Amalie Dideriksen (born 24 May 1996) is a Danish
road
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There are many types of ...
and
track cyclist
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History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
, who rides for
UCI Women's WorldTeam .
Career
She won the junior women's road race at the World Championships in
2013
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and
2014
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as well as a bronze medal in the
scratch race
A scratch race is a track cycling race in which all riders start together and the objective is simply to be first over the finish line after a certain number of laps.
UCI regulations specify that a scratch race should be held over 15 km for ...
at the
2013 UCI Juniors Track World Championships
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The Championships offered medals for a range of race ...
. In both 2014 and 2015, she won the
Danish national road race championship and in 2015, she also won silver in the
women's omnium at the
European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC) ...
.
Dideriksen participated in the
women's omnium at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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. Ranking 9th after the flying lap, she surprised everyone by winning the points race thus elevating her to an overall 5th place.
On 15 October 2016, Dideriksen won the
World Championship road race in
Doha
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,
Qatar
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, beating
Kirsten Wild
Kirsten Carlijn Wild (born 15 October 1982) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2021, for eight professional teams. During her track cycling career, Wild rode at the Summer Olympic Games in 2012 ...
and
Lotta Lepistö
Lotta Pauliina Henttala (née Lepistö; born 28 June 1989) is a Finnish racing cyclist, who rides for Finnish amateur team Henttala Development Team. She has won the Finnish National Road Race Championships seven times, consecutively between 201 ...
in a bunch sprint. By doing this, she joined select group riders consisting of
Marianne Vos
Marianne Vos (; born 13 May 1987) is a Dutch multi-discipline cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .
After winning a junior European and World Championship in road racing, she continued her success in senior cycling by becomin ...
,
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (born 10 February 1992) is a French multi-discipline bicycle racer, who rides for UCI Elite Mountain Bike team BMC MTB Racing in cross-country cycling. and has signed for Ineos Grenadiers for 2023. Ferrand-Prévot has al ...
,
Nicole Cooke
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and Dideriksen's own national coach,
Catherine Marsal
Catherine Marsal (born 20 January 1971) is a French former racing cyclist. She has been World Champion four times and raced professionally around the world. At the age of 17 she was selected for the French Olympic Team for the first time. Since ...
, who are all former junior world champions who have since become elite world champions.
In October 2020, Dideriksen signed a two-year contract with the team, from the 2021 season.
At the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
, Dideriksen again represented Denmark in the omnium discipline, finishing 4th. She also participated in the
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
with
Julie Leth
Julie Leth (born 13 July 1992) is a Danish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. Leth joined the team in 2017. In December 2018, announced that Leth ...
finishing second, bringing home an Olympic silver medal.
In August 2022, Dideriksen signed a two-year contract with the from the 2023 season.
Major results
Source:
Road
;2011
: National Novice Road Championships
::1st
Road race
::1st
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;2013
: 1st
Road race,
UCI Junior Road World Championships
: 1st
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, National Junior Road Championships
: 10th Time trial,
UEC European Junior Road Championships
;2014
: 1st
Road race,
UCI Junior Road World Championships
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 3rd
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, National Junior Road Championships
;2015
: National Road Championships
::1st
Road race
::3rd
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
: 1st
Young rider classification
Ladies Tour of Norway
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: 2nd Overall
Belgium Tour
The Lotto Belgium Tour is an elite women's professional road bicycle stage race, held in Belgium since 2012.
In the first year the tour consisted of three stages and grew with a team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race ...
::1st
Sprints classification
::1st
Young rider classification
::1st Stage 3
: 9th
Acht van Westerveld
;2016
: 1st
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
:
Holland Ladies Tour
The Holland Ladies Tourhttp://www.hollandladiestour.nl/ Official site is a women's elite professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September since 1998 in the Netherlands. It's a tour with 6 or 7 stages. For sponsorship reasons ...
::1st Stages 1 & 2 (
TTT)
: 1st Stage 1 (
TTT)
Energiewacht Tour
: 2nd
Road race, National Road Championships
;2017
: 1st
Ronde van Drenthe
Ronde van Drenthe ( en, Tour of Drenthe) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. Since 1998 there is also a women's event, kn ...
: 1st
Crescent Vårgårda UCI Women's WorldTour TTT
: 1st Stage 1 (
TTT)
Giro d'Italia Femminile
The is an annual elite women's road bicycle racing stage race. It was rebranded from 2013-2020 as the Giro Rosa, having been branded the Giro Donne until 2012 and again in 2021. It has been considered the most prestigious stage race in women's roa ...
: 3rd
Road race,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
: 3rd
Acht van Westerveld
: 5th Road race,
UEC European Road Championships
: 7th
Prudential RideLondon Classique
: 9th Overall
Healthy Ageing Tour
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::1st Stage 2 (
TTT)
: 9th
Omloop van het Hageland
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: 9th
Pajot Hills Classic
;2018
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st
Postnord UCI WWT Vårgårda WestSweden TTT
:
Holland Ladies Tour
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::1st Stages 3 & 4
: 1st Stage 3b (
TTT)
Healthy Ageing Tour
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: 1st Stage 4
The Women's Tour
The Women's Tour is a women's cycle stage race held in England and Wales, as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race is organised by SweetSpot, the company behind the men's Tour of Britain.
History
Its origins trace back to 2010 when ...
: 2nd
Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
,
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the (UCI). The UCI Road World Championships consist of events for road race and individual time trial, and a mixed team relay.
Events
...
: 10th
Dwars door Vlaanderen
Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI W ...
