H.C. Andersen i Odense Pavillon på EXPO 2010 i Shanghai (16)

Odense has fostered many professional cyclists:

Live. A nation of winners.

  • The Odense legend, Thorvals Ellegaard, won 925 professional cycling races around the world during his professional career. This lasted from 1895 to 1926, an impressive 31 active years in professional cycling.
  • Peder Pedersen held the world record in 1000 m sprintning competitions and participated in the 1964,1968, and 1972 olympic games.
  • Odense’s professional cyclist Alex Rasmussen and Casper Jorgensen won silver medals in the cycling competitions at Beijing 2008 summer olympics
  • The most famous danish professional cyclist is Bjarne Riis. He won the 1996 Tour de France, and has since managed several successful danish Tour de France teams.

Lev. En nation af vindere.

Odense har skabt mange professionelle cykelryttere:  Odense legende, Thorvals Ellegaard, vandt 925 professionelle cykelløb rundt om i verden i løbet af sin professionelle karriere. Dette varede fra 1895 til 1926, imponerende 31 aktive år i professionel cykelsport. Peder Pedersen holdt verdensrekorden i 1000 m sprint  og deltog i 1964,1968 og 1972 i de Olympiske Lege. Odenses professionel cykelrytter Alex Rasmussen og Casper Jørgensen vandt sølvmedaljer i cykling konkurrencer på Beijing 2008 Sommer-OL. Den mest berømte danske professionelle cykelrytter er Bjarne Riis. Han vandt i 1996 Tour de France, og har siden formået at skabe flere succesfulde danske Tour de France hold.

Foto: Lars Bjørnsten Odense September 2010

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