Per Pedersen (born 5 April 1964) is a retired
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 ...
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Denmark
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, who was a professional rider from 1986 to 1993. He competed in four Tours de France (1989, 1991, 1992 and 1993). He also competed in the
individual road race event at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
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Today he runs a bicycle shop near Herning, Denmark. After his career he admitted he used cortisone during his career. Cortisone was allowed at the time but has later been classified as doping.
Teams
*1986: R.M.O. (France)
*1987: R.M.O. (France)
*1988: R.M.O. (France)
*1989: R.M.O. (France)
*1990: R.M.O. (France)
*1991: Amaya Seguros (Spain)
*1991: Varta - Elk - Nö (Austria, from 12 June to 16 June)
*1992: Amaya Seguros (Spain)
*1993: Amaya Seguros (Spain)
References
External links
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* http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pedersen-lilholt-confess-to-cortisone-use
1964 births
Living people
Danish male cyclists
People from Thisted Municipality
Olympic cyclists for Denmark
Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from the North Jutland Region
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