Claus Michael Møller Explained

Claus Michael Møller
Birth Date:	3 October 1968
Birth Place:	Hjørring, Denmark
Height:	1.82 m
Weight:	70 kg
Currentteam:	Retired
Discipline:	Road
Amateuryears1:	1994
Amateurteam1:	(stagiaire)
Proyears1:	1995–1997
Proyears2:	1998–1999
Proyears3:	2000–2003
Proteam3:	União Ciclista da Maia
Proyears4:	2004
Proyears5:	2005–2007
Majorwins:	Grand Tours Vuelta a España 1 individual stage (2001)Stage races Volta a Portugal (2002) Volta ao Algarve (2003)

Claus Michael Møller (born 3 October 1968) is a Danish former professional cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[1] He turned professional in 1995 with the Castellblanch team before moving to Milaneza MSS in 2000. He won the overall classification of the Volta a Portugal in 2002,^[2] and was a stage winner in the 2001 Vuelta a España. He also won the Subida al Naranco in 2001, and won stages of the Volta a Portugal and the Trofeo Mallorca.^[3] His career was marred in the late 1990s by a suspension for doping; as a result he was also banned for life from representing the Danish national team.

Major results

Source: ^[4]

1990

1st Stage 1a Tour de Normandie

1991

6th Overall Tour of Sweden

1992

1st Grand Prix Herning

1994

1st Overall Vuelta a Extremadura

1st Overall Vuelta a Zamora

1st Stage 3

3rd Overall Rapport Toer

1995

1st

1st Stage 6 Vuelta a Extremadura

2nd Overall Rutas de América

3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León

1st Stage 3

1997

4th Overall Vuelta a Murcia

8th Overall Vuelta a Aragón

8th Trofeo Comunidad Foral de Navarra

1999

4th Overall Vuelta a Murcia

4th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

6th Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

2000

1st Overall Volta ao Alentejo

1st Stage 4

1st Overall Grande Prémio Sport Noticias

1st Stage 5

1st Stage 3b (ITT) Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

2nd Overall Volta a Portugal

1st Stage 7

3rd Overall Grande Prémio Jornal de Notícias

9th Overall Vuelta a Asturias

2001

1st Subida al Naranco

8th Overall Vuelta a España

1st Stage 15

8th Overall Volta a Portugal

2002

1st Overall Volta a Portugal

1st Stages 9 & 13 (ITT)

3rd Overall Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

6th Overall Volta ao Alentejo

8th Overall Vuelta a Murcia

2003

1st Overall Volta ao Algarve

1st Stage 4 (ITT)

2nd Overall Volta a Portugal

1st Stage 11 (ITT)

3rd Overall Gran Premio Mosqueteros-Ruta del Marqués

1st Stage 4 (ITT)

7th Overall Paris–Nice

2005

7th Overall Volta a Portugal

1st Stage 10 (ITT)

9th Overall Troféu Joaquim Agostinho

2006

6th Overall Volta a Portugal

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Giro d'Italia	96	–	–	17	–	–	–	–	–
Tour de France	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	70
Vuelta Vuelta a España	–	WD	25	–	–	8	12	33	80

WD = Withdrew

Notes and References

Claus Michael Møller Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418123718/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/claus-moller-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 24 July 2016.
News: cyclingnews.com. First Edition Cycling News for November 26, 2004. 11 April 2010. 26 November 2004.
News: Jana Trevisanut. Pro Cycling News. Preview of Vuelta favourites: Claus Michael Møller. 11 April 2010. 9 June 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20120223152230/http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=1695. 23 February 2012. dead.
Web site: Claus Michael Møller.