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 currently rides for UCI Professional Continental team Aqua Blue Sport.[3] He turned professional in 2014.[2]

Biography

Hansen won the gold medal in the Men's Omnium at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4][5] After two seasons with Blue Water Cycling, Hansen signed with the Garmin–Sharp squad for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[6][7][8] Hansen was born in Faaborg, Denmark and currently resides in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.[2] He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[9]

He is the brother of racing cyclist Louise Norman Hansen.[10]

Major results

Road

2011
1st Stage 2 Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
3rd Time trial, National Under–23 Road Championships
2012
1st Stage 7 Rás Tailteann
4th Time trial, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
2013
National Under–23 Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st GP Herning
1st Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23
2nd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
3rd Time trial, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
8th Chrono Champenois
2014
3rd Overall Dubai Tour
2015
6th Overall Tour of Alberta
1st Stage 5
9th Velothon Berlin
2016
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2017
1st Mountains classification Tour de Suisse
3rd Dwars door West–Vlaanderen
2018
1st Stage 1 Herald Sun Tour
3rd Overall Danmark Rundt
1st Stage 1
8th Ronde van Limburg

Track

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2017
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia —
A yellow jersey Tour de France —
A red jersey Vuelta a España 139
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

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. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "2018 rider roster and first races confirmed". Aqua Blue Sport. Aqua Blue Sport Limited. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Lasse Norman Hansen wins gold". ESPN.com. Bristol, Connecticut: ESPN Inc. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Matthew Beaudin (24 September 2013). "Garmin set for dramatic overhaul in 2014". VeloNews. San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Olympic omnium champion Hansen signs with Garmin Sharp". Cyclingnews.com. Bath, England: Future plc. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Louise Norman Hansen". Team Virtu Cycling. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Jeanette Ottesen		 Danish Sports Name of the Year
2012		 Succeeded by
Maja Jager
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