Danmark Rundt
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August |
| Region | Denmark |
| English name | Tour of Denmark |
| Local name(s) | Danmark Rundt (Danish) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Danish Cycling Federation |
| Race director | Jesper Worre |
| History | |
| First edition | 1985 |
| Editions | 21 (as of 2011) |
| First winner |  Moreno Argentin (ITA) |
| Most wins |  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (3) |
| Most recent |  Simon Gerrans (AUS) |
Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders each, participate in the 6 stages long race. Post Danmark Rundt is sometimes called the Tour of Denmark in English language media.
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[edit] History
The race was first run yearly from 1985 to 1988 and, after a break of 7 years, from 1995 until most recently 2010, with no plan to end it. It has approximately half a million spectators on the road, and half the Danish population follow it in the media.
In 2004 it was won by Kurt Asle Arvesen, after his Team CSC team mate Jens Voigt let him win an intermediate sprint, so Arvesen finished 2 seconds ahead in the overall classification.
In 2005 Ivan Basso (Team CSC), just returned as the overall runner-up in the 2005 Tour de France, totally dominated the race, and won overall as well as 4 out of 6 stages. Since the race was run the same time as the UCI ProTour race Eneco Tour of Benelux, only three UCI ProTour teams participated.
In 2006 Post Danmark Rundt was won by Fabian Cancellara of Team CSC ahead of Stuart O'Grady, also of Team CSC.
In 2007 Kurt Asle Arvesen returned to win for the second time, being the first in history to do so, and giving Team CSC its 4th consecutive win.
In 2008 Jakob Fuglsang from Team Designa Køkken became the first Dane to win since 2002 and in 2009 he became the first to win the race two years in a row. He won the race once again in 2010.
[edit] Podium positions
[edit] Winner of point, hill, youth and team classifications
Various secondary competitions have been held over the years.[1]
*In 1985, 1986 and 1987 the competition was for riders under 23 years, in 1988 the bar was raised to 24 years, and in 2000 and later editions, it has been for riders born in or after (race year) - 25 years (ie. in 2000 they had to be born in or after 1975).
[edit] Other classifications
In addition to the five competitions above, in all editions except the 1985 and 1995 ones, a fighter competition was held.
[edit] Former classifications
Until 2000, a sprint competition was held.
In 1987 and 1988 a "Best Dane"-competition was held.
In 1995, a "Best Amateur" competition was held.
[edit] Winners by nation
A complete list over overall winners by nation of Danmark Rundt.[2]
| Rank | Country | Most times winner | Most Recent Winner | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark |
Jakob Fuglsang (3) | Jakob Fuglsang 2010 | 8 |
| 2 | Italy |
Moreno Argentin, Fabrizio Guidi, Ivan Basso (1 each) | Ivan Basso 2005 | 3 |
| 3 |  Norway |
Kurt Asle Arvesen (2) | Kurt Asle Arvesen 2007 | 2 |
| Australia |
Phil Anderson, Simon Gerrans (1 each) | Simon Gerrans 2011 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
Servais Knaven (1) | Servais Knaven 1997 | 1 |
 United Kingdom |
David Millar (1) | David Millar 2001 | 1 | |
 United States |
Tyler Hamilton (1) | Tyler Hamilton 1999 | 1 | |
 Belgium |
Marc Streel (1) | Marc Streel 1998 | 1 | |
 Germany |
Sebastian Lang (1) | Sebastian Lang 2003 | 1 | |
 Switzerland |
Fabian Cancellara (1) | Fabian Cancellara 2006 | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Vindere af indlagte konkurrencer". postdanmarkrundt.dk. Danmarks Cykle Union. Archived from the original on 28 February 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20040228091332/http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/arkiv/konkurrence_vindere.htm.
- ^ "2011 Post Danmark Rundt Winners". Danmarks Cykle Union. http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/index.php?p=menu/side.php&menu=10. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
[edit] External links
- (Danish) Official site
