Michael Mørkøv
Michael Mørkøv ( born April 30, 1985 in Kokkedal, Fredensborg Municipality ) is a Danish cyclist.
Michael Mørkøv began his career in 2005 at the Danish Continental team GLS. In his first season he was fourth at the Fyen Rundt. In 2006 he became second stage on the second section of the Olympia's Tour and fourth in the German -day race around the Elm.
In March 2006, he won his first gold medal at the Track Cycling World Cup 2005/2006 in Sydney in the team pursuit with his Danish national team coach Heiko Salzwedel. A second gold medal he won in Madison with Alex Rasmussen.
At the Track Cycling World Cup 2006/2007 in November 2006 in Sydney Mørkøv were each second in the team pursuit and Madison ( with Alex Rasmussen). In Los Angeles he won in January 2007 along with Rasmussen in Madison and was second with the Danish railway quad. Winning the bronze medal in the four- team driving at the track - Cycling World Championships in Palma de Mallorca in March 2007 it was the first medal by a Danish four - team since 1993.
He celebrated his biggest success at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in the team pursuit with a new national record of 3:56,831, the third fastest time in the team's driving at all.
Achievements
- Six Days of Copenhagen ( with Lasse Norman Hansen)
- Six Days of Amsterdam ( with Pim Ligthart )
- Denmark Danish Champion - Madison ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- Denmark Danish Champion - Omnium
- Six Days of Copenhagen ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- Six Days of Berlin ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- Six Days of Copenhagen ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- Denmark Danish Champion - Madison ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- World Champion - team pursuit
- World Champion - Madison
- Denmark Danish Champion - Madison ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- Six Days of Copenhagen ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- Six Days of Ghent ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- 2nd place 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Team Pursuit ( with Alex Rasmussen, Casper Jorgensen, Jens -Erik Madsen, Michael F. Christensen )
- 3rd place 2008 World Championships in Madison Manchester ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- 1st place overall UCI Track Cycling World Cup 2007/2008 in Madison ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- 6th place Olympic Games 2008 in Madison in Beijing ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- 2nd place World Cup 2007/2008 in the Team Pursuit (Q ) in Copenhagen ( with Alex Rasmussen, Casper Jorgensen, Jens -Erik Madsen, Michael F.Christensen -F)
- 1st place World Cup 2007/2008 in Madison in Copenhagen ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- Denmark Danish Champion - Team Pursuit ( with Nikola Aistrup, Casper Jørgensen and Jacob Moe Rasmussen)
- Denmark Danish Champion - Points race
- Denmark Danish Champion - Madison ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- Denmark Danish Champion - Scratch
- Six Days of Grenoble ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- 3rd place World Cup Palma de Mallorca Team Pursuit
- World Cup Los Angeles Madison ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- 2nd place World Cup Los Angeles, Team Pursuit
- Sydney World Cup Team Pursuit (March)
- World Cup Sydney Madison ( with Alex Rasmussen) (March)
- 2nd place World Cup Sydney Team Pursuit (November)
- 2nd place World Cup Sydney Madison ( with Alex Rasmussen) (November)
- 3rd place World Cup Moscow Madison ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- Denmark Danish Champion - Points race
- Denmark Danish Champion - Madison ( with Alex Rasmussen)
- Glasgow Grand Prix circuit race
Achievements - road
- Denmark Danish Champion - Road Race
- A stage in the Vuelta a España
- Challenge Sprint Pro Québec
- A stage of the Giro del Capo
- Denmark Danish Champion - Team Time Trial
Team
- 2013 Saxo - Tinkoff
- 2012 Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank
- 2011 Saxo Bank - SunGard
- 2010 Saxo Bank
- 2009 Saxo Bank
- 2008 Team GLS
- 2007 Team GLS
- 2006 Team GLS
- 2005 Team GLS