.JPG) Veikkanen at the 2014 Volta a Catalunya | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jussi Veikkanen |
| Born | 29 March 1981 Riihimäki, Finland |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Groupama–FDJ |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider (retired) Directeur sportif |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2001 | Top Kärnten–Giant |
| 2002–2003 | Mälarenergi–Sime |
| 2004 | VC Roubaix |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2010 | Française des Jeux |
| 2011 | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| 2012–2015 | FDJ–BigMat[1] |
| Managerial team | |
| 2016– | FDJ (directeur sportif) |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2003, 2005–2006, 2008, 2010, 2013–2014) | |
Jussi Veikkanen (born 29 March 1981) is a Finnish former road racing cyclist, who rode as a professional between 2005 and 2015 for the Omega Pharma–Lotto and FDJ teams.[2] He won the Finnish National Road Race Championships seven times between 2003 and 2014.[3]
- ^ "FDJ.fr (FDJ) — FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "News shorts: Zandio to retire at end of 2016, Veikkanen announces retirement". cyclingnews.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Jussi Veikkanen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 May 2014.