Alex Rasmussen
Alex Nicki Rasmussen Sylvester ( born June 9, 1984 in Odense ) is a Danish cyclist.
2005 World Champion in the scratch race on the track Alex Rasmussen in Los Angeles.
In the 2006 season, Alex Rasmussen won on the road, the Tour de Berlin and ended the International German Championship in seventh place in the overall standings. The road Cycling World Championships, he finished in eleventh place in the U23 time trial. In the six-day race in Zurich's Hallenstadion he drove 2006 track record.
In March 2007, he finished with Danish web - four third place at the Track World Championships in Palma de Mallorca. After 14 years ( World Cup Bronze 1993 ) is a Danish team again won a medal at the world championships in this pinnacle of cycling for the first time. In 2007 he was also Danish road champion.
With his regular partner Michael Mørkøv he won at the UCI Track Cycling World Cup 2006/2007 in Los Angeles, the two - team driving and was second with the Danish railway quad. At the Track Cycling World Cup 2006/2007 in Sydney Alex Rasmussen was each second in the Team Pursuit and Madison.
At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 Alex Rasmussen won the silver medal with the Danish railway quad and took there a sixth place in a two - team driving. He was also at the 2008 Track World Championships in Manchester Vice World Champion in the 4000 -meter four - team driving and bronze medalist in Madison. With his partner Michael Mørkøv he won the overall UCI Track Cycling World Cup 2007/2008 in Madison. Heiko Salzwedel looked after him from 2005 to 2008 as a Danish national coach.
According to his good results on the road and railway Alex Rasmussen could get a place in the UCI ProTour team at CSC Saxo Bank for 2009.
In September 2011, he was dismissed because of three missed doping tests in 18 months of his team. Even his new team Garmin-Cervélo team removed him from their squad for 2011. A short time he was also taken from the Danish national team for the 2011 World Championships. Now running a doping case against Rasmussen.
On July 4, 2012, he was blocked by the CAS subsequently for 18 months. The lock is valid from 1 October 2011 to 31 March 2013. His contract with Garmin -Sharp was thereupon be dissolved.
Achievements
- World Champion - Scratch
- Stage winner Stuttgart -Strasbourg
- Winner Tour de Berlin
- Four - team winners, World Cup Sydney, Madison and
- Bronze Medal, World Championships in four-man team driving, Palma de Mallorca
- Winner, World Cup Los Angeles in Madison
- Winners, 6 day race from Bordeaux
- 2nd place, World Cup Los Angeles in the four - team driving
- Danish champion in the road race
- Silver Medal, The Olympic Games in the four - team driving, Beijing
- Silver Medal, World Championships in four-man team driving, Manchester
- Winner, Overall World Cup 2007/2008 in Madison
- Winner, World Cup Copenhagen in Madison
- 2nd place, 6 -Day Race of Copenhagen
- 2nd place, World Cup Los Angeles in Madison
- 2nd place, World Cup Los Angeles in the four - team driving
- 6th place, Olympic Games, two - team approach ( Madison ), Beijing
- Six Days Grenoble with Michael Morkov
- Danish champion in the individual pursuit
- Danish champion in the 4000m four - team driving
- Danish champion in Madison
- Stage winner Ronde de l' Oise
- Prologue and three stages of the Tour of Qinghai Lake
- Danish champion in Madison with Michael Morkov
- World Champion - team pursuit
- World Champion - Madison
- Six Days of Copenhagen with Michael Morkov
- Six Days of Ghent with Michael Morkov
- Danish champion in Madison with Michael Morkov
- Quatre Jours de Dunkerque two stages
- Grand Prix Herning
- A stage Andalusia Tour
- World Champion - Scratch
- Six Days of Berlin with Michael Morkov
- Six Days of Copenhagen with Michael Morkov
- Six Days Fiorenzuola with Michael Morkov
- Six Days of Copenhagen with Michael Morkov
- Team time trial Giro d' Italia
- TD Bank International Championship
- Danish champion in Madison with Michael Morkov
- Team time trial Giro d' Italia
- World Cup - Team Pursuit with Casper from Folsach, Lasse Norman Hansen and Rasmus Christian Quaade
Team
- 2007 Odense Energi
- 2008 Team Designa Køkken
- 2009 Saxo Bank
- 2010 Saxo Bank
- 2011 HTC -Highroad ( September 15)
- 2012 Garmin - Sharp ( July 31)
- 2013 Garmin Sharp ( from 19 March )
- 2014 Riwal