Rolf Sørensen

Rolf Sørensen (born 20 April 1965 Helsinge, Denmark ) is a former Danish racing cyclist. He is the most successful Danish bicycle racer of all time with a total of 53 victories in 17 professional years.

Career

Sørensen started his professional career in 1986 with the Italian team Murella - historic Ceremonies. After he was able to celebrate any significant achievements in its first year as a pro, 1987, he won the stage race Tirreno- Adriatico. In 1990 he achieved his victory in Paris -Tours. At the Tour de France 1991, the Dane was wearing the yellow jersey for four days, although he had succeeded no stage victory.

His best season was Sørensen in 1993 as he reach in addition to victories in Liège -Bastogne -Liège, Milan -Turin and Around the Henninger Tower also stages in the Tour de Suisse, Tirreno- Adriatico, Tour de Romandie and the Basque Country Tour. At the Tour de France in 1994, he celebrated on the 14th stage his first of two wins and a year later he won the ninth stage of the Giro d' Italia. After his second Tour stage victory he had succeeded in 1996, he took a few weeks later in the road race of the Summer Olympic Games silver medal.

In 1997, Sørensen won the Tour of Flanders for themselves. Up to end of his career in 2002 he still get more overall victories in smaller country tours.

Doping

In March 2013 Sørensen admitted to have been part of the EPO era, and to have doped during his career with EPO and steroids.

Achievements

1987

  • Tirreno- Adriatico Stage 6
  • GP Pino Cerami

1988

  • GP Città di Camaiore
  • Stage 4 Tour of Denmark

1989

  • Coppa Bernocchi

1990

1991

  • Stage 9 Tour de Suisse

1992

  • Tirreno- Adriatico Stage 3
  • Paris -Brussels

1993

  • Liege -Bastogne- Liege
  • Milan -Turin
  • Coppa Bernocchi
  • Around the Henninger Tower
  • Stage 7 Tirreno- Adriatico
  • Stage 9 Tour de Suisse
  • Prologue, Stage 1 and Stage Part 4 Tour de Romandie
  • Stage 3 and Stage 5 part Basque Country Tour

1994

1995

1996

  • Silver Medal road race Olympic Summer Games 1996
  • 13th stage of Tour de France
  • Kuurne -Brussels- Kuurne
  • Holland Tour Stage 4
  • Stage 7 Tirreno- Adriatico

1997

  • Tour of Flanders
  • Tirreno- Adriatico Prolog

1998

  • Holland Tour
  • Stage 5 Tirreno- Adriatico

1999

2000

  • Tour of Denmark

Team

April 20 Tirreno–Adriatico 1991 Tour de France General classification in the Tour de France 1994 Tour de France 1996 Tour de France Grand Prix Pino Cerami Trofeo Matteotti MG Maglificio Paul Deman Marcel Buysse Jules Vanhevel Heiri Suter Alphonse Schepers Gaston Rebry Achiel Buysse Rik Van Steenbergen Fiorenzo Magni Roger Decock Wim van Est Louison Bobet Jean Forestier Fred De Bruyne Germain Derycke Rik Van Looy Tom Simpson Jo de Roo Edward Sels Eric Leman Evert Dolman Cees Bal Roger De Vlaeminck Jan Raas Michel Pollentier Hennie Kuiper Johan Lammerts Eric Vanderaerden Eddy Planckaert Edwig Van Hooydonck Moreno Argentin Jacky Durand Johan Museeuw Gianni Bugno Michele Bartoli Peter Van Petegem Andrea Tafi (cyclist) Steffen Wesemann Tom Boonen Alessandro Ballan Stijn Devolder Fabian Cancellara Nick Nuyens Louis Mottiat Georges Ronsse Hermann Buse Éloi Meulenberg Stan Ockers Albertus Geldermans Jef Planckaert Jacques Anquetil Georges Pintens Bernard Hinault Dietrich Thurau Josef Fuchs (cyclist) Silvano Contini Sean Kelly (cyclist) Eric Van Lancker Dirk De Wolf Mauro Gianetti Pascal Richard Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist) Paolo Bettini Oscar Camenzind Tyler Hamilton Davide Rebellin Alexander Vinokourov Alejandro Valverde Danilo Di Luca Philippe Gilbert Maxim Iglinsky Dan Martin (cyclist)
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