Andersen (born 9 January 1974) is a
Danish racing cyclist
Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...
. She was junior national champion in
road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The ...
, but her specialty is
mountain biking
Mountain biking (MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability ...
, where she also has been national champion. She has been riding for
Dansk Mountainbike Klub and
Team SATS. She has a BA in media science from
Copenhagen University
The University of Copenhagen (, KU) is a public research university in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1479, the University of Copenhagen is the second-oldest university in Scandinavia, after Uppsala University.
The University of Copenhagen c ...
.
References
Portræt af mountain-bikeren Mette Andersen*
1974 births
Living people
Danish mountain bikers
Danish female cyclists
Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for Denmark
University of Copenhagen alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
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