Lars Michaelsen

Lars Michaelsen

Personal information
Full name	Lars Michaelsen
Born	(1969-03-13) 13 March 1969 Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb; 12.4 st)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1994	Catavana Corbeil
1995–1996	Festina
1997–1998	TVM
1999–2000	Française des Jeux
2001–2002	Team Coast
2003–2007	Team CSC
Major wins
Vuelta a España, 1 stage Gent–Wevelgem (1995) Tour of Qatar, (2005)
Infobox last updated on 27 July 2007

Lars Michaelsen (born 13 March 1969 in Copenhagen) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for Team CSC. He got his break through in his second year as a professional, when he won the 1995 edition of Gent–Wevelgem. In the 1997 Vuelta a España he won stage 1 and wore the leader's jersey for three days (stage 2, 3 and 5). In 2002 he equalled the best ever Danish result in Paris–Roubaix when he finished fifth, a result he would duplicate in 2005. In the 2006 Paris–Roubaix he was once again in the group of favourites, but he helped team mate Fabian Cancellara win the race and finished 19th himself. In his last race, the 2007 Paris–Roubaix, he finished 11th after a strong race, where only a mechanical failure prevented him from following the favorites. Again a team mate, Stuart O'Grady, won the race.

After retiring he became a directeur sportif, continuing with his final team until 2011 when he joined Leopard Trek. He subsequently returned to Team Saxo Bank in 2013.

Wins

1994

Paris–Bourges

Grand Prix Denain

1995

Gent–Wevelgem

1997

Stage 1, Vuelta a España

Stage 1, Vuelta a Burgos

1999

Stage 1 and Stage 5, Trans Canada

116th, 1999 Tour de France

2000

Stage 2, Danmark Rundt

Grand Prix Van Steenbergen

2003

Stage 2, Four Days of Dunkirk

Stage 2, Hessen Rundfahrt

2004

1st Clarendon Cup

2005

Stage 3 and Overall, Tour of Qatar

2006

Stage 1, Tour de Georgia

External links

• Team CSC profile (source of results)
• Danish Cycling Union profile