Brian Bach Vandborg (born 4 December 1981) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2013.[2] Over his career, Vandborg competed for Team CSC (twice), Discovery Channel, Team GLS, Liquigas–Doimo, SpiderTech–C10 and Cannondale.
 Vandborg at the 2007 Tour of California | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Bach Vandborg |
| Born | 4 December 1981 Snejbjerg, Herning, Denmark |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time trialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2006 | Team CSC |
| 2007 | Discovery Channel |
| 2008 | Team GLS |
| 2009–2010 | Liquigas |
| 2011 | Saxo Bank–SunGard |
| 2012 | SpiderTech–C10 |
| 2013 | Cannondale[1] |
| Major wins | |
| National Time Trial Championships (2006, 2013) | |
Born in Snejbjerg, Herning, Vandborg was national U/23 champion in individual time trial in 2002 and 2003 and in 2004 he signed his first professional contract with Team CSC, with a length of two years. He won stage 4 of Tour de Georgia in 2005, his first professional victory, but the rest of his season was ruined due to a case of mononucleosis.
In 2006, Vandborg became a national champion by capturing the Danish Individual Time Trial Championship; he later finished fourth at the World Time Trial Championship. Vandborg moved to Discovery Channel for the 2007 season. In 2009 he rode alongside Ivan Basso and Daniele Bennati at Liquigas. Vandborg also rode for the Saxo Bank–SunGard team in 2011, and SpiderTech–C10 in 2012.[3]
Vandborg retired at the end of the 2013 season, after ten years as a professional.[2]
Major results
edit- 2002
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial - 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 2003
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Eschborn–Frankfurt Under–23
- 2004
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 9th Overall Tour of Georgia
- 2005
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Georgia
- 2006
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Chrono des Nations
- 3rd Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 4th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 5th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 6th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
- 7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 2007
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 5th Duo Normand
- 8th Chrono Champenois
- 2009
- National Road Championships
- 4th Road race
- 5th Time trial
- 2010
- 6th Tre Valli Varesine
- 2012
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2013
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 140 | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | — | 116 | 128 | 125 | — | 155 |
 Vuelta a España
|
DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Cannondale (CAN) – ITA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Danish time trial champion Vandborg announces retirement". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ "Vandborg joins Spidertech". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
External links
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Media related to Brian Vandborg at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Danish)
- Brian Vandborg at UCI
- Brian Vandborg at Olympedia (archive)
- Brian Vandborg at Olympics.com
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