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 California
Individual 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