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Danmark Rundt
Road cycling race in Denmark
Road cycling race in Denmark
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Danmark Rundt |
| image | Danmark Rundt-logo 2023.png |
| date | August |
| region | Denmark |
| english | Tour of Denmark |
| localnames | Danmark Rundt |
| discipline | Road |
| competition | UCI ProSeries |
| type | Stage race |
| organiser | Danish Cycling Federation |
| director | Jesper Worre |
| first | |
| number | 34 (as of 2025) |
| firstwinner | Moreno Argentin |
| mostwins | Jakob Fuglsang |
| Mads Pedersen | |
| (3 wins each) | |
| mostrecent | Mads Pedersen |
Mads Pedersen (3 wins each)
Danmark Rundt is a Danish multi-day professional road cycling race. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as PostNord Danmark Rundt. The race is sometimes called the Tour of Denmark in English language media. The race has been on the UCI ProSeries calendar since 2021, after being cancelled in 2020.
Course
Traditionally, the race starts off on the Jutland peninsula and ends on the island of Zealand – on Frederiksberg Allé in Copenhagen. Since 2004, one of the stages has included the steep street Kiddesvej in the city of Vejle. It's this hilly stage and the time trial that usually determine who will win the general classification.
History
The race was first run yearly from 1985 to 1988 and, after a break of 7 years, from 1995 onwards. It attracts approximately half a million spectators on the road.
After no less than five second places overall, including twice before the race hiatus of 1989–1994, Rolf Sørensen finally secured overall victory in his home race in 2000.
In 2004 it was won by Kurt Asle Arvesen, after his teammate Jens Voigt let him win an intermediate sprint, so Arvesen finished 2 seconds ahead in the overall classification. In 2005 Ivan Basso of Team CSC, coming off the 2005 Tour de France as the overall runner-up, totally dominated the race, and won overall as well as 4 out of 6 stages. Since the race was run at the same time as the UCI ProTour race Eneco Tour, only three UCI ProTour teams participated.
In 2006, the race was won by Fabian Cancellara of CSC ahead of Stuart O'Grady, also of CSC and in 2007 Kurt Asle Arvesen returned to win for the second time, being the first in history to do so, and giving Team CSC its 4th consecutive win. In 2008 Jakob Fuglsang from Team Designa Køkken became the first Dane to win since 2002. In 2009 he became the first rider to win the race two years in a row before going on to win for a third consecutive year in 2010. Fuglsang was succeeded by Australian rider Simon Gerrans in 2011, Lieuwe Westra in 2012 and Wilco Kelderman in 2013.
The 2014 Danmark Rundt was won by Danish rider Michael Valgren of the team. The 2015 edition was planned to start on 4 August 2014, with the first stage scheduled to begin in Struer and end in Holstebro. It ended on 8 August. The 2015 Danmark Rundt was won by Danish rider Christopher Juul-Jensen of the team.
Winners by year
Podium positions
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Moreno Argentin, Sammontana–Bianchi | Kim Andersen, La Vie Claire | 21" |
| 1986 | Jesper Worre, Selca–Conti–Galli | Jørgen V. Pedersen, Carrera–Inoxpran | 4" |
| 1987 | Kim Andersen, Toshiba | Rolf Sørensen, Pepsi–Fanini | 6" |
| 1988 | Phil Anderson, TVM | Rolf Sørensen, Ceramiche Ariostea | 5" |
| 1989–1994: No competition | |||
| 1995 | Bjarne Riis, | Bo Hamburger, TVM | 1'02" |
| 1996 | Fabrizio Guidi, Scrigno | Rolf Sørensen, | 12" |
| 1997 | Servais Knaven, TVM | Peter Meinert, | 10" |
| 1998 | Marc Streel, | Rolf Sørensen, | 54" |
| 1999 | Tyler Hamilton, | Rolf Sørensen, | 18" |
| 2000 | Rolf Sørensen, | Andreas Klöden, | 30" |
