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	Aqua Blue Sport
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[1][2]
2016	Stölting Service Group
2017–	Aqua Blue Sport
Medal record Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 2012 London Omnium 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit 2016 Rio de Janeiro 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 and track racing cyclist who rides for UCI Professional Continental team Aqua Blue Sport. He turned professional in 2014.^[2]

Biography

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] Hansen was born in Faaborg, Denmark and currently resides in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.^[2]

Major results

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

Road

2011

1st Stage 2 Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay

3rd National Under-23 Time Trial Championships

2012

1st Stage 7 Rás Tailteann

4th UCI World Under-23 Time Trial Championships

2013

1st National Under-23 Road Race Championships

1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships

1st GP Herning

2nd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23

3rd UCI World Under-23 Time Trial Championships

5th National Time Trial Championships

8th Chrono Champenois

2014

3rd Overall Dubai Tour

2015

6th Overall Tour of Alberta

1st Stage 5

9th Velothon Berlin

2016

3rd National Road Race Championships

Track

2011

2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships

2012

1st Omnium, Olympic Games

3rd Omnium, UCI Track World Championships

2013

UCI Track World Championships

2nd Omnium

3rd Team pursuit

2014

2nd Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships

2015

2nd Omnium, UEC European Track Championships

2016

Olympic Games

3rd Team pursuit

3rd Omnium

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