Linda Villumsen

Linda Villumsen
Villumsen wearing the Danish national team's jersey at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships (left) and riding for New Zealand in the 2012 Olympics time trial (right)
Personal information
Full nameLinda Melanie Villumsen Serup
Born (1985-04-09) 9 April 1985 (age 39)
Herning, Denmark
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider type
Amateur team
2017F A S T Cycling Team[2]
Professional teams
2005–2006Buitenpoort – Flexpoint Team
2007–2010Team T-Mobile Women
2011AA Drink–leontien.nl
2012GreenEDGE–AIS
2013–2014Wiggle–Honda
2015–2016UnitedHealthcare
2017–2018Team VéloCONCEPT[3][4]
Major wins
One Day races
· National Time Trial championships (2006, 2008, 2009, 2013)
· National Road Race championships (2008–2009, 2015)
· Commonwealth Games Time Trial championships (2014)
· World Time Trial Championships (2015)
Stage races
· Route de France Féminine (2006, 2013)
· Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (2009)
· Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol (2012)
· Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche (2014)
Medal record
Women's road cycling
World Championships
Representing  Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Mendrisio Time trial
Representing GreenEDGE–AIS
Silver medal – second place 2012 Valkenburg Team time trial
Representing  New Zealand
Gold medal – first place 2015 Richmond Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2011 Copenhagen Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tuscany Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Melbourne Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Valkenburg Time trial
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Time trial
Villumsen (left) finished second in time trial at the 2013 World Championships. (Ellen van Dijk (center), Carmen Small (right))

Linda Melanie Villumsen Serup (born 9 April 1985) is a Danish-born road racing cyclist,[5] who last rode for UCI Women's Team Team Virtu Cycling. Villumsen became a New Zealand citizen in 2009 and has ridden under a Kiwi licence from 2010.[6]

  1. ^ "Villumsen signs with Unitedhealthcare". cyclingnews.com. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ^ Wright, Ed (9 February 2017). "Vllumsen headlines F A S T Cycling Team". Roadcycling.co.nz.
  3. ^ "Villumsen signs with Team VeloConcept". Cyclingnews.com. 8 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Team VIRTU Cycling Women and Linda Villumsen part ways". Team Virtu Cycling. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Athlete Biography – SERUP Linda Melanie Villumsen". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008.
  6. ^ "Villumsen cleared to ride for New Zealand". cyclingnews.com. 30 December 2009.