Christopher Juul-Jensen

Christopher Juul-Jensen
Juul-Jensen in 2023
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Juul-Jensen
NicknameJoker
Born (1989-07-06) 6 July 1989 (age 35)
Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Jayco–AlUla
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeRouleur
Amateur team
2008–2011Glud & Marstrand–Horsens
Professional teams
2012–2015Team Saxo Bank[2]
2016–Orica–GreenEDGE[3][4]
Major wins
Stage races
Danmark Rundt (2015)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2015)

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]

  1. ^ Foley, Alan (24 April 2014). "Philip Deignan confirmed by Team Sky for Giro d'Italia". Donegal Democrat. Iconic Newspapers. Retrieved 23 December 2016. 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.
  2. ^ "Tinkoff-Saxo (TCS) – RUS". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Christopher Juul-Jensen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  6. ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. ^ McGrath, Andy. "Last But Not Least". Rouleur. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Juul-Jensen signs for Orica-GreenEdge". cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  9. ^ "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.