Albert Philipsen

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Albert Philipsen
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Withen Philipsen
Born (2006-09-03) 3 September 2006 (age 17)
Holte, Denmark
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Team information
Current team
  • Tscherning Cycling Academy (road)
  • Canyon CLLCTV (MTB/Cyclo-cross)
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2013–2022Holte MTB Klub
2023Canyon CLLCTV (MTB/Cyclo-cross)
2023–2024Tscherning Cycling Academy (road)
Professional team
2025– Lidl–Trek
Medal record
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Glasgow Junior road race
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Drenthe Junior time trial
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Glasgow Junior cross-country
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Glasgow Team relay
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Anadia Junior cross-country
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Anadia Team relay

Albert Withen Philipsen (born 3 September 2006) is a Danish cyclist, who competes in road racing, cyclo-cross and mountain biking. [1] In 2023, he won the junior world road race and cross-country championships. [2] This made him the youngest rider ever to win the junior world road race title. [3] In December 2023, he signed a four-year contract with UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek beginning in 2025. [4]

Contents

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2022–2023
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg National Junior Championships
2023–2024
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg National Junior Championships
Junior X²O Badkamers Trophy
1st Hamme
1st Junior Aarhus I
1st Junior Aarhus II
5th UCI World Junior Championships

Mountain bike

2023
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Junior cross-country
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Team relay
UEC European Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Junior cross-country
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Team relay
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Junior Championships
1st Junior Randers
2024
UCI Junior Series
1st Chelva
1st Banyoles

Road

2023
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Time trial, UEC European Junior Championships
National Junior Championships
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Road race
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Time trial
4th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Jersey blue.svg Sprints classification
2024
4th Paris–Roubaix Juniors

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References

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  2. "Albert Withen Philipsen". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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  4. Moultrie, James (8 December 2023). "Lidl-Trek win race to sign junior road, MTB World Champion Albert Philipsen". Cycling News . Retrieved 8 December 2023.