Annika Langvad
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Full name | Annika Langvad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Silkeborg, Denmark | 22 March 1984|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Specialized Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Cross-country | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2012 | Fujibikes Rockets (MTB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Davinci–Specialized (MTB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Specialized Racing (MTB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Annika Langvad (born 22 March 1984) is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for Specialized Racing in cross-country mountain bike racing. Langvad is a five-time world champion in mountain bike racing, winning four titles in mountain bike marathon and one in cross-country. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was due to compete in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, but had to withdraw two weeks before due to a broken rib. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she placed 11th in the Women's cross-country.
From 2014, Langvad and her Swiss Spur-Specialized teammate Ariane Kleinhans won the women's category of Absa Cape Epic three consecutive times. In 2015, they won by a significant margin of an hour and 18 minutes. Also in 2015, Langvad won the Leadville 100, becoming the first woman to ride that race under 7 hours. In 2016, Langvad won the world championship in Women's cross-country and also placed an impressive second in the UCI World Cup rankings for Cross Country, only 24 points behind the leader, Catharine Pendrel.
References
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (3 December 2018). "Boels-Dolmans finalise roster with MTB champion Annika Langvad". Cyclist. Dennis Publishing Limited. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Annika Langvad at Cycling Archives
- Annika Langvad at ProCyclingStats
- Annika Langvad at MTBCrossCountry.com