Frederik Wilmann (born 17 July 1985 in

Viggja Viggja is a village in the municipality of Skaun in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the shores of the Orkdalsfjorden, an arm of the Trondheimsfjorden, about northeast of the town of Orkanger and about northwest of the villa ...

) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

former professional

road bicycle racer Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...

, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2017. He is the son of Norwegian cyclist

Jostein Wilmann Jostein Wilmann (born 15 July 1953) is a Norwegian former professional road racing cyclist. His best performance came in the Tour de France of 1980, where he finished 14th overall. This is still the best result any Norwegian cyclist has achieved ...

Career

In 2007, Wilmann finished third in the

Norwegian National Road Race Championships The Norwegian National Road Race Championships, have been held annually with an event for each category of rider; Men, Women, junior riders & under 23 riders, since 1946. The event also includes the Norwegian National Time Trial Championships an ...

, behind

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and

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. But he became the under-23 road race champion, after beating Stian Sommerseth,

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and Kristoff.2007 Norwegian U-23 Road Racing Championship results
24 June 2007. After riding several years with the Norwegian outfit, , Wilmann signed a two-year contract with the Dutch team in 2010. He broke off the contract in late 2010 due to dissatisfaction, and then returning to his former team, . After only one year "back home", he signed for the Danish team in late 2011, riding together with experienced riders like Michael Rasmussen and

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. In 2014 and 2015, Wilmann rode for .

Major results

;2003 : 3rd Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2005 : 1st Overall Grenland GP ::1st Stage 1 ;2007 : 1st MaillotNoruega

Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Gjøvik GP : 1st Stage 1 Trøndelag GP : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 9th Overall

Tour de l'Avenir Tour de l'Avenir ( en, Tour of the Future) is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents ...

: 9th

Rund um die Hainleite The Rund um die Hainleite is a classic cycling race in and around the German city of Erfurt, Germany. Since 2005, it has been part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were int ...

;2008 : 1st Stage 7

Tour de Bretagne Tour de Bretagne Cycliste, also known as the Tour de Bretagne trophée des granitiers and formerly known as Ruban Granitier Breton, is an annual early season professional cycling stage race held in late April and early May in Brittany, France. T ...

: 2nd Sandefjord GP : 5th

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 Under-23 Road Championships ;2009 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Mi-Août Bretonne : 3rd

, National Road Championships : 3rd Overall

Tour Alsace The Tour Alsace (or Tour d'Alsace) is a 6-day road bicycle race held annually in Alsace, France. It was first held in 2004 and it is a 2.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing compe ...

::1st Stage 1 : 6th Overall

Paris–Corrèze Paris–Corrèze was a road bicycle race held annually in France, usually between a department near Paris and the department of Corrèze. It was created by Laurent Fignon and Max Mamers. It was first held in 2001 and since 2005 it has been organi ...

: 7th Overall

Istrian Spring Trophy Istrian Spring Trophy ( hr, Istarsko proljeće) is a stage road bicycle race held annually in the Croatian part of the Istria peninsula. The race was first organized in 1961 as a small competition reserved to local cyclists. In 2000, it was opened ...

: 7th Overall

Ringerike GP Ringerike Grand Prix is a road bicycle race held annually near Hønefoss, in the region of Ringerike, Norway. The race was created in 1975 as the Fossen Grand Prix, and was ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour between 2005 and 2010. In 2011 it turn ...

: 10th Overall

Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux is a Belgian cycling road race. It was first held in 1996. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing compe ...

;2011 : 1st

Rogaland GP Tour des Fjords (known as the Rogaland Grand Prix until 2012) was a road bicycle race held annually between 2008 and 2018 in the region of western Norway. The race merged with the Tour of Norway The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held an ...

: 5th Overall

Tour of Norway The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway. It is considered as a successor to the stage race Ringerike GP, which is now a one-day race. It was started in 2011 as a result of the heightened interest in cycling in Norway, ma ...

: 7th Overall

Cinturón a Mallorca Cinturón a Mallorca was a road bicycle race held annually on the island of Mallorca, Spain. Between 2005 and 2011, it was classified as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competit ...

;2015 : 5th Overall

Volta Ciclística Internacional do Rio Grande do Sul The Volta do Rio Grande do Sul (also known as the Volta Ciclística Internacional do Rio Grande do Sul and previously known as Volta Ciclística Internacional de Gravataí) was a stage cycling race held annually from 2009 to 2011 and 2014 to 2016 ...

: 10th Hadeland GP ;2016 : 6th

Sundvolden GP The Sundvolden GP is a one-day cycling race held in Norway. It is part of UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on pa ...

: 9th Overall

Tour of China The Tour of China is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in China since 1995. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilmann, Frederik Norwegian male cyclists 1985 births Living people People from Sør-Trøndelag Sportspeople from Trøndelag