Christina Malling Siggaard (born 24 March 1994) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2021 for the Firefighters Upsala CK, Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling, Team Virtu Cycling and Lotto–Soudal Ladies teams. Siggaard represented Denmark at the 2015 European Games in the women's road race, and also represented Denmark at the UCI Road World Championships and the European Road Championships.
![]() Siggaard at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships. | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Christina Malling Siggaard[1] |
Born | Old Rye, Denmark | 24 March 1994
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder |
Professional teams | |
2014 | Firefighters Upsala CK[2] |
2015 | Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling[2] |
2016–2019 | Team BMS BIRN[2][3] |
2020–2021 | Lotto–Soudal Ladies[4][5] |
She now works as a commentator and analyst for Danish broadcaster TV 2 Sport's cycling coverage.[6][7]
Major results
edit- 2010
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Junior time trial
- 2011
- 3rd Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 2012
- 7th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2014
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2015
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2016
- 4th Overall Ladies Tour of Norway
- 7th Grand Prix de Dottignies
- 2017
- 5th Overall Tour of Chongming Island
- 5th Pajot Hills Classic
- 10th Le Samyn des Dames
- 2018
- 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 8th Omloop van het Hageland
- 10th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 2019
- 1st Stage 1 BeNe Ladies Tour
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- 9th Omloop van het Hageland
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Christina Malling Siggaard". Team BMS BIRN. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ a b c Christina Siggaard at Cycling Archives
- ^ "Team Virtu Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Ipsen, Christian (24 March 2022). "Jubler over World Tour-løb i Danmark: - Min drøm er gået i opfyldelse" [Jubilant over World Tour races in Denmark: - My dream has come true]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
Også TV 2 SPORTs cykelekspert Christina Siggaard, der er tidligere professionel rytter, jubler over nyheden om et kvindeligt World Tour-etapeløb på dansk grund. [TV 2 SPORT's cycling expert Christina Siggaard, who is a former professional rider, also rejoices at the news of a female World Tour stage race on Danish soil.]
- ^ Klinker Stephensen, Emma (28 July 2022). "Hvorfor står kvindecykling så meget i skyggen af herrecykling?" [Why is women's cycling so much in the shadow of men's cycling?]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
Træneren for organisationens juniorlandshold træner også både mænd og kvinder, mens andre sponsorer også har øget fokus på kvinderne i sporten, fortæller Tour-kommentator Christina Siggaard. [The coach for the organisation's junior national team also trains both men and women, while other sponsors have also increased their focus on the women in the sport, says Tour commentator Christina Siggaard.]
External links
edit- Christina Siggaard at UCI
- Christina Siggaard at Cycling Archives
- Christina Siggaard at ProCyclingStats
- Christina Siggaard at Cycling Quotient