Leif Mortensen
Leif Mortensen c. 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leif Mortensen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1946 Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1970–1974 | Bic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Maes Pils–Watney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leif Mortensen (born 5 May 1946) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer. He won a silver medal in the individual road race at the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the road race at the 1970 UCI Road World Championships.[1][2]
Major results
- 1963
- 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 1967
- 2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 1968
- 2nd Road race, Olympic Games
- 1969
- UCI Amateur Road World Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Team time trial
- 7th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
- 1970
- 2nd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 2nd Trofeo Baracchi (with Ole Ritter)
- 3rd Subida a Arrate
- 3rd Genoa–Nice
- 4th Grand Prix des Nations
- 6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 7th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 8th Overall Paris–Luxembourg
- 8th Bordeaux–Paris
- 9th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk
- 10th Paris–Tours
- 10th Tour du Haut Var
- 1971
- 1st Trofeo Baracchi (with Luis Ocaña)
- 3rd Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 3rd Grand Prix des Nations
- 4th Gent–Wevelgem
- 5th Overall Étoile des Espoirs
- 6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 6th Overall Tour de France
- 7th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
- 1st Stage 4b
- 10th Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 1972
- Vuelta a Levante
- 1st Prologue & Stage 2
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix de Fourmies
- 6th Overall Paris–Nice
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 6th Trofeo Laigueglia
- 7th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 7th Overall Tour du Nord
- 9th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 9th La Flèche Wallonne
- 1973
- 1st Overall Tour of Belgium
- 1st Stage 5b (ITT)
- 2nd Subida a Arrate
- 2nd Grand Prix de Cannes
- 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia
- 5th Overall Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 5
- 7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 10th Tour du Haut Var
- 1974
- 3rd Bordeaux–Paris
- 8th Overall Paris–Nice
- 10th Tour du Haut Var
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vuelta a España | — | 23 | — | — |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | 6 | 12 | 19 | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leif Mortensen.
- ^ "Leif Mortensen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Leif Mortensen at Cycling Archives (archive)