Jakob Fuglsang

Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (born 22 March 1985) is a Danish professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech. Before turning professional for Team Saxo Bank, he was a mountain biker racing for Team Cannondale–Vredestein, winning the Under-23 World Cup and Under-23 World Championships.

Jakob Fuglsang
Fuglsang at the 2017 Tour de France
Personal information
Full nameJakob Diemer Fuglsang
NicknameKing in the North, Fuglen, Birdsong, Birdy
Born (1985-03-22) 22 March 1985
Geneva, Switzerland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Team information
Current teamIsrael–Premier Tech
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
2005Heijdens–Ten Tusscher (MTB)
Professional teams
2006–2008Cannondale–Vredestein (MTB)
2006–2008Team Designa Køkken (road)
2008CSC–Saxo Bank (stagiaire)
2009–2010Team Saxo Bank
2011–2012Leopard Trek
2013–2021Astana
2022–Israel–Premier Tech
Major wins
Mountain bike
Cape Epic (2008)
Road

Grand Tours

Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2019)
3 TTT stages (2011, 2013, 2019)

Stage races

Critérium du Dauphiné (2017, 2019)
Danmark Rundt (2008, 2009, 2010)
Vuelta a Andalucía (2019, 2020)
Tour de Luxembourg (2012)
Tour of Austria (2012)
Tour of Slovenia (2009)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2010, 2012)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2019)
Giro di Lombardia (2020)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroElite road race
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
2007 Fort WilliamUnder-23 Cross-country
European Championships
2003 GrazJunior Cross-country
2008 Sankt WendelCross-country
2007 CappadociaUnder-23 Cross-country

Fuglsang has finished 7th overall at the Tour de France and 6th at the Giro d'Italia, his best result at a Grand Tour. His best career results are his win in the 2019 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, the 2020 Il Lombardia and his overall wins in both the 2017 and 2019 editions of the Critérium du Dauphiné stage race, in the former of which he won two stages. He has also won several other stage races during his career including Danmark Rundt 3 times in a row from 2008 to 2010, Tour de Luxembourg and Tour of Austria in 2012, and Tour of Slovenia in 2009.

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