No. 011 - Michael Rasmussen
 | Team: Rabobank Cycling Team Country: Denmark DOB: 6/1/1974 | Age: 32 Hometown: Holbaek, Denmark Residence: Lazise, Italy Height: 5'9" | Weight: 132 Pro Since: 2001 UCI Rank: 112th & Points: 14 Specialty: Climber |
Career Summary
One of cycling' s most talented riders, Michael Rasmussen has performed as a world-class cyclist both on and off the road. On the road, he has won the coveted Polka-Dot mountains Jersey at the Tour de France in 2005 and 2006.His mountain bike career has been equally notable and in 1999, he won the World Mountain Bike Championships. He has also won several other mountain bike races including the Danish National Championships and the Tour of Spain MTB.
He is known for his attention to weight and is said to have the lowest body fat percentage of any rider. His nickname is “Chicken” or “Chicken Legs.”
He comes to California after recovering from surgery to repair the base of his left hip bone that he broke in a crash at the 2006 Giro dell' Emilia.
Events
07 Amgen Tour of CaliforniaIndividual Results
- 2006 1st mountains classification, 1st stage 16 Tour de France
- 2005 1st mountains classification, 7th overall, 1st stage 9, 3rd stage 10 Tour de France
- 2004 1st mountains classification, 4th Points classification, 7th overall, 1st stage 6 Dauphine Libere; 3rd mountains classification Tour de France
- 2003 1st stage 7, 7th overall Vuelta a Espana; 1st mountains classification, 2nd stage 3 Volta a Catalunya; Danish Rider of the Year
- 2002 1st stage 4 Vuelta Burgos; 3rd Giro dell' Emilia; 4th Vuelta a Burgos; 4th Giro del Friuli
- 2001 1st stage 2 and 2nd overall Jaranska Margistrala; 2nd overall Tour of Croatia
- 1999 1st World MTB Championships; 4th European MTB Championships
- 1997 1st Sea Otter Classic MTB Championships
- 1996 1st Danish National MTB Championships
- 1995 1st Tour of Spain MTB Championships
- 1994 1st Tour of Spain MTB Championships
- 1992 1st Junior National MTB and 3rd Junior World MTB Championships
