Adam Hansen
 Hansen at the 2009 Tour Down Under. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Hansen |
| Nickname | Croc Man, Lumpy |
| Born |
11 May 1981 Southport, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lotto–Soudal |
| Discipline | Road and mountain biking |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Breakaway specialist |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2003 | Arboe Mérida |
| 2004 | Corratec Austria |
| 2005 | ELK Haus |
| 2006 | Aposport Krone Linz |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007–2010 | T-Mobile Team |
| 2011– | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 12 September 2014 | |
Adam Hansen (born 11 May 1981 in Southport, Queensland) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Lotto–Soudal.[1]
Career
In 2012, Hansen became the second Australian to complete all three Grand Tours – the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España – in a calendar year. He was the only rider to accomplish that feat in 2012, and the 32nd in cycling history.[2] In completing the 2015 Vuelta a España, his thirteen grand tour in a row, he broke Bernardo Ruiz's 68-year-old record for consecutive grand tours completed.[3]
In 2013, Hansen broke away early in the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia, a stage featuring numerous short and steep climbs. Hansen shed his breakaway companions and won in solo fashion in Pescara in pouring rain, more than a minute in advance of the chasing group.[4] In stage 19 of the 2014 Vuelta a España, Hansen attacked the peloton with 4 km to go and resisted to the disorganized chase to win solo.[5]
Hansen likes to rib his teammates by posting funny pictures of them on his Twitter account. He is affable, intelligent and well liked among the peloton. As an engineer Hansen has designed his own shoes and ridden with them on numerous occasions. He has also written software for his current team, Lotto-Soudal, which manages the team's logistics.[6]
He lives in Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czech Republic, and has since 2005.[7]
Palmares
- 2004
- 1st Overall Crocodile Trophy
- 1st Burgenland Rundfahrt
- 1st Grosser Preis um den Deutschlandsberg
- 2005
- 1st Overall Crocodile Trophy
- 1st Wien-Lassnitzhöhe
- 2006
- 1st GP Bradlo
- 1st Lavanttaler Radsporttage
- 2nd Salzkammergut Giro
- 2nd Giro del Mendrisiotto
- 2nd National Road Race Championship
- 2007
- 6th Le Samyn
- 2008
- 1st
National Time Trial Championships - 2nd Hel van het Mergelland
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 2009
- 3rd National Road Race Championships
- 2010
- 1st Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 1st Stage 4
- 2012
- 4th National Road Race Championships
- 2013
- 1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia
- 2014
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
- 9th Overall Tour Down Under
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 9th Overall Tour of Turkey
| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
WD | 108 | — | WD | — | 94 | 72 | 73 | 77 |
 Tour |
— | 108 | — | WD | — | 81 | 72 | 64 | 114 |
 Vuelta |
89 | — | 94 | — | 129 | 123 | 60 | 53 | 55 |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- ↑ "Lotto Belisol (LTB) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Hansen to keep racing after completing all three Grand Tours this season". velonation.com. 10 September 2012.
- ↑ "Vuelta a Espana: Hansen attains his Grand Tour record in Madrid". Cyclingnews.com. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Giro d'Italia stage 7: Adam Hansen wins into Pescara". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 10 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ↑ "Hansen slips away to win in Cangas do Morrazo". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ↑ "Adam Hansen: New target for Grand Tour record | CyclingTips". cyclingtips.com.au. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ↑ http://sport.idnes.cz/cyklista-hansen-delnik-tour-se-usadil-v-beskydech-f7a-/cyklistika.aspx?c=A080923_221746_sporty_ald
External links
- Official website (English)
Media related to Adam Hansen at Wikimedia Commons