Mathias Møller Nielsen
Mathias Møller Nielsen (born March 19, 1994 in Gentofte) is a Danish amateur road and track cyclist.[1][2] He helped his Danish squad claim a gold medal in the men's junior team pursuit at the 2012 European Track Cycling Championships in Anadia, Portugal, and later represented his nation Denmark at the Summer Olympics in London.[3] At the peak of his early sporting career, Nielsen currently rides for the Blue Water Cycling Team and Team Trefor-Blue Water.
![]() Danish amateur road and track cyclist | |||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Mathias Møller Nielsen | ||||||||||
Born | Gentofte, Denmark | 19 March 1994||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||
Discipline | Road, track | ||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||
Rider type | Pursuit | ||||||||||
Amateur teams | |||||||||||
2013 | Blue Water Cycling | ||||||||||
2014 | Team TreFor–Blue Water | ||||||||||
2016 | Team TreFor | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Nielsen qualified for the Danish squad in the men's team pursuit at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings.[4] He and his teammates Michael Mørkøv, Rasmus Quaade, and Casper von Folsach surpassed the Spaniards by a short distance gap for a fifth-place finish in their final match at 4:02.671.[5][6]
Career highlights
- 2011
- National Junior Track Championships, Ballerup
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Madison
- 9th National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 2012
European Under-23 Track Championships (Team pursuit), Anadia (POR)
UCI World Cup (Team pursuit), Glasgow (GBR)
- 2nd National Junior Track Championships (Team pursuit), Ballerup
- 2013
- 1st
Overall, Tour of Berlin U23, Berlin (GER)
- 1st Stage 1, Tour of Slovakia, Košice (SVK)
References
- "Mathias Møller Nielsen". London 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mathias Møller Nielsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- Meyer, Kenneth (3 July 2012). "Danske juniorer vandt EM Guld" [Danish juniors won the European Championship Gold] (in Danish). Feltet. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- "Her er de 113 danske olympiske atleter" [Here are the 113 Danish Olympic athletes] (in Danish). Politiken. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- "Men's Team Pursuit Final". London 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- Glendenning, Barry (3 August 2012). "Victoria Pendleton and GB pursuit team win gold: Olympic cycling – as it happened". theguardian.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
External links
- Denmark Olympic Team Profile (in Danish)
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Mathias Møller Nielsen at Cycling Archives