Chris Anker Sørensen

Chris Anker Sørensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʁis ˈɑŋkɐ ˈsɶɐ̯ˀn̩sn̩]; 5 September 1984 – 18 September 2021) was a Danish road bicycle racer who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the Team Designa Køkken, Tinkoff–Saxo, Fortuneo–Vital Concept, and Riwal Platform teams. Sørensen then worked as a directeur sportif (and co-owner) for his final professional team, Riwal Readynez.

For the Danish professional football player, see Chris Sørensen.

Chris Anker Sørensen
Sørensen at the 2011 Tour de Romandie
Personal information
Nickname
  • Oksen fra Hammel
  • (English: The Ox from Hammel)
Born(1984-09-05)5 September 1984
Hammel, Denmark
Died18 September 2021(2021-09-18) (aged 37)
Zeebrugge, Belgium
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Amateur team
2001–2004Hammel CK
Professional teams
2005–2006Team Designa Køkken
2005→ Team CSC (stagiaire)
2007–2015Team CSC
2016Fortuneo–Vital Concept
2017–2018Riwal Platform
Managerial team
2019–2021Riwal Readynez
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
Combativity award (2012)
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2010)

One-Day Races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2015)
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