Michael Mørkøv Christensen (; born 30 April 1985) is a Danish professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...

, who currently rides for

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. He is the brother of racing cyclists Jacob and

Jesper Mørkøv Jesper Mørkøv (born 11 March 1988) is a Danish male track and road cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He competed in the points race and madison events at the 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He is the brother of rac ...

Career

Born in

Kokkedal Kokkedal () is the municipal seat of Fredensborg Municipality and a northern settlement in the urban area of Hørsholm, located on the coastline of northern Zealand, Denmark, between the two towns, Nivå and Hørsholm, 30 km north of Copenhage ...

, Mørkøv started as a track cyclist, becoming national champion in the points race in 2004. In the 2008 Olympic games, he won the silver medal in the team pursuit. As a road cyclist, Mørkøv became national time trial champion in 2005. Mørkøv rode the

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and

2011 Giro d'Italia The 2011 Giro d'Italia was the 94th Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race started on 7 May with a team time trial in Turin to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification, when the city served as the first capital of t ...

, finishing both. Mørkøv rode his first Tour de France in

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, drawing attention by featuring in the most important escapes of the first three stages, where he gained enough points to lead the

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. He held polka-dot jersey until stage 7, where stage winner

Chris Froome Christopher Clive Froome ɹɪs fɹuːm (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan/British Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won seven Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de ...

took it. In 2013, he won Stage 6 in the

Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. Inspired by the success of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the r ...

. In August 2015, it was announced that Mørkøv would join for the 2016 season, at the request of

Alexander Kristoff Alexander Kristoff (born 5 July 1987) is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 2007 and 2011. His biggest victories have been the 2014 Milan� ...

, with a view to working for Kristoff as part of his

sprint train A sprint train is a group of road bicycle racers who at the end of a race work together to set a high pace to keep their sprinter at the front of the race, discourage late attacks, and allow the sprinter to launch his or her sprint as late as ...

and as a

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in the

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. Mørkøv joined the Belgian Quick Step team in 2018 and since then has acted as a successful lead-out man for Sam Bennett and then, as a late replacement for Bennett as the team's sprinter for the

2021 Tour de France The 2021 Tour de France was the 108th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three grand tours. Originally planned for the Danish capital of Copenhagen, the start of the 2021 Tour (known as the ) was transferred to Brest because of the ...

Mark Cavendish Mark Simon Cavendish (born 21 May 1985) is a Isle of Man, Manx professional Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . As a Track cycling, track cyclist he specialises in the Madison (cycling), madison, po ...

. Mørkøv has been highly praised; Cavendish said “It’s a known fact Michael is the best leadout man in the world" and retired sprinter

Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel (born 11 May 1988) is a German former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2019 for the , and squads. As a junior, he specialised in time trials, even winning a bronze medal in the World Championships for cycl ...

said "Many sprinters would win with him as the last man on the sprint train". In 2021 when the Madison track race was reinstated into the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020, Mørkøv won the gold medal (partnered with Lasse Norman Hansen)

Major results

Road

;2004 : 3rd Speditørløbet ;2005 : 1st MaillotDinamarca

Team time trial, National Championships ;2006 : 1st Post Cuppen Skive : 2nd Team time trial, National Championships : 4th Rund um den Elm ;2007 : 2nd

Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften ( en, Tour of Flanders U23) is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. It is the version of the Tour of Flanders for under-23 riders and is usually contested a week after the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Ludovic Capelle is t ...

;2008 : 1st Midt Data Løbet : 1st MaillotDinamarca

Team time trial, National Championships : 1st Stage 2

Giro del Capo The Giro del Capo was a road cycling stage race held in the vicinity of Cape Town, South Africa. The 2009 edition was held in the form of four challenges. The last edition, held in 2010, was ranked as 2.2 by the UCI and was part of the UCI Afri ...

: 2nd Speditørløbet : 2nd

Duo Normand The Duo Normand is a two-man team time trial (against the clock) for elite racing cyclists. Held annually at Marigny-le-Lozon in Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of '' ...

: 9th GP Nordjylland ;2009 : 7th

Châteauroux Classic The Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre Trophée Fenioux was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Indre, France, starting and finishing in Châteauroux. It was created in 2004 and since 2005 the race had been organ ...

;2010 : 1st Herlev-løbet : 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 ...

