Dan Frost

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Dan Frost
Personal information
Full nameDan Frost
Born (1961-05-22) 22 May 1961 (age 63)
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Team information
Discipline Track
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Points race

Dan Frost (born 22 May 1961 in Frederiksberg, Hovedstaden) is a retired male track cyclist from Denmark, who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's points race at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. [1] His other major victories include the world title in the same event in 1986 (Colorado Springs). He is the brother of cyclist Ken Frost. After retiring from racing, he worked in management for Bjarne Riis's Team CSC for nine seasons before joining Team Sky as a directeur sportif for 2014. Eventually, he left competitive cycling to organise bike trips and work with the Amaury Sport Organisation, the organisers of the Tour de France. [2]

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References

  1. "Dan Frost Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. "News shorts: Cannondale hire Weber and Guidi, Frost quits Team Sky". cyclingnews.com . 2 February 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.