Alex Rasmussen

Alex Rasmussen
Rasmussen at the 2010 Four Days of Dunkirk
Personal information
Full nameAlex Nicki Rasmussen
Born (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 40)
Svendborg, Southern Denmark, Denmark
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Amateur teams
2007Odense Energi
2008Team Designa Køkken
Professional teams
2009–2010Team Saxo Bank
2011HTC–Highroad
2012–2013Garmin–Barracuda
2014Riwal Cycling Team
2015Team TreFor–Blue Water
2016Team ColoQuick–Cult
Major wins
Road

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia
2 TTT stages (2011, 2012)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2007)
Track
Madison, World Championships (2009)
Scratch, World Championships (2005, 2010)
Team pursuit, World Championships (2009)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Los Angeles Scratch
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pruszków Madison
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pruszków Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ballerup Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2014 Cali Team Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Palma de Mallorca Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester Madison

Alex Nicki Rasmussen (born 9 June 1984) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016 for the Team Saxo Bank, HTC–Highroad, Garmin–Sharp, Riwal Cycling Team, Team TreFor–Blue Water and Team ColoQuick–Cult teams. Primarily specialising in track cycling, Rasmussen was also proficient in road racing, winning the Danish National Road Race Championships in 2007.