Lennie Kristensen

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Lennie Kristensen
Personal information
Born (1968-05-16) 16 May 1968 (age 55)
Silkeborg, Denmark
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad, mountain bike
RoleRider
Amateur team
1995–1997Team Giant
Professional teams
1999–2002 Team Fakta
2003 Team CSC

Lennie Kristensen (born 16 May 1968) is a Danish former professional cyclist. He competed in the men's cross-country mountain biking event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Major results

Road

1991
10th Overall Tour of Sweden
1999
1st Stage 1a (ITT) Tour de Langkawi
2000
1st Stage 4 Tour de Normandie
5th Overall Danmark Rundt
6th Overall Tour de Langkawi
8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
2002
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie
2nd Rund um die Hainleite
4th Overall Tour of Austria
4th Paris–Camembert
8th Rund um Düren
10th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
10th Classique des Alpes
2003
2nd Overall Tour Down Under

Mountain

1992
1st MaillotDinamarca.svg Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
1994
3rd Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
1996
3rd Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
1997
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Cross-country, European Mountain Bike Championships
2nd Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships
1999
3rd Cross-country, National Mountain Bike Championships

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lennie Kristensen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.