Peter Meinert Nielsen (born 24 May 1966) is a retired

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from

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, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 2000. He represented his native country in the men's individual road race at the

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Major results

;1986 :9th Overall Tour of Sweden ;1987 :2nd Grand Prix de France ;1989 :1st Stage 5 Tour of Sweden ( ITT) :3rd Grand Prix de France ;1990 :2nd Overall GP Tell ;1992 :2nd Overall Hofbrau Cup ;1993 :2nd Overall Vuelta a Asturias :9th Grand Prix des Nations ;1994 :3rd Gran Piemonte :7th Grand Prix des Nations ;1995 :7th Overall 4 Jours de Dunkerque :7th Overall Danmark Rundt ;1996 :4th Road race, National Road Championships ;1997 :2nd Overall Ronde van Nederland :2nd Overall Danmark Rundt :3rd

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

, National Road Championships :6th Overall Tour de Romandie ;1998 :2nd

, National Road Championships :3rd Overall Danmark Rundt

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* * 1966 births Living people Danish male cyclists Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Denmark Sportspeople from Vejle Municipality Cyclists from the Region of Southern Denmark 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub