Vegard Breen

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Vegard Breen
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Breen in 2014
Personal information
Full nameVegard Breen
Born (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34)
Norway
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2010–2013 Joker–Bianchi
2014–2015 Lotto–Belisol
2016 Fortuneo–Vital Concept
2017 Joker Icopal

Vegard Breen (born 8 February 1990) is a Norwegian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2017. [1] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France. [2]

Contents

Major results

2008
1st MaillotNoruega.PNG Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
2nd Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
9th Time trial, UCI Juniors World Championships
2012
1st La Côte Picarde
4th Overall Tour de Bretagne
2013
1st Jersey white.svg Overall Ronde de l'Oise
1st Points classification
3rd Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
7th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
1st Stage 3 (TTT)
8th Overall Tour de Bretagne
2014
9th Dwars door Drenthe

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 201420152016
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France 167
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España 129
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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References

  1. "Vegard Breen  » Lotto Belisol" . Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.