Jakob Piil

Jakob Storm Piil (born 9 March 1973) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, where he later lived many years in Odense. He is an all-round rider, known for his aggressive style of riding, whose speciality is to pick the right breakaways. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the cousin of Danish former professional bicycle racer Jørgen V. Pedersen.

Jakob Piil
Personal information
Full nameJakob Storm Piil
Born (1973-03-09) 9 March 1973
Virum, Denmark
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
1997RDM
1998-1999Team Acceptcard
2000-2006Team CSC
2007T-Mobile Team
Major wins
  • Tour de France, 1 stage
  • Paris–Tours (2002)
  • Peace Race (2001)
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