Jørgen Vagn Pedersen (born 8 October 1959 in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden) is a retired Danish road bicycle racer, and as of 2007 sports director at Team CSC.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jørgen Vagn Pedersen |
| Born | 8 October 1959 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Major wins | |
| One stage Tour de France | |
He participated in Tour de France in 1985, 1986, and 1987 for the Carrera Jeans–Vagabond team. In 1988 he rode the tour for BH. In 1985 he won the 10th stage. In 1986 he rode, as the second Dane, five days in the yellow jersey. In 1986 he was second overall in the stage race Danmark Rundt.
He also competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2]
Major results
edit- 1981
Denmark national amateur road race champion- 1985
- Tour de France:
- Winner stage 10
- 1986
- Tour de France:
- Wearing yellow jersey for five days
- 1988
- Klasika Primavera
References
edit- ^ "Jørgen V. Pedersen New Sports Director at Team CSC". Team CSC. 5 December 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2006.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jørgen Pedersen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
External links
edit- Jørgen Vagn Pedersen at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Jorgen Pedersen – official Tour de France results (archive)
- Jorgen Pedersen at Olympics.com
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