Henrik Djernis

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Henrik Djernis (born 22 April 1968) is a Danish cyclist. He competed in cyclo-cross, mountain bike and road racing. He was the first man to win the World Mountain Bike Championship three times, which he did in 1992 (in Bromont, QC, Canada), 1993 (in Métabief, France), and 1994 (in Vail, CO, United States). Djernis won the Danish Cyclocross National Championship ten times in a row from 1989 to 1998 and then won the title twice more in 2000 and 2001.

Henrik Djernis

Personal information

Born

22 April 1968 (age 56)
Svebølle, near Kalundborg, Denmark

Team information

Current team

Retired

Discipline

Mountain bike
Cyclo-cross
Road

Role

Rider

Major wins

Mountain bike: World XC Championships (1992, 1993, 1994)

Medal record

Representing Denmark

Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
	1992 Bromont	Cross-country
	1993 Métabief	Cross-country
	1994 Vail	Cross-country
	1997 Château-d'Œx	Cross-country
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
	1988 Hägendorf	Under-23 race
	1991 Gieten	Under-23 race
	1993 Corva	Amateur men's race
	1998 Middelfart	Elite men's race

He has been nominated for induction into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame by Tom Ritchey.^[when?]^{[citation needed]}

Major results

Cyclo-cross

1983: 1st National Junior Championships
1984: 1st National Junior Championships
1985: 1st National Championships
1986: 1st National Championships
1987: 1st National Championships
1988: 1st National Championships; 3rd UCI World Amateur Championships
1989: 1st National Championships
1990: 1st National Championships
1991: 1st National Championships; 2nd UCI World Amateur Championships
1992: 1st National Championships
1993: 1st National Championships; 1st UCI World Amateur Championships
1994: 1st National Championships
1995: 1st National Championships
1996: 1st National Championships
1997: 1st National Championships
1998: 1st National Championships; 3rd UCI World Championships
2000: 1st National Championships
2001: 1st National Championships

Mountain bike

1992: 1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1993: 1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships; 1st Cross-country, National Championships
1994: 1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships; 1st Cross-country, National Championships
1997: 1st Cross-country, National Championships; 2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships
1998: 1st Cross-country, National Championships
1999: 1st Cross-country, National Championships
2000: 1st Cross-country, National Championships

Sources

Ritchey, Tom 1999 Biography of Henrik Djernis for his nomination to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame

External links

His nomination page on the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.

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