Jakob Fuglsang

Jakob Fuglsang
Fuglsang at the 2017 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameJakob Diemer Fuglsang
NicknameKing in the North, Fuglen, Birdsong, Birdy
Born (1985-03-22) 22 March 1985 (age 39)
Geneva, Switzerland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamIsrael–Premier Tech
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
2005Heijdens–Ten Tusscher (MTB)
Professional teams
2006–2008Cannondale–Vredestein (MTB)
2006–2008Team Designa Køkken (road)
2008CSC–Saxo Bank (stagiaire)
2009–2010Team Saxo Bank
2011–2012Leopard Trek
2013–2021Astana[2][3][4]
2022–Israel–Premier Tech[5]
Major wins
Mountain bike
Cape Epic (2008)
Road

Grand Tours

Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2019)
3 TTT stages (2011, 2013, 2019)

Stage races

Critérium du Dauphiné (2017, 2019)
Danmark Rundt (2008, 2009, 2010)
Vuelta a Andalucía (2019, 2020)
Tour de Luxembourg (2012)
Tour of Austria (2012)
Tour of Slovenia (2009)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2010, 2012)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2019)
Giro di Lombardia (2020)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Elite road race
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Fort William Under-23 Cross-country
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Graz Junior Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Sankt Wendel Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Cappadocia Under-23 Cross-country

Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (born 22 March 1985) is a Danish professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[6] Before turning professional for Team Saxo Bank, he was a mountain biker racing for Team Cannondale–Vredestein, winning the Under-23 World Cup and Under-23 World Championships.

Fuglsang has finished 7th overall at the Tour de France and 6th at the Giro d'Italia, his best result at a Grand Tour. His best career results are his win in the 2019 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the 2020 Il Lombardia and his overall wins in both the 2017 and 2019 editions of the Critérium du Dauphiné stage race, in the former of which he won two stages. He has also won several other stage races during his career including Danmark Rundt 3 times in a row from 2008 to 2010, Tour de Luxembourg and Tour of Austria in 2012, and Tour of Slovenia in 2009.

  1. ^ a b "Astana – Pro Team". Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019". Astana. Apgrade. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Astana Pro Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Astana - Premier Tech". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Fuglsang, Houle confirmed with Israel Start-Up Nation". cyclingnews.com. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ "ISRAEL START-UP NATION". UCI. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

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