Jussi Veikkanen
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| Full name | Jussi Veikkanen | ||
| Born | March 29, 1981 Finland |
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| Current team | FDJ-BigMat | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
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| 2002–2003 2005–2010 2011 2012– |
Mälarenergi Française des Jeux Omega Pharma-Lotto FDJ-BigMat |
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| Infobox last updated on 2 January 2012 |
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Jussi Veikkanen (born March 29, 1981 in Riihimäki) is a Finnish road racing cyclist. He started his career with team Mälarenergi and he became a professional cyclist in 2005 with Française des Jeux. After a long breakaway on stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France he donned the Polka Dot Jersey for king of the mountains. He kept the jersey until stage 6, when Stéphane Augé took it.
He signed with Omega Pharma-Lotto for the 2011 season,[1] but rejoined FDJ-BigMat for the 2012 season.[2]
[edit] Races won
- 2003
- 1st
National Road Race Champion - 2005
- 1st National Road Race Champion
- 2006
- 1st National Road Race Champion
- 1st Stage 1 and General Classification, La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimba (Tabo)
- 1st Stage 2 Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne
- 2008
- 1st National Road Race Champion
- 1st Stage 4, Route du Sud
- 1st Stage 6, Deutschland Tour
- 2010
- 1st National Road Race Champion
- 1st Stages 2 Tour Méditerranéen
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/veikkanen-to-lotto
- ^ "BigMat joins FDJ as co-sponsor in 2012". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 24 November 2011. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bigmat-joins-fdj-as-co-sponsor-in-2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ Veikkanen sprints ahead www.cyclingnews.com 4.9.2008
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Jussi Veikkanen profile at Cycling Archives
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