Christopher Juul-Jensen (born 6 July 1989) is a Danish racing cyclist,[5] who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[6]
.jpg) Juul-Jensen in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Juul-Jensen |
| Nickname | Joker |
| Born | 6 July 1989 Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland[1] |
| 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 | |
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]
Major results
editSource:[10]
- 2007
- 1st
Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 3b (ITT)
- 1st
- 2009
- 7th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
- 2010
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 6th Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
- 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs
- 9th Overall Giro delle Regioni
- 2011
- 1st Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 8th Overall Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo
- 8th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 2012
- 1st
Young rider classification, Paris–Corrèze - 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 2014
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 6th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 10th Japan Cup
- 2015 (2 pro wins)
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 1st
Overall Danmark Rundt - 9th Overall Eneco Tour
- 2016
- 2nd Japan Cup
- 5th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2017
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Brabantse Pijl
- 7th Strade Bianche
- 7th Vuelta a Murcia
- 2018 (1)
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Suisse
- 7th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 8th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
- 2019
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
100 | 135 | — | 109 | 74 | 70 | — | 97 | 93 | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | 119 | — | — | 112 | 99 | 114 | 126 | 117 |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tinkoff-Saxo (TCS) – RUS". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Christopher Juul-Jensen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ McGrath, Andy. "Last But Not Least". Rouleur. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Juul-Jensen signs for Orica-GreenEdge". cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "2016 > 103rd Tour de France > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Christopher Juul-Jensen". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
External links
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Media related to Christopher Juul Jensen at Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Juul-Jensen at UCI
- Christopher Juul-Jensen at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Christopher Juul-Jensen at ProCyclingStats
- Christopher Juul-Jensen at Cycling Quotient
- Christopher Juul-Jensen at CycleBase
