Mathias Møller Nielsen Explained

Mathias Møller Nielsen
Fullname:Mathias Møller Nielsen
Birth Date:19 March 1994
Birth Place:Gentofte, Denmark
Weight:790NaN0
Discipline:Road, track
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Pursuit
Amateuryears1:2013
Amateurteam1:Blue Water Cycling
Amateuryears2:2014
Amateuryears3:2016
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Mathias Møller Nielsen (born 19 March 1994 in Gentofte) is a Danish amateur road and track cyclist.[1] [2] He helped his Danish squad claim a gold medal in the men's junior team pursuit at the 2012 European Track Cycling Championships in Anadia, Portugal, and later represented his nation Denmark at the Summer Olympics in London.[3] At the peak of his early sporting career, Nielsen currently rides for the Blue Water Cycling Team and Team Trefor-Blue Water.

Nielsen qualified for the Danish squad in the men's team pursuit at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings.[4] He and his teammates Michael Mørkøv, Rasmus Quaade, and Casper von Folsach surpassed the Spaniards by a short distance gap for a fifth-place finish in their final match at 4:02.671.[5] [6]

Career highlights

2011
  • National Junior Track Championships, Ballerup
  • 2nd Team pursuit
  • 3rd Madison
  • 9th National Junior Time Trial Championships
    2012
  • European Under-23 Track Championships (Team pursuit), Anadia (POR)
  • UCI World Cup (Team pursuit), Glasgow (GBR)
  • 2nd National Junior Track Championships (Team pursuit), Ballerup
    2013
  • 1st Overall, Tour of Berlin U23, Berlin (GER)
  • 1st Stage 1, Tour of Slovakia, Košice (SVK)

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Mathias Møller Nielsen. London 2012. 24 February 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130520082707/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/nielsen-mathias-moller-1127108/. 20 May 2013.
    2. Mathias Møller Nielsen. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063300/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/mathias-moller-nielsen-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 24 February 2014.
    3. News: Meyer. Kenneth. Danske juniorer vandt EM Guld. Danish juniors won the European Championship Gold. Danish. Feltet. 3 July 2012. 24 February 2014.
    4. News: Her er de 113 danske olympiske atleter. Here are the 113 Danish Olympic athletes. Danish. Politiken. 7 June 2012. 24 February 2014.
    5. Web site: Men's Team Pursuit Final. London 2012. 24 February 2014.
    6. News: Glendenning. Barry. Victoria Pendleton and GB pursuit team win gold: Olympic cycling – as it happened. theguardian.com. 3 August 2012. 24 February 2014.

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