Annika Langvad

Annika Langvad (born 22 March 1984) is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for Specialized Racing in cross-country mountain bike racing. Langvad is a five-time world champion in mountain bike racing, winning four titles in mountain bike marathon and one in cross-country. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was due to compete in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, but had to withdraw two weeks before due to a broken rib. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she placed 11th in the Women's cross-country.

Annika Langvad

Langvad in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Annika Langvad
Born	(1984-03-22) 22 March 1984 Silkeborg, Denmark
Team information
Current team	Specialized Racing
Discipline	Mountain bike racing Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Cross-country
Professional teams
2012	Fujibikes Rockets (MTB)
2013	Davinci–Specialized (MTB)
2014–	Specialized Racing (MTB)
2019	Boels–Dolmans (road)[1]
Medal record Women's mountain bike racing Representing  Denmark World Championships 2016 Nove Mesto Cross-country 2015 Vallnord Team relay 2017 Cairns Team relay 2018 Lenzerheide Cross-country 2018 Lenzerheide Team relay European Championships 2016 Huskvarna Cross-country Women's Mountain bike marathon World Championships 2011 Montello Women's race 2012 Ornans Women's race 2014 Pietermaritzburg Women's race 2017 Singen Women's race 2018 Auronzo di Cadore Women's race 2015 Selva di Val Gardena Women's race 2010 Sankt Wendel Women's race

From 2014, Langvad and her Swiss Spur-Specialized teammate Ariane Kleinhans won the women's category of Absa Cape Epic three consecutive times. In 2015, they won by a significant margin of an hour and 18 minutes. Also in 2015, Langvad won the Leadville 100, becoming the first woman to ride that race under 7 hours. In 2016, Langvad won the world championship in Women's cross-country and also placed an impressive second in the UCI World Cup rankings for Cross Country, only 24 points behind the leader, Catharine Pendrel.