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Historic Overview Lars Michaelsen

Rider

Overall Rank830
NameLars MICHAELSEN
Country
  Denmark
Date of birth13-Mar-1969 - Farum (Hovedstaden)
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Lars Michaelsen (born 13 March 1969) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for Team CSC. He got his break through in his second year as a professional, when he won the 1995 edition of Gent–Wevelgem. In the 1997 Vuelta a España he won stage 1 and wore the leader's jersey for three days (stage 2, 3 and 5). In 2002 he finished fifth in Paris–Roubaix, a result he would duplicate in 2005. In the 2006 Paris–Roubaix he was once again in the group of favourites, but he helped teammate Fabian Cancellara win the race and finished 19th himself. In his last race, the 2007 Paris–Roubaix, he finished 11th after a strong race, where only a mechanical failure prevented him from following the favorites. Again a teammate, Stuart O'Grady, won the race. Michaelsen rode at four Olympic Games.

After retiring he became a directeur sportif, continuing with his final team until 2011 when he joined Leopard Trek. He subsequently returned to Team Saxo Bank in 2013. Following the end of the then-Tinkoff team in 2016, he joined the Astana Proteam in 2017.

At the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire, Michaelsen was driving the Astana team car when it crashed through a traffic island manned by a race volunteer. Consequently, he was given a period of suspension of 50 days and a fine of CHF 5,000 by the UCI.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

4 7

Major Victories

Gent - Wevelgem 1995
Paris - Bourges 1994
Tour of Qatar 2005
Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen 2000
Vuelta a España - stages 1997 (1)
Tour of Qatar - stages 2005 (1)
4 Jours de Dunkerque - stages 2003 (1)
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Seasons

Lars Michaelsen - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1989 Individual 5 1083
2. 1990 Individual 37 620
3. 1991 Individual 22 731
4. 1992 Individual 97 398
5. 1993 Individual 34 523
6. 1994 Catavana - A.S. Corbeil-Essonnes - Cedico 216 236
7. 1995 Festina - Lotus 660 74
8. 1996 Festina - Lotus 456 115
9. 1997 TVM - Farm Frites 768 66
10. 1998 TVM - Farm Frites 431 146
11. 1999 Francaise des Jeux 937 61
12. 2000 Francaise des Jeux 441 165
13. 2001 Team Coast - Buffalo 155 393
14. 2002 Team Coast 653 89
15. 2003 Team CSC - Imax 141 425
16. 2004 Team CSC 231 292
17. 2005 Team CSC 427 158
18. 2006 Team CSC 142 406
19. 2007 Team CSC 144 413
Overall: 5997 830