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Leif Mortensen (born 5 May 1946) is a former Danish professional
road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...
. He won a silver medal in the individual road race at the
1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...
while finishing fourth in the team time trial. In 1970–1975 he rode professionally with the following achievements.


Palmarès

; 1967 : 2nd, World Road Championships, 100 km TTT ; 1968 : 2nd,
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, Road race, 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 Baracchi (with Luis Ocaña) : 6th, Overall,
Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
; 1972 : 1st, Le Quillo ; 1973 : 1st, GP Aix-en-Provence : 1st, Stage 5, Paris–Nice, Manosque : 1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium :: 1st, Stage 5b, Nivelles


References

1946 births Living people Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Danish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark UCI Road World Champions (elite men) Olympic medalists in cycling Cyclists from Copenhagen Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub