Lasse Norman Hansen

Lasse Norman Hansen

Hansen at the 2015 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Born	11 February 1992 Faaborg, Denmark
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current team	Stölting Service Group
Discipline	Road and track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time trialist
Professional team(s)
2011	Concordia Forsikring–Himmerland
2012–2013	Blue Water Cycling
2014–2015	Garmin–Sharp
2016–	Stölting Service Group
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Omnium World Championships 2013 Minsk Omnium 2014 Cali Team pursuit 2012 Melbourne Omnium 2013 Minsk Team pursuit 2016 London Team pursuit European Championships 2011 Apeldoorn Team pursuit 2015 Grenchen Omnium

Lasse Norman Hansen (born 11 February 1992) is a Danish professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Stölting Service Group.^[1][2] He turned professional in 2014.^[2]

Biography

A noted Olympian, Hansen won the gold medal in the Men's Omnium at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[3][4] After two seasons with Blue Water Cycling, Hansen signed with the Garmin–Sharp squad for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.^[5][6][7] Born in Faaborg, Denmark, Hansen currently resides in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.^[2]

Palmarès

Sources:^[8][9][10]

2011

1st Stage 2 Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay

2nd European Team Pursuit Championships

3rd National Under-23 Time Trial Championships

10th UCI World Omnium Championships

10th National Time Trial Championships

2012

Olympic Games

1st Omnium

5th Team pursuit

1st Stage 7 Rás Tailteann

3rd UCI World Omnium Championships

4th UCI World Under-23 Time Trial Championships

10th European Time Trial Championships

2013

1st National Under-23 Road Race Championships

1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships

1st GP Herning

UCI World Track Championships

2nd Omnium

3rd Team pursuit

2nd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23

3rd UCI World Under-23 Time Trial Championships

5th National Time Trial Championships

8th Chrono Champenois

2014

2nd UCI World Team Pursuit Championships

3rd Overall Dubai Tour

2015

2nd European Omnium Championships

6th Overall Tour of Alberta

1st Stage 5

6th National Time Trial Championships

9th Velothon Berlin

References

1. "Team Cannondale - Garmin (TCG) - USA". UCI World Tour (Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale). Retrieved 25 January 2015.
2. "Lasse Norman Hansen". Cannondale–Garmin (Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC). 28 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
3. "Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark wins inaugural omnium title at London Olympics". The Washington Post (District of Columbia: The Washington Post Company). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
4. "Lasse Norman Hansen wins gold". ESPN.com (Bristol, Connecticut: ESPN Inc.). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
5. Shane Stokes (31 May 2013). "Lasse Norman Hansen identifies top worlds performance as goal prior to turning pro with Garmin-Sharp". VeloNation (Chevy Chase, Maryland: VeloNation LLC). Retrieved 17 June 2013.
6. Matthew Beaudin (24 September 2013). "Garmin set for dramatic overhaul in 2014". VeloNews (San Diego, California: Competitor Group, Inc.). Retrieved 6 November 2013.
7. "Olympic omnium champion Hansen signs with Garmin Sharp". Cyclingnews.com (Bath, England: Future plc). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
8. "Lasse Norman Hansen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
9. "Lasse Norman Hansen". Cycling Base. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
10. "Lasse Norman Hansen". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

External links

• Lasse Norman Hansen profile at Cycling Archives
• Cycling Base: Lasse Norman Hansen
• Cycling Quotient: Lasse Norman Hansen
• ProCyclingStats: Lasse Norman Hansen
• Cannondale-Garmin: Lasse Norman Hansen