, National Championships : 4th Overall

Tour du Limousin Tour du Limousin is a 4-day road bicycle race held annually in Limousin, France. It was first held in 1968 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2011 it was upgraded to an 2.HC The UCI 1.HC and UCI 2.HC ar ...

;2011 : 1st

Fyen Rundt Fyen Rundt is a professional single-day cycling race held annually in Denmark. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste In ...

: 3rd Overall

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as PostN ...

: 8th

GP Herning Grand Prix Herning is a one-day road bicycle race, held in '' Midtjylland'', Denmark. The race is organised by Herning Bicycle Club with both start and goal in Herning. The race is characterised by its gravel paths, which result in multiple punc ...

: 10th

Himmerland Rundt The Himmerland Rundt is a one-day road cycling race held annually in the Danish region of Himmerland. It is organized as a part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introd ...

;2012 : 3rd

, National Championships : 4th Overall Post Cuppen ::1st Roskilde ::1st Ringsted :

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

::Held

after Stages 1–6 :: Jersey red number

Combativity award The combativity award is a prize given in road bicycle racing to a stage's or the overall race's most aggressive rider. References {{cycling-stub Cycling jerseys ...

Stage 3 & 13 ;2013 : 1st MaillotDinamarca

Road race, National Championships : 1st Stage 6

: 2nd

Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m, ...

: 4th Overall

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;2014 : 3rd Road race, National Championships : 3rd Overall

Tour de Luxembourg The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the World Tour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the ...

: 5th Overall

Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar. First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the firs ...

;2015 : 1st Stage 6

;2016 : 10th

Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...

;2018 : 1st MaillotDinamarca

Road race, National Championships : 2nd

;2019 : 1st MaillotDinamarca

Road race, National Championships : 3rd

London–Surrey Classic The London–Surrey Classic (also known as the RideLondon–Surrey Classic) was an annual men's professional one-day road cycling race, starting and finishing in London and routed via the picturesque Surrey Hills. The first race of its kind wa ...

: 5th Road race, UEC European Championships : 7th

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race also known as Great Ocean Road Race or Cadel Road Race is an annual professional one-day road bicycle racing for both men and women starting and finishing in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and routed along th ...

;2020 : 3rd Road race, National Championships : 5th

Race Torquay Race Torquay is a one-day cycling race held annually in Australia since 2020. The race is held a few days before the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. It is rated as a 1.1 event on the UCI Oceania Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series ...

;2021 : 5th

Elfstedenronde The Elfstedenronde is a one-day road cycling race held annually in Belgium. It was held originally from 1943 until 1989, and returned in 2017 as the Bruges Cycling Classic. The race has also been called the Tour des Onze Villes and the Circuit des ...

: 8th

Classic Brugge–De Panne The Classic Brugge–De Panne is a road cycling race in Belgium in late March. Since 2018 it is raced over two days with a men's race on Wednesday and a women's race on Thursday. Both races start in Bruges and finish in the seaside resort of De Pa ...

;2022 : 7th

Milano–Torino Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ev ...

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Track

;2001 : 3rd Bronze medal blank

Team pursuit, National Junior Track Championships ;2002 : National Junior Championships ::2nd Individual pursuit ::2nd Team pursuit ;2003 : National Junior Championships ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Points ::2nd Team pursuit : 2nd Team pursuit, National Championships ;2004 : National Championships ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Points ::2nd Team pursuit : 3rd UIV Cup München ;2005 : 1st UEC_Champion_Jersey

Madison (with

Alex Rasmussen Alex Nicki Rasmussen (born 9 June 1984) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016 for the , , , , and teams. Primarily specialising in track cycling, Rasmussen was also proficient in road racin ...

), UEC European Under-23 Championships : 1st Overall UIV Cup ::1st Stuttgart ::1st Berlin ::1st Amsterdam ::2nd Copenhagen ::3rd Bremen : 2nd Silver medal blank

Madison (with

), UCI World Cup, Sydney : 2nd Madison, National Championships ;2006 : National Championships ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Madison ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Points ::3rd Team pursuit ::3rd Scratch : UCI World Cup 2005–06 ::1st Gold medal blank

Madison (with

), Sydney ::1st Gold medal blank

Team pursuit, Sydney ::3rd Bronze medal blank

Madison (with

), Moscow : 1st Omnium, Danmarksturneringen i Banecykling : UCI World Cup 2006–07 ::2nd Silver medal blank

Madison (with

), Sydney ::2nd Silver medal blank

Team pursuit, Sydney : 2nd

Six Days of Grenoble The Six Days of Grenoble (french: Six jours cyclistes de Grenoble) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Grenoble lat, Gratianopolis , commune status = Prefecture and commune , image = Panorama grenoble.png ...

