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Born | Grimstad, Norway | 12 September 1956|||||||||||||
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Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||
Role | Rider | |||||||||||||
Rider type | All-rounder | |||||||||||||
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1998 | – | |||||||||||||
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1984–1986 | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | |||||||||||||
1987–1990 | 7 Eleven | |||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Motorola | |||||||||||||
1993–1994 | TVM–Bison Kit | |||||||||||||
Major wins | ||||||||||||||
Nordic champion (1984, 1985) Postgirot Open, 1 stage (1986) Rund um den Henninger Turm, (1987) Redlands Bicycle Classic (1987) Tour de France, 1 stage (1987) Vuelta a España, 1 stage (1993) National Champion (1984) National Time Trial Champion (1990) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dag Otto Lauritzen (born 12 September 1956) is a Norwegian television personality and retired professional cyclist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won a bronze medal in the individual road race. [1] He was the first Norwegian to win a stage of the Tour de France, which he did on Bastille Day in 1987 at Luz Ardiden. Over his career he rode the Tour de France eight times.
Lauritzen began cycling to recuperate from a military parachuting injury, and switched careers from police officer to cyclist. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1984 and the Norwegian National Time Trial Championship in 1990. [2] [3]
He is now a cycling commentator on Norwegian TV station TV 2.
Grand Tour general classification results timeline [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Tour | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | |||||||||
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | DNF | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Tour de France | — | — | 34 | 39 | 34 | DNF | 56 | DNF | — | 90 | 50 | |||||||||
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — |
Major stage race general classification results timeline | ||||||||||||
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Race | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | |
Paris–Nice | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 48 | — | 56 | — | — | |
Tirreno–Adriatico | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Critérium du Dauphiné | — | DNF | 55 | — | — | — | 44 | 52 | — | — | — | |
Tour de Suisse | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | 36 | 57 | 61 | 31 | — | |
Monuments results timeline | ||||||||||||
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1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | ||
Milan–San Remo | — | 102 | — | — | 46 | 53 | 43 | — | 14 | 47 | 49 | |
Tour of Flanders | — | — | — | 17 | 32 | 3 | — | — | 34 | 18 | 51 | |
Paris–Roubaix | — | — | — | 30 | 33 | — | — | 80 | 55 | — | 36 | |
Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | 13 | 29 | 38 | — | 63 | 16 | 60 | 63 | |
Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 62 | — | |
Classics results timeline | ||||||||||||
1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | ||
Amstel Gold Race | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 13 | — | 43 | 35 | — | — | |
La Flèche Wallonne | — | 65 | — | 7 | 28 | 23 | — | — | — | 33 | — | |
Gent–Wevelgem | — | 56 | — | 87 | 17 | 27 | — | 126 | 64 | — | 22 | |
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 46 | |
Brabantse Pijl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Paris–Tours | — | 64 | — | — | — | 41 | — | 34 | — | 25 | 40 | |
Event | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | |
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Olympic Games | Time trial | Not held | ||||||||||
Road race | 3 | Not held | — | Not held | — | Not held | ||||||
Road World Championships | Time trial | Not held | ||||||||||
Road race | 30 | 39 | 25 | — | 37 | — | 39 | — | 33 | 7 | 30 | |
National Championships | Time trial | 1 | ||||||||||
Road race | 1 |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
DSQ | Disqualified |
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