John Carlsen Explained

John Carlsen
Birth Date:31 December 1961
Birth Place:Hovedstaden, Denmark
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:1988–1989
Proyears2:1990
Proyears3:1991
Proteam3:Tonton Tapis–GB

John Carlsen (born 31 December 1961) is a Danish former racing cyclist. He rode in six Grand Tours between 1988 and 1991.[1] [2] He won Stage 8 of the 1989 Giro d'Italia which was a high mountain stage including a climb of the Gran Sasso d'Italia. He also competed in the team time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career achievements

Major results

1982
  • 1st Stage 4 Tour of Sweden
    1986
  • 2nd National Road Race Championships
    1988
  • 5th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
  • 8th Overall Volta a Portugal
  • 1st Stage 1
    1989
  • 1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
  • 7th Overall Tour du Limousin
    1990
  • 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
  • 9th Overall Route du Sud
    1991
  • 9th Druivenkoers Overijse

    Grand Tour general classification results timeline

    Grand Tour1988198919901991
    Giro d'Italia40
    Tour de France53DNFDNF
    Vuelta a España105DNF

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: John Carlsen . 1 September 2014 . Cycling Archives.
    2. Web site: John Carlsen . 1 September 2014 . ProCyclingStats.
    3. Web site: John Carlsen Olympic Results . 26 May 2015 . Sports Reference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150526171356/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/john-carlsen-1.html . 26 May 2015 .