Niki Østergaard

Niki Østergaard

Personal information
Full name	Niki Østergaard
Born	(1988-01-21) January 21, 1988
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Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2007–2009	Team GLS
2009–2010	Team Capinordic
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Niki Østergaard (born January 21, 1988) is a Danish professional road racing cyclist who rides for

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Østergaard placed second in the 2006 Junior World Championships, held in Spa, Belgium. He finished with a time of 3 hours, 8 minutes and 59 seconds, which was nine seconds behind the champion, Italy's Diego Ulissi.

At the age of 19, Østergaard came sixth in the 2007 Giro Delle Regioni, a top level "Young Guns", for riders 23 and under, race as a member of Team GLS.

After competing with Team GLS during the 2007 and 2008 seasons, he moved to Team Capinordic, where in August 2009, he won three stages in four days in a National series of races in Denmark.

Østergaard will retire at the end of the 2013 season, after seven years as a professional.