| 2001 | David Millar, | Jaan Kirsipuu, | 7" |
| 2002 | Jakob Piil, | Kurt Asle Arvesen, Team Fakta | 1'12" |
| 2003 | Sebastian Lang, | Jurgen Van Goolen, | 2" |
| 2004 | Kurt Asle Arvesen, | Jens Voigt, | 2" |
| 2005 | Ivan Basso, | Kurt Asle Arvesen, | 2'21" |
| 2006 | Fabian Cancellara, | Stuart O'Grady, | 20" |
| 2007 | Kurt Asle Arvesen, | Enrico Gasparotto, | 14" |
| 2008 | Jakob Fuglsang, Team Designa Køkken | Steve Cummings, | 9" |
| 2009 | Jakob Fuglsang, | Maurizio Biondo, Ceramica Flaminia | 3" |
| 2010 | Jakob Fuglsang, | Svein Tuft, | 27" |
| 2011 | Simon Gerrans, | Daniele Bennati, | 9" |
| 2012 | Lieuwe Westra, | Ramūnas Navardauskas, | 10" |
| 2013 | Wilco Kelderman, | Lars Bak, | 6" |
| 2014 | Michael Valgren, | Lars Bak, | 15" |
| 2015 | Christopher Juul-Jensen, | Lars Bak, | 45" |
| 2016 | Michael Valgren, | Magnus Cort, Denmark | 10" |
| 2017 | Mads Pedersen, | Michael Valgren, | 15" |
| 2018 | Wout van Aert, | Rasmus Quaade, | 32" |
| 2019 | Niklas Larsen, | Jonas Vingegaard, | 11" |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Remco Evenepoel, | Mads Pedersen, | 1' 42" |
| 2022 | Christophe Laporte, | Magnus Sheffield, | 4" |
| 2023 | Mads Pedersen, | Mattias Skjelmose, | 41" |
| 2024 | Arnaud De Lie, | Magnus Cort, | 1" |
| 2025 | Mads Pedersen, | Jakob Söderqvist, | 1'28" |
Secondary classifications
Various secondary competitions have been held over the years.
| Year | Classifications | Points | Mountains | Youth* | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Jørgen V. Pedersen, Carrera–Inoxpran | No such competition | Francesco Rossignoli, Carrera–Inoxpran | Carrera–Inoxpran | |
| 1986 | Rolf Sørensen, Murella Fanini | Johan Capiot, Roland | Jelle Nijdam, | Danmark-Bikuben | |
| 1987 | Søren Lilholt, Danmark-Bikuben | Peter Harings, | Rolf Sørensen, Pepsi–Fanini | Danmark-Bikuben | |
| 1988 | Rolf Sørensen, Ceramiche Ariostea | Jan van Wijk, | Rolf Sørensen, Pepsi–Fanini | Roland–Colnago | |
| 1989–1994: No competition | |||||
| 1995 | Bo Hamburger, TVM | No such competition | No such competition | TVM | |
| 1996 | Fabrizio Guidi, Scrigno | ||||
| 1997 | Juris Silovs, Schauff Öschelbronn | ||||
| 1998 | Alberto Ongarato, Ballan | Paolo Bettini, ASICS | |||
| 1999 | Nicola Loda, Ballan | Alessandro Petacchi, Navigare | |||
| 2000 | Marco Zanotti, | Luca Paolini, | Andreas Klöden, | Team Farm Frites | |
| 2001 | Jaan Kirsipuu, | Paolo Valoti, Alessio | David Millar, | ||
| 2002 | Olaf Pollack, | Innar Mändoja, | Stefan Adamsson, Team Coast | ||
| 2003 | Yuriy Metlushenko, | Daniele Contrini, | Sebastian Lang, | Team Fakta | |
| 2004 | Stuart O'Grady, | Jacob Moe Rasmussen, Team PH | Brian Vandborg, Team Danmark | ||
| 2005 | Ivan Basso, | Martin Müller, Wiesenhof | André Greipel, Wiesenhof | ||
| 2006 | Stuart O'Grady, | Aart Vierhouten, | Fabian Cancellara, | ||
| 2007 | Mark Cavendish, | Jacob Moe Rasmussen, Team GLS | Enrico Gasparotto, | ||
| 2008 | Matti Breschel, | Kristoffer Gudmund Nielsen, Team GLS-Pakkeshop | Jakob Fuglsang, Team Designa Køkken | ||
| 2009 | Matti Breschel, | Troels Vinther, Team Capinordic | Rasmus Guldhammer, Team Capinordic | ||
| 2010 | Matti Breschel, | Michael Reihs, Team Designa Køkken–Blue Water | Rasmus Guldhammer, Team HTC–Columbia | ||
| 2011 | Sacha Modolo, | Michael Reihs, | Jérôme Cousin, | ||
| 2012 | Alexander Kristoff, | Nikola Aistrup, | Wilco Kelderman, | ||
| 2013 | Wilco Kelderman, | Martin Mortensen, | Wilco Kelderman, | ||
| 2014 | Alexey Lutsenko, | John Murphy, | Michael Valgren, | ||
| 2015 | Matti Breschel, | Pim Ligthart, | Mads Würtz Schmidt, | ||
| 2016 | Daniele Bennati, | Aimé De Gendt, | Mads Würtz Schmidt, | ||
| 2017 | Mads Pedersen, | Nicolai Brøchner, | Mads Pedersen, | ||
