Steffen Kjærgaard is a former Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 professional cyclist. Kjærgaard cycled for US Postal Service (2000–2003). He twice participated in the Tour de France

Tour de France

The 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...

, taking 89th place in 2000 and 101st place in 2001; in both years team captain Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong

Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...

 won overall. Known as a strong time-trial cyclist, Kjærgaard won the overall World Cup in track cycling

Track cycling

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

 in 1993.

Kjærgaard has won 12 Nordic Championship (Nordiska mesterskap) gold medals and three King's Cups (kongepokaler). Currently he is director of sport for the Norwegian Cycling Federation

Norwegian Cycling Federation

The Norwegian Cycling Federation or NCF is the national governing body of cycle racing in Norway.The NCF is a member of the UCI and the UEC....

. Kjærgaard is married and has two children.

Participation

• US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team
  Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
  Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team was a United States-based professional road bicycle racing team. It was the continuation of the 2004 U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team. Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France winner, was its leader until July 2005...
  
  
• Team Chicky World
  Team Chicky World
  Team Chicky World was a Danish professional road bicycle racing team, which was active in the seasons 1998 to 1999. The main sponsor Danpo is a Danish producent of poultry products. Chicky World is a brand name of Danpo...
  
  
• TVM (cycling team)
  TVM (cycling team)
  TVM was a Dutch road bicycle racing team. It folded in 2000, two years after suffering a doping scandal. Farm Frites continued as a sponsor in 2001 with the new team, .-Names:-Riders:...
  
  
• Glåmdal-Nittedal Elite Oslo
• Hasle-Løren IL
  Hasle-Løren IL
  Hasle-Løren Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhoods Hasle and Løren in Oslo. It was founded in 1911, and has sections for association football, ice hockey, skiing and cycling.-Ice hockey:...
  
  
• Tønsberg Cycling Club

Major achievements

• Circuit de la Sarthe
  Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling)
  The Circuit de la Sarthe-Pays de la Loire is an early-season short road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....
  
   (1999)
• Bayern-Rundfahrt
  Bayern-Rundfahrt
  The International Bayern Rundfahrt is a stage race cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.The race was held as an amateur race between 1980 and 1988.- Winners :...
  
   (1998)
• Tour de Normandie
  Tour de Normandie
  Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandie, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940-1955 and 1960-1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professionals in 1996...
  
   (1999)
• Österreich Rundfahrt
  Österreich Rundfahrt
  The Tour of Austria is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists, turning into a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, becoming a 2.HC event in 2007. Since 2005 it has usually been held...
  
   (1995)
• Ringerike Grand Prix (1994)

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