Knut Knudsen
Knut Knudsen ( born October 12, 1950 in Levanger ) is a former Norwegian cyclists.
As an amateur, he was first in track cycling active. He won the gold medal in the individual pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Later, two silver and one bronze medal were added at web - Cycling World Championships. From 1974 to 1981 Knudsen professional in Italy and has a total of 49 victories to celebrate in road racing. His most significant success is the overall victory in the Tour of Tirreno- Adriatico 1979. In the Giro d'Italia, he won six stages and wore during four days the Maglia Rosa leader's overall.
1972 and 1973 he won the election to Norway's sportsman of the year 1972 also the Morgenbladet gold medal and the Fearnleys olympiske ærespris.
1975 Knudsen received after a positive doping control a ten-minute time penalty during a tour in Belgium.
Achievements
- Olympic Games 1972: Gold medal individual pursuit, 5th place team time trial
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships 1975: Silver medal individual pursuit
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships 1976: Bronze medal individual pursuit
- UCI Track Cycling World Championships 1977: Silver medal individual pursuit
- Overall win Giro di Sardegna 1978
- Trofeo Laigueglia 1978
- Trofeo Baracchi 1978
- Tirreno- Adriatico 1979 overall victory
- Overall Giro del Trentino 1979 victory
- Grand Prix Eddy Merckx in 1980 and 1981
- 1 stage win Giro d' Italia 1975, two days in the Maglia Rosa
- 1 stage win Giro d' Italia 1977
- 1 stage win Giro d' Italia 1979
- 3 stage wins Giro d' Italia 1981, a day in the maglia rosa
- 1 stage win Tour of Germany 1980
- 1 stage win Paris-Nice in 1980 and 1981