Brian Holm

Brian Holm
	Holm at the 2016 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Full name	Brian Holm Sørensen
Born	2 October 1962 (age 62); Copenhagen, Denmark
Team information
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Discipline	Road
Role	Director sportif
Professional teams
1986–1988	Roland–Van de Ven
1989–1991	Histor–Sigma
1992	Tulip Computers
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1998	Acceptcard Pro Cycling
Managerial teams
1999	Acceptcard Pro Cycling
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Major wins
	National time trial champion

Brian Holm Sørensen (born 2 October 1962) is a retired Danish professional rider in road bicycle racing from 1986 to 1998, who rode for Team Telekom from 1993 to 1997 and was part of the team that brought his fellow Dane Bjarne Riis to victory in the 1996 Tour de France.

Biography

Brian Holm was born in Copenhagen. He has been a reliable domestique for most of his career, and also sports 11 individual victories, including a national championship (1990), the one-day classic Paris–Brussels and the semi-classic Paris–Camembert.

After his active career, Brian Holm has acted as a sport director, first for Danish pro-teams Team Acceptcard (1999) and Team Fakta, then for the Danish national team, and from 2003 for Team Telekom (sponsors changed several times) until 2011 when the team, latterly known as HTC-Highroad, came to an end.

Holm is cited as a motivational influence on prominent^[1] HTC-Highroad cyclist, Mark Cavendish. During the 2011 UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen, won by Cavendish, he reportedly rode in the team support car with Great Britain coach Rod Ellingworth.

In February 2004 he was diagnosed with colon cancer, and underwent surgery before returning to racing. Following his experience with cancer, Holm established La Flamme Rouge, as a means to raise money for charitable organisations supporting cancer patients through sport. La Flamme Rouge sells various products such as cycle clothing designed for them by Paul Smith. Mark Cavendish is one of its ambassadors.

In November 2013 Holm was elected as a municipal councillor in Frederiksberg, a town forming an enclave in the Copenhagen Municipality, despite undertaking little campaigning. Holm stood for election as a candidate of the Conservative People's Party.^[2]

Doping

In his 2002 autobiography, he admitted having used doping during the 1990s. This did not cost him his job as manager for the Danish national team, despite some concern about him being a role model for the young riders. In May 2007, he admitted having used erythropoietin (EPO) on two occasions in 1996 at Team Telekom.^[3]

Major results

1983: Duo Normand (with Jack Olsen
1984: 1st Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
1986 – Roland: Templeuve; Omloop van de Grenstreek; 3rd, Trofeo Baracchi (with Jesper Skibby); Circuit de la Frontiers
1990 – Histor: Denmark National championship, individual time trial; Stage 3, Tour d'Armorique; GP Wieler Revue; Stage 4, Paris–Nice, team time trial; Stage 2, Tour de l'Oise
1991 – Histor-Sigma: Paris–Camembert; Paris–Brussels
1995 – Team Telekom: Stage 6, Boland Bank International; 2nd National Road Race Championships
1996 – Team Telekom: 3rd, Dwars door Vlaanderen; 7th, Paris–Roubaix
1997 – Team Telekom: 3rd, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
1998 – Acceptcard Pro Cycling: Stage 3, Danmark Rundt

Bibliography

Smerten - glæden : erindringer fra et liv på cykel, Hovedland [dk], Denmark, 2002. ISBN 87-7739-588-3.

An autobiography written in Danish. The title can be translated to The pain - the joy: memories of a life on the bike.

Den sidste kilometer - En bog om at blive klogere, People's Press, Denmark, 2009, ISBN 978-87-7055-755-9.

A book in Danish about his cancer. The title can be translated to The last kilometer - A book about becoming wiser.

References

^ "How Mark Cavendish Conquered the World". Cycling Weekly. 13 October 2011.
^ Miles, James Kristoffer (20 November 2013). "Brian Holm spurter ind på Frederiksberg - næstflest stemmer". Ekstrabladet (in Danish). Retrieved 28 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ Westemeyer, Susan (24 May 2007). "Zabel and Aldag confess EPO usage". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 May 2007.

External links

[1] "How Mark Cavendish Conquered the World". Cycling Weekly. 13 October 2011.

[2] Miles, James Kristoffer (20 November 2013). "Brian Holm spurter ind på Frederiksberg - næstflest stemmer". Ekstrabladet (in Danish). Retrieved 28 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[3] Westemeyer, Susan (24 May 2007). "Zabel and Aldag confess EPO usage". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 May 2007.

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