Leif Mortensen
Encyclopedia
Leif Mortensen is a Danish
former professional road bicycle racer.
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
former professional road bicycle racer.
Palmarès
1967- 2nd, World Road ChampionshipsUCI Road World ChampionshipsThe UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
, 100 km TTT
1968
- 2nd, Olympic Games1968 Summer OlympicsThe 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
, Road raceCycling at the 1968 Summer OlympicsThe cycling competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:...
, Mexico City
1969
- 2nd, World Road Championships, 100 km TTT
- 1st, World Road Championships, Amateur road race, Brno
1970
- 2nd, World Road Championships, Professional road race, Leicester
1971
- 1st, Hellemmes
- 1st, Trofeo BaracchiTrofeo BaracchiThe Trofeo Baracchi was a major Italian cycling race that ran for 50 years. It was created by Mino Baracchi, in memory of his father Angelo who was a great cycle racing fan. Originally an amateur individual time trial, from 1944 it was open to professionals and became a major event on the...
(with Luis OcañaLuis OcañaJesús Luis Ocaña Pernía was a Spanish road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1973 and the Vuelta a España in 1970.- Early professional career :...
) - 6th, Overall, Tour de FranceTour de FranceThe Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
1972
- 1st, Le Quillo
1973
- 1st, GP Aix-en-Provence
- 1st, Stage 5, Paris–Nice, Manosque
- 1st, Overall, Tour of BelgiumTour of BelgiumThe Tour of Belgium is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001...
- 1st, Stage 5b, Nivelles