract back for the 2012 season. However, the cycling organization appealed this decision. In July 2012, the first decision was changed. Alex was given a suspension until April 2013. His contract with his team was ended again.
But Alex didn't give up! In March 2013, his team re-signed him for the rest of that season. After 2013, Alex decided to focus more on track cycling again. He joined a new team in 2014.
Major Achievements in Cycling
Alex Rasmussen had many great results in both road and track cycling.
Road Cycling Successes
- 2006
- Won the National Under-23 Time Trial.
- Finished 3rd in the National Under-23 Road Race.
- Won the overall Tour de Berlin race.
- Won two stages in the Tour de Berlin.
- 2007
- Won the National Road Race Championships.
- Finished 2nd in the Colliers Classic race.
- 2008
- Won the points classification in the Tour of Qinghai Lake.
- Won the Prologue and three stages in the Tour of Qinghai Lake.
- 2009
- Finished 2nd in the National Time Trial Championships.
- 2010
- Won the GP Herning race.
- Won two stages in the Four Days of Dunkirk.
- Won a stage in the Vuelta a Andalucía.
- 2011
- Won the Philadelphia International Championship.
- Won a team time trial stage in the Giro d'Italia.
- 2012
- Won a team time trial stage in the Giro d'Italia.
- Finished 2nd in the Grand Prix de Denain.
- 2013
- Won a stage in the Bayern–Rundfahrt.
- 2014
- Won two stages in the Dookoła Mazowsza.
Grand Tour Races
Alex Rasmussen competed in some of the biggest road cycling races, known as Grand Tours.
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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 Giro d'Italia |
153 | 150 | — |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | 134 |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
Track Cycling Achievements
Alex Rasmussen was a highly decorated track cyclist, winning many national and world titles.
- 2001
- Won the Danish National Kilo and Team Pursuit titles.
- Won multiple Danish Junior National titles.
- 2002
- Won the Danish National Kilo title.
- Won multiple Danish Junior National titles.
- Earned a bronze medal in Scratch at the Junior World Championships.
- 2003
- Won Danish National Kilo and Team Pursuit titles.
- Earned a bronze medal in Scratch at the European Under-23 Championships.
- 2004
- Won the Scratch race at the European Under-23 Championships.
- Won four Danish National titles, including Madison with Michael Berling.
- 2005
- Became
UCI World Champion in Scratch. - Won Madison and Scratch at the European Under-23 Championships.
- Won five Danish National titles.
- 2006
- Won four Danish National titles, including Madison with Michael Mørkøv.
- 2007
- Won four Danish National titles, including Madison with Michael Mørkøv.
- Won the Six Days of Grenoble with Michael Mørkøv.
- Earned a bronze medal in Team Pursuit at the UCI World Championships.
- 2008
- Won two Danish National titles, including Madison with Michael Mørkøv.
- Won the Six Days of Grenoble again with Michael Mørkøv.
- Won a
silver medal in Team Pursuit at the Beijing Olympics. - Earned a silver medal in Team Pursuit and a bronze in Madison at the UCI World Championships.
- 2009
- Became UCI World Champion in Team Pursuit.
- Became UCI World Champion in Madison with Michael Mørkøv.
- Won the Danish National Madison title with Michael Mørkøv.
- Won the Six Days of Ghent and Six Days of Copenhagen with Michael Mørkøv.
- 2010
- Became UCI World Champion in Scratch.
- Won the Danish National Madison title with Michael Mørkøv.
- Won the Six Days of Copenhagen with Michael Mørkøv.
- 2011
- Won the Six Days of Copenhagen with Michael Mørkøv.
- 2014
- Earned a
silver medal in Team Pursuit at the UCI World Championships. - Finished 2nd in the Six Days of Copenhagen with Michael Mørkøv.
- 2015
- Won the Six Days of Copenhagen with Michael Mørkøv.
- 2016
- Won the Six Days of Copenhagen with Jesper Mørkøv.
Images for kids
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A pink jersey worn by the leader of the Giro d'Italia.
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A yellow jersey worn by the leader of the Tour de France.
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A red jersey worn by the leader of the Vuelta a España.
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Bronze medal from the UCI World Championships.
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Bronze medal from the UEC European Championships.
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Jersey for a UEC European Champion.
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Silver medal from the UEC European Championships.
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The rainbow jersey worn by a UCI Track Cycling World Champion.
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Silver medal from the Olympic Games.
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Silver medal from the UCI World Championships.
See also
In Spanish: Alex Rasmussen para niños
