Brian Bach Vandborg (born 4 December 1981) is a Danish former professional

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, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2013. Over his career, Vandborg competed for (twice), , Team GLS, , and . Born in Snejbjerg,

Herning Herning () is a Danish town in the Central Denmark Region of the Jutland peninsula. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Herning Municipality. Herning has a population of 50,565 (1 January 2022)individual time trial in 2002 and 2003 and in 2004 he signed his first professional contract with , with a length of two years. He won stage 4 of

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in 2005, his first professional victory, but the rest of his season was ruined due to a case of mononucleosis. In 2006, Vandborg became a national champion by capturing the Danish Individual Time Trial Championship; he later finished fourth at the World Time Trial Championship. Vandborg moved to for the 2007 season. In 2009 he rode alongside Ivan Basso and Daniele Bennati at . Vandborg also rode for the team in 2011, and in 2012. Vandborg retired at the end of the 2013 season, after ten years as a professional.

Major results

;2002 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Time trial ::3rd Road race ;2003 : National Under-23 Road Championships ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Time trial ::2nd Road race : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 3rd

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;2004 : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 4th Overall Danmark Rundt : 9th Overall Tour of Georgia ;2005 : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Georgia ;2006 : 1st MaillotDinamarca

Time trial, National Road Championships : 2nd Chrono des Nations : 3rd Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe : 4th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships : 5th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge : 6th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt : 7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges ;2007 : 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2008 : 1st Stage 3 Tour du Loir-et-Cher : 2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes : 5th Duo Normand : 8th

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;2009 : National Road Championships ::4th Road race ::5th Time trial ;2010 : 6th Tre Valli Varesine ;2012 : 5th Time trial, National Road Championships ;2013 : 1st MaillotDinamarca

Time trial, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* Danish male cyclists 1981 births Living people Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Denmark People from Herning Municipality Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region {{denmark-cycling-bio-stub