Danmark Rundt is a

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for professional

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s organized as a part of the

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. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency,

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, and the race is therefore also known as PostNord Danmark Rundt. The 2019 edition had 20 teams, with 6 riders each, participating in 5

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. The race is sometimes called the Tour of Denmark in

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media.

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 Rolf Sørensen (born 20 April 1965) is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He is currently working as a cycling commentator and agent. Born in Helsinge in Denmark, Sørensen moved to Italy at the age of 17, where he has lived sin ...

finally secured overall victory in his home race in 2000. In

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it was won by

Kurt Asle Arvesen Kurt Asle Arvesen (born 9 February 1975) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1998 and 2011. Arvesen is from Eresfjord, Nesset. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships five ...

, after his teammate

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let him win an intermediate sprint, so Arvesen finished 2 seconds ahead in the overall classification. In

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, 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

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race

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, only three UCI ProTour teams participated. In

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, the race was won by

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of CSC ahead of

Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady (born 6 August 1973) is a retired Australian professional road bicycle racer, who rode as a professional between 1995 and 2013. A former track cyclist, O'Grady and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in the Men's Madison at the 2004 S ...

, 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 Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (born 22 March 1985) is a Danish professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Before turning professional for , he was a mountain biker racing for Team Cannondale–Vredestein, winning the Under ...

from

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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

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. Fuglsang was succeeded by Australian rider

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and

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. The

2014 Danmark Rundt The 2014 Post Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race held from 6 August to 10 August 2014. It was the 24th edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985. The race was rated as a 2.HC event and formed part of the 2014 UCI Eur ...

was won by Danish rider

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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 Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 36,489 (1 January 2022).Ruten til Post Danmark Rundt 2015
Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 15 July 2015. The 2015 Danmark Rundt was won by Danish rider Christopher Juul-Jensen of the team.

Winners by year

Podium positions

Secondary classifications

Various secondary competitions have been held over the years. *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.

Most stage wins

A list of the riders with the most stage wins in the Post Danmark Rundt.

Classifications

As of the 2018 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are: * Jersey cyan

Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification. * Jersey green

Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification. * Jersey blue dots on blue

Polkadot Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climber classification. * Jersey white

White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.

References

External links

* {{Danmark Rundt Cycle races in Denmark Recurring sporting events established in 1985 1985 establishments in Denmark UCI Europe Tour races Summer events in Denmark