Theodor Storm (cyclist)

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Theodor Storm
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Theodor Storm (2024)
Personal information
Born (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 18)
Roskilde, Denmark
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Team information
Current team Ineos Grenadiers
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Amateur team
2022–2023NPV–Carl Ras Roskilde [2]
Professional team
2024– Ineos Grenadiers
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Apeldoorn Madison

Theodor Storm (born 31 March 2005) is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.

Contents

Career

2023

Storm rode in 2022 and 2023 for the Danish team NPV–Carl Ras Roskilde. [3] Aged 17 years-old, Storm raced at the 2023 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland in February 2023 against elite riders. [4]

He finished third at the Paris–Roubaix Juniors in 2023 and also finished fifth in the junior road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow in August 2023 after helping teammate Albert Philipsen to victory. [5]

2024

He will ride for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers from 2024, agreeing to a three-year contract. [6] He was initially due to turn pro with Ineos in 2025, but his pathway was fast-tracked in December 2023, and will see him move straight from juniors and skip the U23s into the World Tour. [7] [8]

Major results

Road

2022
2nd Road race, National Junior Championships
3rd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
5th Overall Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot
1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
1st Stage 2b
2023
1st Omloop van Borsele
1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification, Saarland Trofeo
National Junior Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
2nd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
1st Stage 2b
3rd Paris–Roubaix Juniors
4th Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
5th Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
7th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors

Track

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References

  1. "Theodor Storm". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. "Theodor Storm". First Cycling. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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  4. "INEOS GRENADIERS CONFIRM SIGNING OF 18-YEAR OLD THEODOR STORM: "I KNOW THE TEAM HAS HUGE AMBITIONS FOR THE FUTURE AND I'M KEEN TO CONTRIBUTE"". Cyclinguptodate. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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  6. "Ineos Grenadiers Bolsters Its Wunderkind Brigade with Teen Sensation Theodor Storm". Velo. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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