Alex Rasmussen

::Scratch (2005, [2010](2010-uci-track-cycling-world-championships-men-s-scratch)) ::Team pursuit ([2009](2009-uci-track-cycling-world-championships-men-s-team-pursuit)) **Alex Nicki Rasmussen** (born 9 June 1984) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016 for the , , , , and teams. Primarily specialising in track cycling, Rasmussen was also proficient in road racing, winning the Danish National Road Race Championships in 2007. ## Career He was the 2005 Scratch World Champion. Together with Michael Mørkøv, Rasmussen won the Danish Madison Championships six times in a row, and as such, are nicknamed the 'Par nummer syv' (Pair number seven). On 15 September 2011, his contract with was terminated for missing a doping control, at which time the team was made aware of two previous controls he had missed before he joined them. Rasmussen was also removed from the Danish [UCI Championships](2011-uci-road-world-championships) team, and faced criminal prosecution. However, on 17 November, Rasmussen was cleared of the charges due to a procedural error on the part of the UCI. His previously signed contract with for the 2012 season, nullified upon news of the whereabouts violations, was again honored. The UCI appealed this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in December 2011, with the original decision being overturned on 4 July 2012. As a result, Rasmussen was given a backdated 18-month ban, meaning that he would be suspended until April 2013. His contract with the renamed squad was also terminated. On 19 March 2013, re-signed Rasmussen for the remainder of the 2013 season. Rasmussen left following the 2013 season, and subsequently announced plans to re-enter track cycling. Rasmussen joined for the 2014 season. ## Major results ### Road ;2006 : National Under-23 Championships ::1st Time trial ::3rd Road race : 1st Overall Tour de Berlin ::1st Stages 2 & 3 (ITT) : 3rd GP Herning : 9th Time trial, [UEC European Under-23 Championships](2006-european-road-championships) ;2007 : 1st Road race, National Championships : 2nd Colliers Classic : 5th Overall Tour de Bretagne : 6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ::1st Points classification ;2008 : Tour of Qinghai Lake ::1st Points classification ::1st Prologue, Stages 1, 3 & 9 : 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Oise : 3rd Rogaland GP : 4th Duo Normand (with Jens-Erik Madsen) ;2009 : 2nd Time trial, National Championships : 4th Giro del Capo Challenge 4 : 4th Profronde van Fryslan ;2010 : 1st GP Herning : Four Days of Dunkirk ::1st Stages 1 & 3 : 1st Stage 4 (ITT) [Vuelta a Andalucía](2010-vuelta-a-andalucia) : 2nd Time trial, National Championships : 10th Designa Grand Prix ;2011 : 1st Philadelphia International Championship : 1st Stage 1 (TTT) [Giro d'Italia](2011-giro-d-italia) : 4th Time trial, National Championships ;2012 : 1st Stage 4 (TTT) [Giro d'Italia](2012-giro-d-italia) : 2nd Grand Prix de Denain ;2013 : 1st Stage 1 [Bayern–Rundfahrt](2013-bayern-rundfahrt) : 4th Time trial, National Championships ;2014 : Dookoła Mazowsza ::1st Stages 3 & 4 : 2nd Skive–Løbet #### Grand Tour general classification results timeline ::data[format=table] | Grand Tour | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] Giro d'Italia | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] Tour de France | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A red jersey]] Vuelta a España | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | [153](2011-giro-d-italia) | [150](2012-giro-d-italia) | — | | | | | | — | — | — | | | | | | — | — | [134](2013-vuelta-a-espana) | | | | | :: ::data[format=table title="Legend"] | — | DNF | |---|---| | Did not compete | | | Did not finish | | :: ### Track ;2001 : National Championships ::1st Kilo ::1st Team pursuit : National Junior Championships ::1st Kilo ::1st Sprint ::1st Team pursuit ;2002 : 1st Kilo, National Championships : National Junior Championships ::1st Kilo ::1st Points race ::1st Sprint ::1st Team pursuit : 3rd [[File:Bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] Scratch, UCI World Junior Championships ;2003 : National Championships ::1st Kilo ::1st Team pursuit : 1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships : 3rd [[File:Bronze medal europe.svg|15px]] Scratch, [UEC European Under-23 Championships](2003-uec-european-track-championships) ;2004 : [UEC European Under-23 Championships](2004-uec-european-track-championships) ::1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Scratch ::2nd [[File:Silver medal europe.svg|15px]] Madison (with Michael Berling) : National Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Kilo ::1st Madison (with Michael Berling) ::1st Team pursuit : 1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships ;2005 : 1st [[File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg|20px]] Scratch, [UCI World Championships](2005-uci-track-cycling-world-championships) : [UEC European Under-23 Championships](2005-uec-european-track-championships) ::1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Madison (with Michael Mørkøv) ::1st [[File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg|20px]] Scratch : National Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Kilo ::1st Madison (with Michael Berling) ::1st Points race ::1st Team pursuit : 