Alex Nicki Rasmussen (born 9 June 1984) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016 for the Team Saxo Bank, HTC–Highroad, Garmin–Sharp, Riwal Cycling Team, Team TreFor–Blue Water and Team ColoQuick–Cult teams. Primarily specialising in track cycling, Rasmussen was also proficient in road racing, winning the Danish National Road Race Championships in 2007.
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| Full name | Alex Nicki Rasmussen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1984 Svendborg, Southern Denmark, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Time trialist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007 | Odense Energi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Team Designa Køkken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009–2010 | Team Saxo Bank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | HTC–Highroad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Garmin–Barracuda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Riwal Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Team TreFor–Blue Water | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Team ColoQuick–Cult | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career edit
He was the 2005 Scratch World Champion. Together with Michael Mørkøv, Rasmussen won the Danish Madison Championships six times in a row, and as such, are nicknamed the 'Par nummer syv' (Pair number seven).
On 15 September 2011, his contract with HTC–Highroad was terminated for missing a doping control, at which time the team was made aware of two previous controls he had missed before he joined them. Rasmussen was also removed from the Danish UCI Championships team, and faced criminal prosecution.[1] However, on 17 November, Rasmussen was cleared of the charges due to a procedural error on the part of the UCI.[2] His previously signed contract with Garmin–Barracuda for the 2012 season, nullified upon news of the whereabouts violations, was again honored.[3] The UCI appealed this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in December 2011, with the original decision being overturned on 4 July 2012. As a result, Rasmussen was given a backdated 18-month ban, meaning that he would be suspended until April 2013. His contract with the renamed Garmin–Sharp squad was also terminated.[4][5]
On 19 March 2013, Garmin–Sharp re-signed Rasmussen for the remainder of the 2013 season.[6][7] Rasmussen left Garmin–Sharp following the 2013 season,[8] and subsequently announced plans to re-enter track cycling.[9] Rasmussen joined Riwal Cycling Team for the 2014 season.[10]
Major results edit
Road edit
- 2006
- National Under-23 Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Tour de Berlin
- 1st Stages 2 & 3 (ITT)
- 3rd GP Herning
- 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 2007
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 2nd Colliers Classic
- 5th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
- 2008
- Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Prologue, Stages 1, 3 & 9
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Oise
- 3rd Rogaland GP
- 4th Duo Normand (with Jens-Erik Madsen)
- 2009
- 2nd Time trial, National Championships
- 4th Giro del Capo Challenge 4
- 4th Profronde van Fryslan
- 2010
- 1st GP Herning
- Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 1st Stage 4 (ITT) Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2nd Time trial, National Championships
- 10th Designa Grand Prix
- 2011
- 1st Philadelphia International Championship
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 4th Time trial, National Championships
- 2012
- 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 2nd Grand Prix de Denain
- 2013
- 1st Stage 1 Bayern–Rundfahrt
- 4th Time trial, National Championships
- 2014
- Dookoła Mazowsza
- 1st Stages 3 & 4
- 2nd Skive–Løbet
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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 Giro d'Italia
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153 | 150 | — |
 Tour de France
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— | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
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— | — | 134 |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
Track edit
- 2001
- National Championships
- 1st Kilo
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- National Junior Championships
- 1st Kilo
- 1st Sprint
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- 2002
- 1st Kilo, National Championships
- National Junior Championships
- 1st Kilo
- 1st Points race
- 1st Sprint
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- 3rd
Scratch, UCI World Junior Championships - 2003
- National Championships
- 1st Kilo
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- 1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships
- 3rd
Scratch, UEC European Under-23 Championships - 2004
- UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st
Scratch - 2nd
Madison (with Michael Berling)
- 1st
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Kilo
- 1st Madison (with Michael Berling)
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- 1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships
- 2005
- 1st
Scratch, UCI World Championships - UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 1st Scratch
- 1st
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Kilo
- 1st Madison (with Michael Berling)
- 1st Points race
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- 1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships
- 2006
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Kilo
- 1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- 2007
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 1st Points race
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st
- 1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
- 2008
- National Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 1st
- 1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 2nd
Team pursuit, Summer Olympics - UCI World Championships
- 2nd
Team pursuit - 3rd Madison
- 2nd
- 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 2009
- UCI World Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 1st
- 1st Madison, National Championships (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 2010
- 1st Scratch, UCI World Championships
- 1st Madison, National Championships (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 2011
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 2012
- 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 2014
- 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
- 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 2015
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv)
- 2016
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Jesper Mørkøv)
References edit
- ^ "Alex Rasmussen fired for missing doping controls". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Alex Rasmussen cleared of missed tests". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Team Garmin-Cervélo unveils 2012 men's Pro Team roster". Garmin-Cervélo. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ Stokes, Shane (4 July 2012). "Garmin-Sharp releases Alex Rasmussen following CAS whereabouts suspension". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ Benson, Daniel; Cossins, Peter (4 July 2012). "Rasmussen fired from Garmin-Sharp". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- ^ "Rasmussen re-signs with Garmin-Sharp". Cycling Central. Special Broadcasting Service. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Jesper Ralbjerg (19 March 2013). "Rasmussen returns to Garmin-Sharp". CyclingQuotes. JJnet.dk A/S. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "No new contract for Alex Rasmussen at Garmin-Sharp". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Rasmussen to the track". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Nielsen, Søren K. (5 November 2013). "Alex Rasmussen cykler for Riwal" [Alex Rasmussen cycles for Riwal]. DR (in Danish). Danish Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
External links edit
- Alex Rasmussen at UCI
- Alex Rasmussen at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Base: Alex Rasmussen Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Cycling Quotient: Alex Rasmussen
- "Riwal Cycling Team: Alex Rasmussen". Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
