Rasmus Quaade

Rasmus Quaade
Quaade at the 2014 Paris–Arras Tour
Personal information
Full nameRasmus Christian Quaade
Born (1990-01-07) 7 January 1990 (age 34)
Valby, Denmark
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trial specialist
Professional teams
2009Blue Water–Cycling for Health
2010Team Designa Køkken–Blue Water
2011Concordia Forsikring–Himmerland
2012Blue Water Cycling[1]
2013–2014Team TreFor
2015Cult Energy Pro Cycling
2016Stölting Service Group
2017Team Giant–Castelli
2018BHS–Almeborg Bornholm
2019–2021Riwal Readynez[2][3][4]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships
(2011, 2014)
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Copenhagen Under-23 time trial
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Cali Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Minsk Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London Team pursuit
European Elite Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Apeldoorn Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Grenchen Team pursuit

Rasmus Christian Quaade (born 7 January 1990) is a Danish former road and track bicycle racer. He also competed professionally from 2009 to 2021 for the Blue Water Cycling (two spells), Team Designa Køkken–Blue Water, Team TreFor–Blue Water, Cult Energy Pro Cycling, Stölting Service Group, Team Giant–Castelli, BHS–Almeborg Bornholm and Riwal Readynez squads.

Quaade was also the subject for a documentary film, following him in the leadup to the 2011 UCI World Under-23 Road Race Championships, called Moon Rider.[5]

  1. ^ Buchter, Henrik Axel (31 December 2011). "Blue Water støtter Quaade" [Bluewater signs Quaade]. Cykelmagasinet.dk (in Danish). Cykelmagasinet. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. ^ "La Riwal presenta gli ultimi cinque acquisti e annuncia un nuovo cosponsor" [Riwal present their last five signings and announces a new cosponsor]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Riwal Readynez Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Riwal Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. ^ MacMichael, Simon (25 November 2012). "Danish DVD doc Moon Rider: "An honest and heartbreaking" look at a young rider's struggles (+ video trailer)". road.cc.