| 2018 | Tim Merlier, | Nicolai Brøchner, | Julius Johansen, | ||
| 2019 | Jasper De Buyst, | Fridtjof Røinås, | Niklas Larsen, | ||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Mads Pedersen, | Rasmus Bøgh Wallin, Team PostNord Danmark | Remco Evenepoel, | ||
| 2022 | Christophe Laporte, | Rasmus Bøgh Wallin, | Magnus Sheffield, | ||
| 2023 | Mads Pedersen, | Nicklas Amdi Pedersen, | Logan Currie, | ||
| 2024 | Tobias Lund Andresen, | Kristian Egholm, | Arnaud De Lie, | ||
| 2025 | Mads Pedersen, | Marius Innhaug Dahl, | Jakob Söderqvist, |
*In 1985, 1986 and 1987 the competition was for riders under 23 years, in 1988 the bar was raised to 24 years, and in 2000 and later editions, it has been for riders born in or after (race year) – 25 years (i.e. in 2000 they had to be born in or after 1975).
Other classifications
In addition to the five competitions above, in all editions except the 1985 and 1995 ones, a fighter competition was held.
Former classifications
- Until 2000, a sprint competition was held.
- In 1987 and 1988 a "Best Dane" competition was held.
- In 1995, a "Best Amateur" competition was held.
Winners by nation
A complete list over overall winners by nation of the Post Danmark Rundt.
| Rank | Country | Most times winner | Most recent winner | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang, Mads Pedersen (3 each) | Mads Pedersen (2025) | 15 | |
| 2 | Arnaud De Lie, Remco Evenepoel, Marc Streel, Wout van Aert (1 each) | Arnaud De Lie (2024) | 4 | |
| 3 | Italy | Moreno Argentin, Fabrizio Guidi, Ivan Basso (1 each) | Ivan Basso (2005) | 3 |
| Netherlands | Wilco Kelderman, Servais Knaven, Lieuwe Westra (1 each) | Wilco Kelderman (2013) | 3 | |
| 5 | Kurt Asle Arvesen (2) | Kurt Asle Arvesen (2007) | 2 | |
| Australia | Phil Anderson, Simon Gerrans (1 each) | Simon Gerrans (2011) | 2 | |
| 7 | United States | Tyler Hamilton (1) | Tyler Hamilton (1999) | 1 |
| United Kingdom | David Millar (1) | David Millar (2001) | 1 | |
| Germany | Sebastian Lang (1 ) | Sebastian Lang (2003) | 1 | |
| Switzerland | Fabian Cancellara (1) | Fabian Cancellara (2006) | 1 | |
| France | Christophe Laporte (1) | Christophe Laporte (2022) | 1 |
Most stage wins
A list of the riders with the most stage wins in the Post Danmark Rundt.
| # | Rider | Stage wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matti Breschel | 9 |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen | 7 |
| 3 | Jesper Skibby | 5 |
| Nicola Minali | ||
| Magnus Cort | ||
| 6 | Ivan Basso | 4 |
| 7 | Jean-Paul van Poppel | 3 |
| Rolf Sørensen | ||
| Jaan Kirsipuu | ||
| Mark Cavendish |
Classifications
As of the 2018 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
- [[File:Jersey cyan.svg|25px|alt=Blue jersey]] Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
- [[File:Jersey green.svg|25px|alt=Green Jersey]] Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
- [[File:Jersey blue dots on blue.svg|25px|alt=Polkadot Jersey]] Polkadot Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climber classification.
- [[File:Jersey white.svg|25px|alt=White jersey]] White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
References
References
- (2022). "PostNord Danmark Rundt".
- (5 August 2000). "Cykling: Rolf Sørensen vinder Danmark Rundt".
- (6 August 2000). "Rolf Sørensens rørende triumf".
- [http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/index.php?p=menu/side.php&menu=32 Ruten til Post Danmark Rundt 2015], Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- "Vindere af indlagte konkurrencer". Danmarks Cykle Union.
- "2011 Post Danmark Rundt Winners". Danmarks Cykle Union.
- "Statistik – PostNord Danmark Rundt".
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