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Casper Pedersen
Casper Philip Pedersen (born 15 March 1996) is a road and track cyclist from Denmark, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.[5]
Pedersen at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Casper Philip Pedersen |
| Born | 15 March 1996 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Soudal–Quick-Step |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015–2016 | Riwal Platform |
| 2017 | Team Giant–Castelli |
| 2018 | Aqua Blue Sport[1] |
| 2019–2022 | Team Sunweb[2][3][4] |
| 2023– | Soudal–Quick-Step |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics | |
Medal record | |
In 2015 he competed at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in the men's omnium. He won the bronze medal in the team pursuit at the 2015 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland.[6] In September 2018 Team Sunweb announced that Pedersen would join them on a three-year deal from 2019, initially with a role as a domestique in the Flanders classics and the team's sprint train.[7] In August 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Vuelta a España.[8] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[9]
Major results edit
Road edit
- 2014
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix Juniors
- 2015
- 3rd Scandinavian Race Uppsala
- 2016
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Championships
- 7th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23
- 2017
- 1st Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships
- 1st GP Horsens
- 1st Stage 2 Flèche du Sud
- 2nd Fyen Rundt
- 2nd Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23
- 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Championships
- 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Stage 1
- 10th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
- 2018
- 5th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1st Young rider classification
- 2020
- 1st Paris–Tours
- 2021
- 6th Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 2023
- 1st Figueira Champions Classic
- 3rd Overall Tour of Belgium
- 4th Trofeo Calvia
Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit
| Grand Tour | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | 92 | 111 | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | 103 | — | — | — | 140 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Track edit
- 2013
- 3rd Omnium, UCI World Junior Championships
- 2014
- 1st Omnium, UCI World Junior Championships
- 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, London
- 2015
- 3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
- 2016
- 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Hong Kong
- 2017
- UCI World Cup
- 1st Team pursuit, Cali
- 2nd Madison (with Julius Johansen), Los Angeles
- 2nd Team pursuit, Manchester
- 2nd Madison (with Niklas Larsen), UEC European Championships
References edit
- ^ . Aqua Blue Sport. Aqua Blue Sport Limited. 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ . UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Riders | Soudal Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team". www.soudal-quickstepteam.com. Soudal–Quick-Step.
- ^ "Team pursuit results of 2015 UEC European Track Championships". Tissot timing. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Ny kontrakt: Dansk cykeltalent skal med på Team Sunwebs sprinttog" [New contract: Danish cycling talent will participate in Team Sunweb's sprints]. DR.dk (in Danish). 12 September 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "2019: 74th La Vuelta ciclista a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "107th Tour de France: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
External links edit
- Casper Pedersen at UCI
- Casper Pedersen at Cycling Archives
- Casper Pedersen at ProCyclingStats
- Casper Pedersen at Cycling Quotient
- Casper Pedersen at CycleBase