Lasse Norman Leth;
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Norman Hansen; (born 11 February 1992) is a Danish professional
road
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Th ...
and
track racing cyclist, who currently rides for Danish club team Team CO:PLAY–Giant Store. During his track cycling career, he has won five medals (including two golds) at the
Summer Olympic Games
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, ten medals (including three golds) at the
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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and six medals (including two golds) at the
UEC European Track Championships.
Biography
He won the gold medal in the
men's omnium at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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. After two seasons with
Blue Water Cycling, He signed with the squad for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
He was named in the startlist for the
2017 Vuelta a España
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.
After the collapse of the team, in September 2018 he revealed that he would join the team on a two-year deal from the start of 2019, in part because they were willing to give him the freedom to compete on the track in the
2020 Summer Olympics
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in
Tokyo
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.
In December 2020, he signed a one-year contract with , for the 2021 season.
In August 2021, he won the gold medal in the Madison at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in partnership with Michael Mørkøv.
Personal life
He was born in
Faaborg
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, Denmark and currently resides in
Girona
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,
Catalonia
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, Spain.
He is the brother of racing cyclist
Louise Norman Hansen.
In October 2022, he married fellow cyclist
Julie Leth. Since then, both changed their surnames to Norman Leth.
Major results
Road
;2009
: National Junior Championships
::1st
Road race
::1st
Time trial
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: 3rd

Time trial,
UCI Junior World Championships
: 8th Overall
Trofeo Karlsberg
;2010
: 1st
Time trial
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, National Junior Championships
;2011
: National Under-23 Championships
::1st
Road race
::3rd
Time trial
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: 1st Stage 2
Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
;2012
: 1st Stage 7
Rás Tailteann
: 4th
Time trial
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,
UCI World Under-23 Championships
: 10th Time trial,
UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
;2013
: National Under-23 Championships
::1st
Road race
::1st
Time trial
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: 1st
GP Herning
Grand Prix Herning is a one-day road bicycle race held in Midtjylland, Denmark.
The race is organised by Herning Bicycle Club with both start and goal in Herning.
The race is characterised by its gravel paths, which result in multiple punctur ...
: 1st
Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23
: 2nd Overall
Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
: 3rd
Time trial
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,
UCI World Under-23 Championships
: 3rd Overall
Tour de Berlin
::1st Stage 2 (
ITT)
: 5th
Time trial
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, National Championships
: 8th
Chrono Champenois
;2014
: 3rd Overall
Dubai Tour
;2015
: 6th Overall
Tour of Alberta
::1st Stage 5
: 9th
Velothon Berlin
;2016
: 3rd
Road race, National Championships
;2017
: 1st

Mountains classification,
Tour de Suisse
: 3rd
Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
;2018
: 1st Stage 1
Herald Sun Tour
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: 3rd Overall
Danmark Rundt
::1st Stage 1
: 3rd
Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
Egmont Cycling Race is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Zottegem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
The race started out as 'Dokter Tistaertprijs' in 1934. Between 1971 ...
: 8th
Ronde van Limburg
;2019
: 3rd
Ronde van Limburg
: 4th Overall
Danmark Rundt
::1st Stage 3
;2022
: 7th
Grand Prix Megasaray
: 7th
Grand Prix Alanya
: 10th
Druivenkoers Overijse
;2023
: 4th
Grand Prix Herning
;2024
: 1st
Fyen Rundt
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Track
;2011
: 2nd
Team pursuit
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Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UEC European Championships
;2012
: 1st
Omnium
An omnium (from Latin ''omnium'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that f ...
,
Olympic Games
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:
UCI World Cup
::1st Individual pursuit, Glasgow
::1st Team pursuit, Glasgow
: 3rd
Omnium
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,
UCI World Championships
;2013
: 1st
Six Days of Copenhagen (with
Michael Mørkøv)
:
UCI World Championships
::2nd
Omnium
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::3rd
Team pursuit
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Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
:
UCI World Cup
::2nd Points, Manchester
::2nd Team pursuit, Aguascalientes
::3rd Team pursuit, Manchester
;2014
: 2nd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UCI World Championships
: 3rd Team pursuit,
UCI World Cup, London
;2015
: 1st Omnium,
UCI World Cup, Cambridge
:
UEC European Championships
::2nd
Omnium
An omnium (from Latin ''omnium'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that f ...
::3rd
Team pursuit
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Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
;2016
: 2nd Omnium,
UCI World Cup, Hong Kong
:
Olympic Games
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::3rd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
::3rd
Omnium
An omnium (from Latin ''omnium'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that f ...
: 3rd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UCI World Championships
;2017
: 1st
Six Days of Copenhagen (with
Michael Mørkøv)
: 2nd
Six Days of Rotterdam (with
Michael Mørkøv)
;2018
:
UCI World Cup
::1st Madison (with
Michael Mørkøv), Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
::1st Team pursuit, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
::1st Team pursuit, Milton
::1st Madison (with
Casper von Folsach), Berlin
::2nd Team pursuit, Berlin
;2019
:
UCI World Cup
::1st Madison (with
Michael Mørkøv), Minsk
::1st Team pursuit, Minsk
::1st Team pursuit, Glasgow
:
UEC European Championships
::1st
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
::1st
Madison (with
Michael Mørkøv)
::2nd
Omnium
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:
UCI World Championships
::2nd
Madison (with
Casper von Folsach)
::3rd
Team pursuit
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Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
: 2nd
Six Days of Rotterdam (with
Marc Hester)
;2020
:
UCI World Championships
::1st
Madison (with
Michael Mørkøv)
::1st
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
;2021
:
Olympic Games
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::1st
Madison (with
Michael Mørkøv)
::2nd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
: 1st
Madison (with
Michael Mørkøv),
UCI World Championships
: 3rd
Six Days of Ghent (with
Michael Mørkøv)
;2022
: 3rd
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UCI World Championships
;2023
: 1st
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UCI World Championships
;2025
: 1st
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
UEC European Championships
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Danish male cyclists
Danish track cyclists
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Denmark
Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark
Olympic gold medalists in cycling
Sportspeople from Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
Cyclists from the Region of Southern Denmark
21st-century Danish sportsmen
Olympic silver medalists in cycling
Olympic bronze medalists in cycling