Christopher Juul-Jensen

Christopher Juul-Jensen
Juul-Jensen at the 2013 Tour du Haut Var
Personal information
Full name Christopher Juul-Jensen
Born (1989-07-06) 6 July 1989
Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current team Mitchelton–Scott
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type All-rounder
Amateur team(s)
2008–2011 Glud & Marstrand–Horsens
Professional team(s)
2012–2015 Team Saxo Bank[2]
2016– Orica–GreenEDGE
Major wins

Stage races

Danmark Rundt (2015)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2015)

Christopher Juul-Jensen (born 6 July 1989) is a Danish racing cyclist,[3] who currently rides for Mitchelton–Scott. Juul-Jensen grew up in Ireland, living in County Wicklow until the age of 16.[4] He became the Danish national time trial champion in 2015. In August 2015 Orica–GreenEDGE announced that they had signed Juul-Jensen on a two-year contract from 2016.[5] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.[6]

Career achievements

Major results

2009
7th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
2010
8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
9th Overall Giro delle Regioni
2011
1st Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
2012
1st Young rider classification Paris–Corrèze
2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
2014
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Overall Danmark Rundt
6th Overall Tour de Wallonie
10th Japan Cup
2015
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Overall Danmark Rundt
9th Overall Eneco Tour
2016
2nd Japan Cup
5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
2017
4th Road race, National Road Championships
6th Brabantse Pijl
7th Strade Bianche
7th Vuelta a Murcia
2018
1st Stage 4 Tour de Suisse
7th Overall Danmark Rundt
8th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 100 135 — 109 74
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — 119 — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — — 107 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ Foley, Alan (24 April 2014). "Philip Deignan confirmed by Team Sky for Giro d'Italia". Donegal Democrat. Iconic Newspapers. Retrieved 23 December 2016. This year's event will start with three stages in Ireland from Friday, May 9, and the Letterkenny native is part of the 10-man Team Sky roster alongside Juul Jensen, who was born and raised in Kilmacanogue, Co Wicklow, but represents Denmark - the country of his parents.
  2. ↑ "Tinkoff-Saxo (TCS) – RUS". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Christopher Juul-Jensen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  4. ↑ McGrath, Andy. "Last But Not Least". Rouleur. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Juul-Jensen signs for Orica-GreenEdge". cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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