Lasse Norman Hansen

Lasse Norman Hansen

Hansen at the 2015 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Born (1992-02-11) 11 February 1992
Faaborg, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current team Aqua Blue Sport
Discipline Road and track
Role Rider
Rider type Time trialist
Professional team(s)
2011 Concordia Forsikring–Himmerland
2012–2013 Blue Water Cycling
2014–2015 Garmin–Sharp[1][2]
2016 Stölting Service Group
2017– Aqua Blue Sport

Lasse Norman Hansen (born 11 February 1992) is a Danish professional road and track racing cyclist who rides for UCI Professional Continental team Aqua Blue Sport. He turned professional in 2014.[2]

Biography

Hansen won the gold medal in the Men's Omnium at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3][4] After two seasons with Blue Water Cycling, Hansen signed with the Garmin–Sharp squad for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[5][6][7] Hansen was born in Faaborg, Denmark and currently resides in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.[2]

Major results

Sources:[8][9][10]

Road

Track

References

  1. "Team Cannondale - Garmin (TCG) - USA". UCI World Tour. Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lasse Norman Hansen". Cannondale–Garmin. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. "Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark wins inaugural omnium title at London Olympics". The Washington Post. District of Columbia: The Washington Post Company. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. "Lasse Norman Hansen wins gold". ESPN.com. Bristol, Connecticut: ESPN Inc. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  5. Shane Stokes (31 May 2013). "Lasse Norman Hansen identifies top worlds performance as goal prior to turning pro with Garmin-Sharp". VeloNation. Chevy Chase, Maryland: VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  6. Matthew Beaudin (24 September 2013). "Garmin set for dramatic overhaul in 2014". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  7. "Olympic omnium champion Hansen signs with Garmin Sharp". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  8. "Lasse Norman Hansen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  9. "Lasse Norman Hansen". Cycling Base. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  10. "Lasse Norman Hansen". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jeanette Ottesen
Danish Sports Name of the Year
2012
Succeeded by
Maja Jager
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