Chris Anker Sørensen
Chris Anker Sørensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʁis ˈɑŋkɐ ˈsɶɐ̯ˀɐnsn̩]; born 5 September 1984) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the Team Designa Køkken, Tinkoff–Saxo, Fortuneo–Vital Concept and Riwal CeramicSpeed teams. Sørensen now works as a directeur sportif (and co-owner) for his final professional team, racing at UCI Professional Continental level as, Riwal Cycling Team.[1]
 Sørensen at the 2011 Tour de Romandie. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Anker Sørensen |
| Nickname |
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| Born | 5 September 1984 Hammel, Denmark |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Riwal Cycling Team |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
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| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2001–2004 | Hammel CK |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2006 | Team Designa Køkken |
| 2005 | → Team CSC (stagiaire) |
| 2007–2015 | Team CSC |
| 2016 | Fortuneo–Vital Concept |
| 2017–2018 | Riwal Platform |
| Managerial team | |
| 2019– | Riwal Readynez |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
Born in Hammel, Sørensen had a promising performance in the 2008 Tour of Austria, and then he competed for Denmark (along with Nicki Sørensen and Brian Vandborg) in the 2008 Olympic road race, finishing 12th overall.
Starting with the 2010 season, Sørensen, who lived in Luxembourg, rode under a Luxembourgian license, since the UCI no longer allowed the Danish federation to grant Danish licenses to riders living abroad.[2] During the season, he won a stage in the Giro d'Italia.
In the 2012 Tour de France, Sørensen finished 14th overall and was awarded the most aggressive rider after attacking a lot in the mountains.
In September 2015 it was announced that he would leave Tinkoff–Saxo and join Fortuneo–Vital Concept for the 2016 season, with a role to support Eduardo Sepúlveda in Grand Tours.[3]
In February 2018 he announced that he would retire by the end of 2018.[4]
Personal life
He has commentated on TV 2 (Denmark) since 2017.[5]
Major results
- 2001
- 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 2005
- 1st Stage 3 Ringerike GP
- 2006
- 4th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 4th Overall Triptyque des Barrages
- 5th GP Demy–Cars
- 6th Grand Prix de Waregem
- 7th Omloop van het Waasland
- 8th Grand Prix Cristal Energie
- 2007
- 6th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT)
- 7th Rund um die Hainleite
- 2008
- 1st Stage 6 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
- 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 4th Overall Tour of Austria
- 1st Stage 2
- 2009
- 1st Japan Cup
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 6th GP Miguel Induráin
- 8th Giro dell'Emilia
- 2010
- 1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
- 3rd Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 2011
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de Romandie - 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 8th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 2012
- 1st
Mountains classification Volta a Catalunya - 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Giro dell'Emilia
- 8th Milano–Torino
Combativity award Overall Tour de France- 2013
- 2nd Giro dell'Emilia
- 10th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2015
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 9th Overall Tour of Britain
- 2016
- 5th Overall Tour La Provence
- 2017
- 4th Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites
- 9th Sundvolden GP
- 2018
- 10th Lillehammer GP
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia |
— | 28 | — | 27 | — | — | — | DNF | — | — |
 Tour de France |
— | — | 34 | 69 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | 84 |
| Vuelta a España |
19 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 18 | 29 | — | — |
References
- "Chris Anker Sørensen bliver medejer af Riwal - CeramicSpeed Cycling Team" [Chris Anker Sørensen joins the Riwal - CeramicSpeed Cycling Team]. Riwal CeramicSpeed (in Danish). Procycling DK ApS. June 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
Den danske cykel-darling, som har givet os mange gode øjeblikke på TV-skærmen, går imod vejs ende som cykelrytter, og træder nu ind i en ny rolle på Riwal - CeramicSpeed Cycling Team, hvor han har tilbragt de sidste to sæsoner af sin lange karriere. [The Danish bicycle darling, who has given us many good moments on the TV screen, goes against the road end as a cyclist, and now enters a new role on the Riwal - CeramicSpeed Cycling Team, where he has spent the last two seasons of his long career.]
- Luxembourg licence for Sorensen
- "Chris Anker Sorensen to Bretagne-Seche Environnement in 2016". cyclingnews.com. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- "Chris Anker Sørensen stopper karrieren efter denne sæson". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- "Chris Anker og Brian Nygaard til TV 2 SPORT". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
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