Personal information | |
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Full name | Christopher Juul-Jensen |
Nickname | Joker |
Born | Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland[1] | 6 July 1989
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Team Jayco–AlUla |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Rouleur |
Amateur team | |
2008–2011 | Glud & Marstrand–Horsens |
Professional teams | |
2012–2015 | Team Saxo Bank[2] |
2016– | Orica–GreenEDGE[3][4] |
Major wins | |
Stage races |
Christopher Juul-Jensen (born 6 July 1989) is a Danish racing cyclist,[5] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[6]
Juul-Jensen grew up in Ireland, living in County Wicklow until the age of 16.[7] He became the Danish national time trial champion in 2015. In August 2015 Orica–GreenEDGE announced that they had signed Juul-Jensen on an initial two-year contract from 2016.[8] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France.[9]
This year's event will start with three stages in Ireland from Friday, May 9, and the Letterkenny native is part of the 10-man Team Sky roster alongside Juul Jensen, who was born and raised in Kilmacanogue, Co Wicklow, but represents Denmark - the country of his parents.