Theodor Storm (cyclist) explained

Theodor Storm
Birth Date:31 March 2005
Birth Place:Roskilde, Denmark
Height:1.81m[1]
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2022–2023
Amateurteam1:NPV–Carl Ras Roskilde[2]
Proyears1:2024–

Theodor Storm (born 31 March 2005) is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .

Career

2023

Storm rode in 2022 and 2023 for the Danish team NPV–Carl Ras Roskilde.[3] Aged 17 years-old, Storm raced at the 2023 UEC European Track Championships in Grenchen, Switzerland in February 2023 against elite riders.[4]

He finished third at the Paris–Roubaix Juniors in 2023 and also finished fifth in the junior road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow in August 2023 after helping teammate Albert Philipsen to victory.[5]

2024

He will ride for UCI WorldTeam from 2024, agreeing to a three-year contract.[6] He was initially due to turn pro with Ineos in 2025, but his pathway was fast-tracked in December 2023, and will see him move straight from juniors and skip the U23s into the World Tour.[7] [8]

Major results

Road

2022
  • 2nd Road race, National Junior Championships
  • 3rd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
  • 5th Overall Aubel–Thimister–Stavelot
  • 1st Points classification
  • 1st Young rider classification
  • 1st Stage 2b
    2023
  • 1st Omloop van Borsele
  • 1st Mountains classification, Saarland Trofeo
  • National Junior Championships
  • 2nd Road race
  • 3rd Time trial
  • 2nd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
  • 1st Stage 2b
  • 3rd Paris–Roubaix Juniors
  • 4th Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
  • 5th Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
  • 7th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors

    Track

    2024
  • 3rd Madison, UEC European Championships (with Michael Mørkøv)

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Theodor Storm. Pro Cycling Stats. 29 December 2023.
    2. Web site: Theodor Storm. First Cycling. 29 December 2023.
    3. Web site: Dane (18) latest rider signed to Ineos Grenadiers 'ascent programme'. Sticky Bottle. 29 December 2023. December 28, 2023.
    4. Web site: INEOS GRENADIERS CONFIRM SIGNING OF 18-YEAR OLD THEODOR STORM: "I KNOW THE TEAM HAS HUGE AMBITIONS FOR THE FUTURE AND I’M KEEN TO CONTRIBUTE". Cyclinguptodate. 29 December 2023. 28 December 2023.
    5. Web site: Ineos Grenadiers sign Danish teenager Theodor Storm. Cycling News. 29 December 2023. 28 December 2023.
    6. Web site: Ineos Grenadiers Bolsters Its Wunderkind Brigade with Teen Sensation Theodor Storm. Velo. 29 December 2023. 28 December 2023.
    7. Web site: Ineos Grenadiers fast-track Danish talent Theodor Storm for 2024. Global Cycling Network. 29 December 2023. 23 December 2023.
    8. Web site: Ineos Grenadiers confirm signing of Danish junior Theodor Storm. Global Cycling Network. 29 December 2023. 28 December 2023.

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