: 10th
Prudential RideLondon Classique
;2019
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 6th
Ronde van Drenthe
Ronde van Drenthe ( en, Tour of Drenthe) is an elite men's and women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Drenthe, Netherlands and sanctioned by the Royal Dutch Cycling Union. Since 1998 there is also a women's event, kn ...
;2020
: 1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Road Championships
;2021
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 9th
Scheldeprijs
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;2022
: 1st
Postnord Vårgårda WestSweden TTT
: 1st Stage 1 (
TTT)
Challenge by La Vuelta
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: 3rd
Road race, National Road Championships
Track
;2010
: National Championships
::1st
Omnium
::1st
Points race
::1st
Scratch
: 3rd Individual pursuit, National Junior Championships
;2013
: 3rd
Scratch,
UCI Juniors World Championships The UCI Juniors World Championships were a set of UCI World Championships events for junior bicycle cyclists in 2005 to 2009. In 2010 it was divided into:
*The Junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships
*The UCI Juniors Track Worl ...
: 3rd Points race, Ballerup Points Event
;2014
: 1st
Scratch,
UCI Juniors World Championships The UCI Juniors World Championships were a set of UCI World Championships events for junior bicycle cyclists in 2005 to 2009. In 2010 it was divided into:
*The Junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships
*The UCI Juniors Track Worl ...
;2015
:
UEC European Under-23 Championships
::1st
Individual pursuit
::1st
Omnium
: 1st Omnium, UIV Talents Cup Final
: 2nd
Omnium
An omnium (from Latin '' Omni'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that fe ...
,
UEC European Championships
: Irish International Track GP
::2nd Omnium
::2nd Scratch
: 3rd
Scratch,
2015–16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
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, Cambridge
: 6 giorni delle rose – Fiorenzuola
::3rd Omnium
::3rd Scratch
: 3rd Omnium, Grand Prix of Poland
;2016
: National Championships
::1st
Omnium
::1st
Points race
::1st
Individual pursuit
::1st
Scratch
::1st
Sprint
: Revolution – Round 1, Manchester
::1st Points race
::2nd Scratch
: 3rd Scratch, Revolution Champions League Round 1 – Manchester
;2017
: 1st
Omnium, National Championships
: Prilba Moravy
::1st Omnium
::1st Scratch
: 1st Omnium, Grand Prix Favorit Brno
:
UEC European Under-23 Championships
::2nd
Points race
::3rd
Omnium
::3rd
Scratch
: Revolution Series – Champions League Round 1, London
::2nd Points race
::2nd Scratch
: Omnium,
2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
The 2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup (also known as the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a multi-race tournament over a track cycling season. It was the 26th series of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised b ...
::3rd
Pruszków
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::3rd
Manchester
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;2018
: Madison,
2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
The 2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup (also known as the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a multi-race tournament over a track cycling season. It was the 27th series of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup organised b ...
(with
Julie Leth
Julie Leth (born 13 July 1992) is a Danish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. Leth joined the team in 2017. In December 2018, announced that Leth ...
)
::1st
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
::2nd
Milton
::2nd
Berlin
: 1st
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
,
UEC European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC ...
(with
Julie Leth
Julie Leth (born 13 July 1992) is a Danish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. Leth joined the team in 2017. In December 2018, announced that Leth ...
)
:
UCI World Championships
The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
::2nd
Omnium
An omnium (from Latin '' Omni'': of all, belonging to all) is a multiple race event in track cycling. Historically the omnium has had a variety of formats. In recent years, road racing has also adopted the term to describe multi-day races that fe ...
::3rd
Scratch
;2019
: 1st
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
,
UEC European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC ...
(with
Julie Leth
Julie Leth (born 13 July 1992) is a Danish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. Leth joined the team in 2017. In December 2018, announced that Leth ...
)
: 3rd
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
,
UCI World Championships
The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
(with
Julie Leth
Julie Leth (born 13 July 1992) is a Danish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. Leth joined the team in 2017. In December 2018, announced that Leth ...
)
;2020
: 1st
Madison, National Championships (with
Trine Schmidt
Trine Schmidt Hansen (born 3 June 1988) is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team
Major results
;2003
: National Track Championships
::3rd Points race
::3rd Sprint
;2004
: 1st Scratch, Na ...
)
;2021
: National Championships
::1st
Madison (with
Karoline Hemmsen)
::1st
Omnium
::1st
Points race
: 2nd
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
,
Olympic Games
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(with
Julie Leth
Julie Leth (born 13 July 1992) is a Danish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. Leth joined the team in 2017. In December 2018, announced that Leth ...
)
: 2nd
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
,
UEC European Championships (with
Julie Leth
Julie Leth (born 13 July 1992) is a Danish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. Leth joined the team in 2017. In December 2018, announced that Leth ...
)
;2022
: 3rd
Madison,
UCI Nations Cup (with
Julie Leth
Julie Leth (born 13 July 1992) is a Danish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. Leth joined the team in 2017. In December 2018, announced that Leth ...
)
: 3rd
Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
Place names
* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
,
UEC European Championships (with
Julie Leth
Julie Leth (born 13 July 1992) is a Danish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. Leth joined the team in 2017. In December 2018, announced that Leth ...
)
See also
*
2015 Boels Dolmans Cycling Team season
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dideriksen, Amalie
1996 births
Danish female cyclists
Danish track cyclists
Living people
People from Tårnby Municipality
Olympic cyclists of Denmark
Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in cycling
Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
UCI Road World Champions (women)
Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark
20th-century Danish women
21st-century Danish women