Jesper Hansen (cyclist)

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Jesper Hansen
Jesper Hansen, Hazebrouck - Quatre jours de Dunkerque, etape 2, 8 mai 2014, depart.jpg
Hansen in 2014
Personal information
Full nameJesper Hansen
Born (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 (age 33)
Copenhagen, Denmark [1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimber
Amateur teams
2009Svendborg CC
2009Energi Fyn
2010Odder CK
Professional teams
2011Energi Fyn
2012–2013 Glud & Marstrand–LRØ
2013 Saxo–Tinkoff (stagiaire) [2]
2014–2016 Tinkoff–Saxo
2017–2018 Astana [3]
2019–2020 Cofidis [4]
2021 Riwal Cycling Team [5] [6]
Major wins
Stage races
Tour of Norway (2015)

Jesper Hansen (born 23 October 1990) is a Danish former professional cyclist, [7] who rode professionally between 2011 and 2021 for six different teams.

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Career

In 2014 he received the Young rider classification jersey at the Tour of Norway, for being the best rider under 25 years of age in the overall classification standings.

While riding the Tour de Romandie, he slammed into the door of a medical car. The door was carelessly opened and knocked Hansen down. While appearing injured at first, he ultimately soldiered on and continued the race. [8] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España, [9] the 2017 Giro d'Italia, [10] and the 2018 Tour de France. [11]

After Hansen's contract was not renewed by Cofidis after the 2020 season, he initially considered retirement. [12] However, Riwal Cycling Team, which was forced to step down from UCI ProTeam to UCI Continental level due to financial difficulties, signed Hansen to a one-year contract for the 2021 season, which the two parties had previously agreed upon once the team secured their financial standing. [6] [13] He retired following the season, ending his career with two professional victories. [7]

Major results

2013
2nd Hadeland GP
6th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
6th Overall Tour de Normandie
7th Overall Tour of Norway
2014
6th Overall Tour of Norway
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
2015
1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Norway
1st Stage 3
6th Overall Tour de Langkawi
2016
2nd Overall Tour of Croatia
1st Stage 5 (TTT)
5th Overall Tour de Langkawi
10th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour
2017
2nd Overall Tour of Turkey
9th Overall Tour of Croatia
2018
9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
2019
7th Overall Tour of California

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 201520162017201820192020
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia —— 32 —— 44
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France ——— 56 ——
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 52 — DNF — DNF —
Legend
—Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

  1. ↑ Profile at Radsportseiten.net
  2. ↑ "Jesper Hansen  » Tinkoff-Saxo" . Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Michael Valgren og Jesper Hansen skifter til Astana" . Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Bacon, Ellis (30 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Cofidis". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Riwal Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 Schmidt, Søren Stjerne (5 January 2021). "Hjem til Fyn: Jesper Hansen skifter til Riwal Cycling Team" [Home to Funen: Jesper Hansen shifts to Riwal Cycling Team]. TV 2/Fyn (in Danish). TV 2 . Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. 1 2 Bentsen, Bo (13 October 2021). "Jesper Hansen stopper karrieren" [Jesper Hansen stops his career]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). TV 2 . Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Nigel Wynn (30 April 2015). "Jesper Hansen car-doored by medic during Tour de Romandie (video)". Cycling Weekly . IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Vuelta a España 2015". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "2017: 100th Giro d'Italia: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  12. ↑ Gauthier, Nicolas (12 December 2020). "Route - Sans équipe pour 2021, Jesper Hansen va prendre sa retraite" [Road - Without a team for 2021, Jesper Hansen will retire]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Danish riders Hansen and Carbel drop from WorldTour level as contracts not renewed". Cyclingnews.com . Future plc. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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