1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships ;2006 : National Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Kilo ::1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv) ::1st Team pursuit ;2007 : National Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv) ::1st Points race ::1st Team pursuit : 1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Michael Mørkøv) : 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) : 3rd [[File:Bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] [Team pursuit](2007-uci-track-cycling-world-championships-men-s-team-pursuit), [UCI World Championships](2007-uci-track-cycling-world-championships) ;2008 : National Championships ::1st Individual pursuit ::1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv) : 1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Michael Mørkøv) : 2nd [[File:Silver medal olympic.svg|15px]] Team pursuit, [Summer Olympics](2008-summer-olympics) : [UCI World Championships](2008-uci-track-cycling-world-championships) ::2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] [Team pursuit](2008-uci-track-cycling-world-championships-men-s-team-pursuit) ::3rd [[File:Bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] [Madison](2008-uci-track-cycling-world-championships-men-s-madison) : 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) ;2009 : [UCI World Championships](2009-uci-track-cycling-world-championships) ::1st [[File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg|20px]] [Team pursuit](2009-uci-track-cycling-world-championships-men-s-team-pursuit) ::1st [[File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg|20px]] [Madison](2009-uci-track-cycling-world-championships-men-s-madison) (with Michael Mørkøv) : 1st Madison, National Championships (with Michael Mørkøv) : 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Michael Mørkøv) : 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) ;2010 : 1st [[File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg|20px]] [Scratch](2010-uci-track-cycling-world-championships-men-s-scratch), [UCI World Championships](2010-uci-track-cycling-world-championships) : 1st Madison, National Championships (with Michael Mørkøv) : 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) : 3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Michael Mørkøv) : 3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv) ;2011 : 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) ;2012 : 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) ;2014 : 2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] [Team pursuit](2014-uci-track-cycling-world-championships-men-s-team-pursuit), [UCI World Championships](2014-uci-track-cycling-world-championships) : 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) : 3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv) ;2015 : 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) : 2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv) ;2016 : 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Jesper Mørkøv) ## References ## References 1. (15 September 2011). ["Alex Rasmussen fired for missing doping controls"](http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alex-rasmussen-fired-for-missing-doping-controls). *[[Future plc]]*. 2. (17 November 2011). ["Alex Rasmussen cleared of missed tests"](https://www.espn.com/olympics/cycling/story/_/id/7246963/cyclist-alex-rasmussen-cleared-missed-doping-test-charges). *[[ESPN]]*. 3. (18 November 2011). ["Team Garmin-Cervélo unveils 2012 men's Pro Team roster"](http://www.slipstreamsports.com/2011/11/18/team-garmin-cervelo-unveils-2012-mens-pro-team-roster). *Slipstream Sports LLC*. 4. Stokes, Shane. (4 July 2012). ["Garmin-Sharp releases Alex Rasmussen following CAS whereabouts suspension"](http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12289/Garmin-Sharp-releases-Alex-Rasmussen-following-CAS-whereabouts-suspension.aspx). *VeloNation LLC*. 5. (4 July 2012). ["Rasmussen fired from Garmin-Sharp"](http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rasmussen-fired-from-garmin-sharp). *Future Publishing Limited*. 6. (19 March 2013). ["Rasmussen re-signs with Garmin-Sharp"](http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/42836/rasmussen-re-signs-with-garmin-sharp). *[[Special Broadcasting Service]]*. 7. Jesper Ralbjerg. (19 March 2013). ["Rasmussen returns to Garmin-Sharp"](http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/rasmussen_returns_to_garmin-sharp/). *JJnet.dk A/S*. 8. (26 September 2013). ["No new contract for Alex Rasmussen at Garmin-Sharp"](http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-new-contract-for-alex-rasmussen-at-garmin-sharp). *[[Future plc]]*. 9. (1 October 2013). ["Rasmussen to the track"](http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/riders-starting-to-have-doubts-about-saxo-bank-future). *[[Future plc]]*. 10. Nielsen, Søren K.. (5 November 2013). ["Alex Rasmussen cykler for Riwal"](http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Regionale/Nordjylland/2013/11/05/164120.htm). *Danish Broadcasting Corporation*. ::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Rasmussen) and is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the [article history page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Rasmussen?action=history). ::