Knut Knudsen (born 12 October 1950) is a retired Norwegian road and track cyclist. As an amateur, he placed fifth in the 4000m individual pursuit at the 1968 Olympics before becoming Olympic champion in the same discipline in 1972. He would follow this up with another gold at the 1973 World Championships. At the 1972 Olympics he also placed fifth in the 100 km team time trial on the road.[1] He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 1972 and 1973.[2]
In 1974 he turned professional and cycled in Italy until 1981. He won six stages of the Giro d'Italia and wore the Maglia Rosa leader's jersey twice, becoming the first Norwegian to do so and the only wearer until Andreas Leknessund managed the same feat some 42 years after Knudsen last held it. The first time he held the pink leader jersey was for two stages after winning Stage 1 of the 1975 Giro d'Italia on 17 May, Norway's constitution day. In 1981 he could once again put on the pink jersey after winning the prologue. After finishing second in the race three times, Knudsen won Tirreno–Adriatico in 1979. He was chosen the world's best time trial cyclist by two biggest sporting magazines from 1979 to 1981. In total he won 49 professional races.
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Knut Knudsen born 12 October 1950 is a retired Norwegian road and track cyclist As an amateur he placed fifth in the 4000m individual pursuit at the 1968 Olympics before becoming Olympic champion in the same discipline in 1972 He would follow this up with another gold at the 1973 World Championships At the 1972 Olympics he also placed fifth in the 100 km team time trial on the road 1 He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 1972 and 1973 2 Knut KnudsenKundsen on a stamp of Umm al QuwainPersonal informationBorn 1950 10 12 12 October 1950 age 73 Levanger NorwayHeight185 cm 6 ft 1 in Weight79 kg 174 lb Major winsGrand Tours Giro d Italia6 individual stages 1975 1977 1979 1981 dd Stage races Tirreno Adriatico 1979 Giro del Trentino 1979 Medal record Representing NORMen s cyclingOlympic Games1972 Munich Individual pursuitWorld Championships1973 San Sebastian Individual pursuit amateurs1975 Rocourt Individual pursuit elite1976 Monteroni di Lecce Individual pursuit elite1977 San Cristobal Individual pursuit eliteIn 1974 he turned professional and cycled in Italy until 1981 He won six stages of the Giro d Italia and wore the Maglia Rosa leader s jersey twice becoming the first Norwegian to do so and the only wearer until Andreas Leknessund managed the same feat some 42 years after Knudsen last held it The first time he held the pink leader jersey was for two stages after winning Stage 1 of the 1975 Giro d Italia on 17 May Norway s constitution day In 1981 he could once again put on the pink jersey after winning the prologue After finishing second in the race three times Knudsen won Tirreno Adriatico in 1979 He was chosen the world s best time trial cyclist by two biggest sporting magazines from 1979 to 1981 In total he won 49 professional races Contents 1 Major results 1 1 Results timeline 1 2 Major championships results timeline 2 References 3 External linksMajor results Edit1966 1st nbsp Individual pursuit National Junior Track Championships 1967 1st nbsp Individual pursuit National Junior Track Championships 1968 1st nbsp Road race National Junior Road Championships 1st Road race Nordic Junior Road Championships 2nd Team time trial Nordic Road Championships 1969 National Track Championships1st nbsp Kilo 1st nbsp Individual pursuit dd 1972 1st nbsp Individual pursuit Olympic Games National Road Championships1st nbsp Road race 1st nbsp Time trial dd National Track Championships1st nbsp Kilo 1st nbsp Individual pursuit dd Nordic Amateur Road Championships1st Road race 2nd Team time trial dd 1973 1st nbsp Individual pursuit UCI Amateur Track World Championships National Road Championships1st nbsp Road race 1st nbsp Time trial dd National Track Championships1st nbsp Kilo 1st nbsp Individual pursuit dd 2nd Team time trial Nordic Amateur Road Championships 1974 1st Stage 5b Tour de Romandie 2nd Overall Tirreno Adriatico 1975 Giro d Italia1st Stage 1 Held nbsp after Stages 1 2 Held nbsp after Stage 1 dd 2nd nbsp Individual pursuit UCI Track World Championships 2nd Overall Tirreno Adriatico1st Stage 5 dd 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie 3rd Overall Giro di Sardegna 1976 1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie 3rd nbsp World Championship Track Pursuit Elite 1977 1st Stage 9 Giro d Italia 1st Stage 5 Tirreno Adriatico 2nd nbsp World Championship Track Pursuit Elite 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie1st Stage 4b dd 1978 1st Overall Giro di Sardegna1st Stage 3 dd 1st Overall Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria 1st Trofeo Laigueglia 1st Trofeo Baracchi with Roy Schuiten 2nd Overall Tirreno Adriatico1st Stage 5 dd 3rd Trofeo Pantalica 1979 1st nbsp Overall Tirreno Adriatico1st Stage 5 dd 1st nbsp Overall Giro del Trentino1st Prologue dd Tour de Romandie1st Stages 3 amp 5b dd Giro d Italia1st Stage 10 Held nbsp after Stage 1 dd 2nd Giro del Lazio 3rd Milan San Remo 1980 1st Stage 1a Paris Nice 1st Stage 4b Tour de Romandie 1st Prologue Deutschland Tour 1st GP Eddy Merckx 2nd Overall Giro di Sardegna 3rd Trofeo Pantalica 1981 Giro d Italia1st Prologue Stage 13 amp 23a Held nbsp after Prologue Held nbsp after Prologue dd 1st Prologue Paris Nice 1st GP Eddy Merckx 2nd Trofeo Baracchi Results timeline Edit Grand Tour general classification results timeline 3 Grand Tour 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 nbsp Giro d Italia 54 42 57 70 DNF DNF 15 22 nbsp Tour de France DNF 64 27 nbsp Vuelta a Espana Major stage race general classification results timelineRace 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 nbsp Paris Nice 6 18 nbsp Tirreno Adriatico 2 2 31 2 1 nbsp Volta a Catalunya N A nbsp Tour de Romandie 9 3 26 3 N A 9 6 Monuments results timeline1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981Milan San Remo 3 Classics results timeline1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981Amstel Gold Race 10 La Fleche Wallonne 34 44Major championships results timeline Edit Event 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 nbsp Olympic Games Time trial Not heldRoad race Not held Not held Not heldTeam Time Trial 5 Not held Not held Not heldIndividual Pursuit 1 Not held Not held Not held nbsp Road World Championships Time trial Not heldRoad race DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF 7 DNF 65 nbsp Amateur Track Cycling World Championships Amateur Individual Pursuit 1 nbsp UCI Track Cycling World Championships Individual Pursuit 2 3 2 nbsp National Championships Time trial 1 1Road race 1 1Legend Did not competeDNF Did not finishNo results availableReferences Edit Knut Knudsen Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 16 September 2014 National Championship Road Elite Norway Cycling Archives Retrieved 6 April 2015 Knut Knudsen External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Knut Knudsen Knut Knudsen at Cycling Archives Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Knut Knudsen amp oldid 1166264233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
