Lars Michaelsen (born 13 March 1969) is a Danish former professional

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who last rode for

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. He got his break through in his second year as a professional, when he won the 1995 edition of

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. In the 1997

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he won stage 1 and wore the leader's jersey for three days (stage 2, 3 and 5). In 2002 he finished fifth in

Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional road bicycle racing, bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling m ...

, a result he would duplicate in 2005. In the 2006 Paris–Roubaix he was once again in the group of favourites, but he helped teammate

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win the race and finished 19th himself. In his last race, the

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, he finished 11th after a strong race, where only a mechanical failure prevented him from following the favorites. Again a teammate,

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, won the race. Michaelsen rode at four

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. After retiring he became a

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, continuing with his final team until 2011 when he joined . He subsequently returned to

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in 2013. Following the end of the then-Tinkoff team in 2016, he joined the Astana Proteam in 2017. At the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire, Michaelsen was driving the Astana team car when it crashed through a traffic island manned by a race volunteer. Consequently, he was given a period of suspension of 50 days and a fine of CHF 5,000 by the UCI.

Major results

;1994 :

Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it has become impossible to link the two cities an ...

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;1995 :

;1997 :Stage 1,

:Stage 1,

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;1999 :Stage 1 and Stage 5,

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:116th, 1999

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consist ...

;2000 :Stage 2,

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as Post ...

Grand Prix Van Steenbergen Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen (previously GP Rik Van Steenbergen) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Arendonk, Belgium. The race, paying respect to the famous Belgian rider of the 1940s and 1950s, quickly gained impor ...

;2003 :Stage 2,

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:Stage 2,

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;2004 :1st Clarendon Cup ;2005 :1st Overall,

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:: 1st Stage 3 ;2006 : Stage 1,

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References

External links

Team CSC profile
(source of results)
Danish Cycling Union profile
1969 births Living people Danish male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Denmark Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Copenhagen {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub