Bjørn Stenersen Explained

Bjørn Stenersen
Birth Date:9 February 1970
Birth Place:Bergen, Norway
Death Place:Trondheim, Norway
Height:1.78 m
Weight:70 kg
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1992–1995
Proteam1:Motorola

Bjørn Stenersen (9 February 1970  - 16 September 1998) was a Norwegian professional racing cyclist.

He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1990.[1] He also competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics, placing eleventh in the team time trial.[2]

He was the brother of Karsten Stenersen.[2]

Major results

1987
  • 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
    1988
  • 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
    1989
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
    1990
  • 1st Road race, National Road Championships
  • 2nd Overall Rheinland-Pfalz-Rundfahrt
  • 3rd Grand Prix de France
  • 8th Overall Tour of Norway
    1991
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 2nd Overall Tour of Norway
  • 1st Stages 2 & 6
  • 2nd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
  • 3rd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
    1992
  • 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 2nd Overall Tour of Norway
  • 1st Stage 5
    1993
  • 6th Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem
  • 8th Paris–Bourges
    1997
  • 6th Grand Prix Herning

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: National Championship, Road, Elite, Norway . 6 April 2015 . Cycling Archives.
    2. Web site: Bjørn Stenersen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034252/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/bjorn-stenersen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 7 April 2015 . Sports Reference.