Leif Mortensen

Leif Mortensen

Leif Mortensen c. 1973
Personal information
Full name	Leif Mortensen
Born	5 May 1946 Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1970–1974	Bic
1975	Maes-Watney
Medal record Representing  Denmark Road bicycle racing Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Road race World Championships 1969 Brno Amateur road race 1967 Amateur team time trial 1969 Amateur team time trial 1970 Leicester Professional road race
Infobox last updated on 31 May 2008

Leif Mortensen (born 5 May 1946) is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He won a silver medal in the individual road race at the 1968 Summer Olympics while finishing fourth in the team time trial.^[1] In 1970–1975 he rode professionally with the following achievements.^[2]

Palmarès

1967

2nd, World Road Championships, 100 km TTT

1968

2nd, Olympic Games, Road race, Mexico City

1969

2nd, World Road Championships, 100 km TTT

1st, World Road Championships, Amateur road race, Brno

1970

2nd, World Road Championships, Professional road race, Leicester

1971

1st, Hellemmes

1st, Trofeo Baracchi (with Luis Ocaña)

6th, Overall, Tour de France

1972

1st, Le Quillo

1973

1st, GP Aix-en-Provence

1st, Stage 5, Paris–Nice, Manosque

1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium

1st, Stage 5b, Nivelles

References

1. "Leif Mortensen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
2. Leif Mortensen profile at Cycling Archives