(with

) : 3rd

Points, UEC European Under-23 Championships ;2007 : National Championships ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Madison ::2nd Points ::3rd Team pursuit : UCI World Cup 2006–07 ::1st Gold medal blank

Madison (with

), Los Angeles ::2nd Silver medal blank

Team pursuit, Los Angeles : 1st

(with

) : 3rd

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

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 ...

: 3rd

Madison (with

), UCI World Cup 2007–08, Sydney : 3rd

Six Days of Zürich The Six Days of Zürich was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Zürich, Switzerland. The event was first held in 1954 and the final edition was held in 2014. Winners References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Six Days of Zur ...

(with Danny Stam) ;2008 : National Championships ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Madison (with Alex Rasmussen) ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Team pursuit ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Scratch ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Points : UCI World Cup ::1st Gold medal blank

Madison (with

), Copenhagen ::2nd Silver medal blank

Madison (with

), Los Angeles ::2nd Silver medal blank

Team pursuit, Copenhagen ::2nd Silver medal blank

Team pursuit, Los Angeles : 2nd Silver medal olympic

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

: 2nd

Six Days of Copenhagen The Six Days of Copenhagen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event was first held in 1934. The event is held at the Ballerup Super Arena Ballerup Super Arena (formerly Siemens Arena) is a multi-purpose i ...

(with

) : 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 ...

(with Alex Rasmussen),

;2009 : 1st Jersey rainbow

(with Alex Rasmussen),

: 1st

Madison (with Alex Rasmussen), National Championships : 1st

(with

) : 1st

Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...

(with

) : 2nd

Six Days of Munich The Six Days of Munich was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Munich, Germany. The event was first held in 1933 with the last edition held in 2009. Starting in 1972, the event was held at the Olympiahalle. Palmares R ...

(with

) ;2010 : 1st MaillotDinamarca

Madison (with Alex Rasmussen), National Championships : 1st

Six Days of Berlin The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not least, ...

(with

) : 1st

(with

) : 3rd

Six Days of Rotterdam The Six Days of Rotterdam is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Rotterdam, the Netherlands at the Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam Ahoy (formerly known as Ahoy Rotterdam or simply as Ahoy) is a convention centre and multi-purpose indoor ...

(with

) : 3rd

(with

) ;2011 : National Championships ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Madison (with Alex Rasmussen) ::1st MaillotDinamarca

Omnium : 1st

(with

) : 2nd

, UEC European Championships : 3rd

(with

) ;2012 : 1st

Six Days of Amsterdam The Six Days of Amsterdam ( nl, Zesdaagse van Amsterdam) is a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held at the Amsterdam Velodrome in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The recordholder for the Six Days of Amsterdam is the Dutch cyclist Danny Stam ...

(with

Pim Ligthart Pim Ligthart (born 16 June 1988, in Hoorn) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2008, and also 2011 to 2020, for the KrolStonE Continental Team, , , and teams. Major results Track ;2004 : ...

) : 2nd

(with

) ;2013 : 1st

(with

Lasse Norman Hansen Lasse Norman Hansen (born 11 February 1992) is a Danish professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . During his track cycling career, he has won five medals (including two golds) at the Summer Olympic Games, ...

) ;2014 : 2nd

(with

) : 3rd

(with

) ;2015 : 1st

(with Iljo Keisse) : 1st

(with

) : 2nd

(with

) ;2017 : 1st

(with

) : 2nd

(with

) ;2018 : 1st

(with

Kenny De Ketele Kenny De Ketele (born 5 June 1985) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2021, entirely for UCI ProTeam . He won eight medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, including a gold medal ...

) ;2019 : 1st European champion jersey 2016

(with

), UEC European Championships ;2020 : 1st Jersey rainbow

(with

;2021 : 1st Gold medal olympic

(with

: 1st

(with

References

External links

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