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 41)
    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, 2025)
    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 racing cyclist, who riding 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 six 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. [3] On 9 October 2020, she announced her retirement. [4]

    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)
    2025
    1st Jersey orange Cape Epic.svg Overall Cape Epic (with Sofía Gómez Villafane)

    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. "Ingen har nogensinde gjort, hvad Annika Langvad opnåede søndag i Sydafrika". DR (in Danish). 23 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
    3. "Annika Langvad announces retirement". cyclingnews.com . 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
    4. "Annika Langvad Announces Immediate Retirement from Professional XC Racing". 9 October 2020.