Niki Østergaard | |
Fullname: | Niki Østergaard |
Birth Date: | 21 January 1988 |
Birth Place: | Horsens, Denmark |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 2007–2009 |
Proteam1: | Team GLS |
Proyears2: | 2009–2010 |
Proteam2: | Team Capinordic |
Proyears3: | 2010–2013 |
Niki Østergaard (born January 21, 1988) is a Danish former professional road racing cyclist who last rode for .[1]
Østergaard placed second in the 2006 Junior World Championships, held in Spa, Belgium. He finished with a time of 3 hours, 8 minutes and 59 seconds, which was nine seconds behind the champion, Italy's Diego Ulissi.
At the age of 19, Østergaard came sixth in the 2007 Giro delle Regioni, a top level Under-23 race as a member of Team GLS.[2]
After competing with Team GLS during the 2007 and 2008 seasons, he moved to Team Capinordic, where in August 2009, he won three stages in four days in a National series of races in Denmark.[3] [4] [5]
Østergaard retired at the end of the 2013 season, after seven years as a professional.[6]