Jussi Veikkanen Explained
| Jussi Veikkanen |
| Fullname: | Jussi Veikkanen |
| Birth Date: | 1981 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Riihimäki, Finland |
| Weight: | 66kg (146lb) |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider (retired)
Directeur sportif |
| Ridertype: | All-rounder |
| Amateuryears1: | 2001 |
| Amateurteam1: | Top Kärnten–Giant |
| Amateuryears2: | 2002–2003 |
| Amateurteam2: | Mälarenergi–Sime |
| Amateuryears3: | 2004 |
| Amateurteam3: | VC Roubaix |
| Proyears1: | 2005–2010 |
| Proyears2: | 2011 |
| Proyears3: | 2012–2015 |
| Proteam3: | [1] |
| Manageyears1: | 2016– |
| Manageteam1: | (directeur sportif) |
| Majorwins: | National Road Race Championships (2003, 2005–2006, 2008, 2010, 2013–2014) |
Jussi Veikkanen (born 29 March 1981) is a Finnish former road racing cyclist, who rode as a professional between 2005 and 2015 for the and teams.[2] He won the Finnish National Road Race Championships seven times between 2003 and 2014.[3]
Career
Born in Riihimäki, Veikkanen started his career with team Mälarenergi and he became a professional cyclist in 2005 with .
After a long breakaway on stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France he donned the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification. He kept the jersey until stage 6, when Stéphane Augé took it.
He signed with for the 2011 season,[4] but rejoined for the 2012 season.[5]
Veikkanen announced ahead of the 2015 edition of the Tour de Vendée that the race would be his last as a professional, and that he would remain with as a member of staff after retiring from the road.[2]
Major results
- 2002
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
- 2003
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 2004
1st Grand Prix des Marbriers
2nd Overall Ruban Granitier Breton
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
4th Paris–Troyes
- 2005
1st Road race, National Road Championships
5th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 2006
National Road Championships
1st Road race
3rd Time trial
1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
1st Stage 1
3rd Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
1st Stage 2
8th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
- 2007
3rd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimbo
8th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 2008
National Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
1st Stage 4 Route du Sud
4th Overall Tour de l'Ain
5th Overall Tour de Wallonie
10th Overall Deutschland Tour
1st Stage 6[6]
- 2009
2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
3rd Overall Tour du Haut Var
9th Overall Tour Down Under
9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
Tour de France
Held after Stages 2–5
- 2010
1st Road race, National Road Championships
6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
1st Stage 2
- 2013
1st Road race, National Road Championships
10th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2014
1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2015
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trialGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: FDJ.fr (FDJ) — FRA. 2 January 2014. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. https://archive.today/20140102025159/http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(33nydlsckz0kkk4e1kaa2grw))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/2996. 2 January 2014. dead.
- Web site: News shorts: Zandio to retire at end of 2016, Veikkanen announces retirement. 29 September 2015 . cyclingnews.com. 29 September 2015.
- Web site: Jussi Veikkanen . 5 May 2014 . Cycling Archives.
- News: Veikkanen to Lotto. Cyclingnews.com. 2016-12-19.
- News: BigMat joins FDJ as co-sponsor in 2012. 24 November 2011. 2 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
- http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/aug08/germany08/?id=results/germany086 Veikkanen sprints ahead
