Mikkel Bjerg

Mikkel Norsgaard Bjerg
Bjerg in 2018.
Personal information
Full nameMikkel Norsgaard Bjerg
Born (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 25)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Professional teams
2017Team Giant–Castelli
2018–2019Hagens Berman Axeon[1][2]
2020–UAE Team Emirates[3]
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bergen Under-23 time trial
Gold medal – first place 2018 Innsbruck Under-23 time trial
Gold medal – first place 2019 Yorkshire Under-23 time trial
Silver medal – second place 2016 Doha Junior time trial
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Herning Under-23 time trial
Silver medal – second place 2019 Alkmaar Under-23 time trial

Mikkel Bjerg (born 3 November 1998 in Copenhagen) is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[4] Bjerg won the under-23 individual time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 – becoming the first rider to win multiple under-23 time trial world titles. He is the current (as of 2019) holder of the Danish hour record.[5] Bjerg married cyclist Emma Norsgaard in 2021.[6]

  1. ^ "UCI approves Axeon Pro Continental status". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018. The team has announced eight riders so far for the 2018 roster, including João Almeida from Portugal, William Barta from the US, U23 time trial world champion Mikkel Bjerg from Denmark, Cole Davis from the US, Zeke Mostov from the US, Jasper Philipsen from Belgium, Thomas Revard from the US and Maikel Zijlaard from the Netherlands.
  2. ^ "Bjerg Mikkel". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ Nordestgaard Lage, Jacob (4 October 2018). "Stortalent sætter dansk timerekord - TV 2" [Big talent sets Danish hour record]. sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ^ EMMA NORSGAARD: "IF YOU HAVE A HAPPY HEAD, YOU HAVE FAST LEGS"