 Hansen at the 2009 Tour Down Under. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adam James Hansen |
| Nickname | Croc Man, Lumpy |
| Born | 11 May 1981 Southport, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Breakaway specialist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2003 | Arboe Mérida |
| 2004 | Corratec Austria |
| 2005 | ELK Haus |
| 2006 | Aposport Krone Linz |
| 2021 | Leomo Bellmare Racing Team |
| Professional teams | |
| 2007–2010 | T-Mobile Team |
| 2011–2020 | Omega Pharma–Lotto[1][2] |
| 2022–2023 | WSA KTM Graz p/b Leomo[3] |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Adam James Hansen (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian Ironman triathlete and former professional road bicycle racer,[4] who rode professionally in the latter between 2007 and 2020, and also from 2022 to 2023. During his cycling career, he took five victories – including Grand Tour stage wins at the 2013 Giro d'Italia and the 2014 Vuelta a España, which came during a record run of twenty consecutive Grand Tour starts, and finishes, from 2011 to 2018.
In March 2023, he was elected president of the Cyclistes Professionnels Associés (CPA), an international non-profit association that safeguards the interests of the professional riders, becoming the first CPA president born outside Europe.
- ^ "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "WSA KTM Graz p/b Leomo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Been, José (5 October 2020). "Adam Hansen on his move to Ironman: 'I just can't wait for this new chapter'". CyclingTips. CyclingTips Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 3 January 2021.