Jimmi Madsen | |
Birth Date: | 4 January 1969 |
Birth Place: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Height: | 183cm (72inches) |
Weight: | 720NaN0 |
Discipline: | Road and track[1] |
Ridertype: | Classics specialist (road) Endurance (track) |
Proyears1: | 1993-1995 |
Proteam1: | Trumf[2] |
Proyears2: | 1998-1999 |
Proteam2: | Acceptcard Pro Cycling |
Proyears3: | 2000-2001 |
Proteam3: | Team Bornholm |
Proyears4: | 2002-2004 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Jimmi Madsen (born 4 January 1969) is a Danish former cyclist who raced professionally from 1993 to 2004. He rode for Denmark on the track in four Olympic Games: 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000. He won the bronze medal in the Men's team pursuit in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[3] [4] [5] Madsen was also part of the Danish squad that took the bronze in the team pursuit at the 1993 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He was a three-time European track champion, winning the European madison title in 1996 and 1997 alongside Jens Veggerby, and a European Derny championship in 2000. Madsen also won ten six-day races during his career.