Adam Hansen

Hansen was born in Southport, Queensland, and turned professional in 2007, working with Dr. Lothar Heinrich of the University of Freiburg.[3] In 2012, Hansen became the second Australian to complete all three Grand Tours – the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España – in a calendar year. He was the only rider to accomplish that feat in 2012, and the 32nd in cycling history.[4] It was after Stage 12 of the Giro that he discovered he had broken his sternum approximately two weeks previous, however since it was healing; he continued racing.[5] While he had free rein at the Giro, for the Tour he had work for André Greipel (to win sprints) and Jurgen Van den Broeck (to achieve a good General Classification position).[5]

In 2013, Hansen broke away early in the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia, a stage featuring numerous short and steep climbs. Hansen shed his breakaway companions and won in solo fashion in Pescara in pouring rain, more than a minute in advance of the chasing group.[6] In stage 19 of the 2014 Vuelta a España, Hansen attacked the peloton with 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) to go and resisted the disorganised chase to win solo.[7] In completing the 2015 Vuelta a España, his thirteenth grand tour in a row, he broke Bernardo Ruiz's 57-year-old record for consecutive grand tours completed.[8] By completing the 2018 Giro d'Italia, he extended his own record becoming the only rider to complete 20 consecutive Grand Tours.[9][10] The streak ended at 20, as Hansen did not take part in the 2018 Tour de France.[11]

As an engineer Hansen has designed his own shoes and ridden with them on numerous occasions. He has also written software for his Lotto–Soudal team, which manages their logistics.[12]

He lives in Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czech Republic, and has done so since 2005.[13]

Media related to Adam Hansen at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Adam Hansen at ProCyclingStats