Annika Langvad

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Annika Langvad
Annika Langvad 1.jpg
Langvad in 2011
Personal information
Full nameAnnika Langvad
Born (1984-03-22) 22 March 1984 (age 40)
Silkeborg, Denmark
Team information
Current teamSpecialized Racing
Discipline
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country
Professional teams
2011–2012Fujibikes Rockets (MTB)
2013Davinci–Specialized (MTB)
2014–Specialized Racing (MTB)
2019 Boels–Dolmans (road) [1]
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
National Championships (2011, 2014, 2015)
Mountain bike
World XC Championships (2016)
World Marathon Championships
(2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018)
National XC Championships (2009–2018, 2020)
XC World Cup
6 individual wins (20152018)
Cape Epic (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
Road

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2010)
National Time Trial Championships (2010, 2011, 2013)
Medal record
Women's mountain bike racing
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Nove Mesto Cross-country
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Vallnord Team relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Cairns Team relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Lenzerheide Cross-country
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 LenzerheideTeam relay
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Huskvarna Cross-country
Women's Mountain bike marathon
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Montello Women's race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Ornans Women's race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Pietermaritzburg Women's race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Singen Women's race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Auronzo di Cadore Women's race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Selva di Val Gardena Women's race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Sankt Wendel Women's race

Annika Langvad (born 22 March 1984) is a Danish former racing cyclist, who rode for Specialized Racing in cross-country mountain bike racing. Langvad is a five-time World Champion in mountain bike racing, winning four titles in mountain bike marathon and one in cross-country.

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Career

From 2014, Langvad and her Swiss Spur-Specialized teammate Ariane Kleinhans won the women's category of Absa Cape Epic three consecutive times. In 2015, they won by a significant margin of an hour and 18 minutes. Langvad won the Cape Epic a total of five times during her career. [2] Also in 2015, Langvad won the Leadville 100, becoming the first woman to ride that race under 7 hours. In 2016, Langvad won the world championship in Women's cross-country and also placed second in the UCI World Cup rankings for Cross Country, only 24 points behind the leader, Catharine Pendrel. She went on to finish as runner-up in the cross-country World Cup standings a second time in 2018. On the road, she won the Danish road race championship in 2010, was a three-time Danish time trial champion, and finished sixth in the 2013 individual time trial World Championship. She rode the 2019 season on the road with Boels–Dolmans, during which she finished second at Strade Bianche, fourth at the Amstel Gold Race, and third at Flèche Wallonne. [2] On 9 October 2020, she announced her retirement. [3]

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2010–2011
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg National Championships
2013–2014
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg National Championships
2014–2015
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg National Championships
3rd Kronborg

Gravel

2023
UCI World Series
2nd Halmstad

Road

2010
National Championships
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Road race
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Time trial
2011
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Time trial, National Championships
2013
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Time trial, National Championships
6th Time trial, UCI World Championships
2018
3rd Time trial, National Championships
2019
2nd Strade Bianche
3rd La Flèche Wallonne
4th Amstel Gold Race

Mountain bike

2009
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Championships
2010
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Championships
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships
2011
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Championships
2012
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Championships
2013
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Championships
2014
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Championships
1st Jersey orange Cape Epic.svg Overall Cape Epic (with Ariane Lüthi)
1st Jersey orange Epic Series.svg Overall Swiss Epic (with Ariane Kleinhans)
UCI XCO World Cup
3rd Windham
2015
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Championships
1st Jersey orange Cape Epic.svg Overall Cape Epic (with Ariane Lüthi)
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships
2nd Overall Swiss Epic (with Ariane Lüthi)
3rd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Val di Sole
3rd Windham
2016
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Championships
1st Jersey orange Cape Epic.svg Overall Cape Epic (with Ariane Lüthi)
1st Roc d'Azur
2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Cairns
1st Albstadt
2nd Lenzerheide
2017
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Championships
2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Nové Město
2nd Vallnord
UCI Marathon Series
1st Attakwas Extreme
1st Roc d'Azur
2018
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Marathon, UCI World Championships
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Championships
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Marathon, National Championships
1st Jersey orange Cape Epic.svg Overall Cape Epic (with Kate Courtney)
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Cross-country, UCI World Championships
2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Stellenbosch
1st Nové Město
2nd Mont-Sainte-Anne
3rd La Bresse
UCI XCC World Cup
1st Albstadt
1st Nové Město
1st Val di Sole
1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
1st La Bresse
2nd Vallnord
2019
1st Jersey orange Cape Epic.svg Overall Cape Epic (with Anna van der Breggen)
2020
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Championships
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Marathon, National Championships
1st Jersey orange Epic Series.svg Overall Swiss Epic (with Haley Batten)

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References

  1. Ostanek, Daniel (3 December 2018). "Boels-Dolmans finalise roster with MTB champion Annika Langvad". Cyclist . Dennis Publishing Limited. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Annika Langvad announces retirement". cyclingnews.com . 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "Annika Langvad Announces Immediate Retirement from Professional XC Racing". 9 October 2020.