Mathias Møller Nielsen (born 19 March 1994 in

Gentofte Gentofte () is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Major landmarks include Gentofte Town Hall, Gentofte Hospital and Gentofte Church. Gentofte Lake with surrounding parkland and nature reserves form ...

) is a Danish amateur road and track cyclist. He helped his Danish squad claim a gold medal in the men's junior team pursuit at the 2012 European Track Cycling Championships in

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, and later represented his nation Denmark at the

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. At the peak of his early sporting career, Nielsen currently rides for the Blue Water Cycling Team and Team Trefor-Blue Water. Nielsen qualified for the Danish squad in the men's team pursuit at the

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based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings. He and his teammates

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, and

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surpassed the Spaniards by a short distance gap for a fifth-place finish in their final match at 4:02.671.

Career highlights

;2011 : National Junior Track Championships,

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::2nd Team pursuit ::3rd Madison : 9th National Junior Time Trial Championships ;2012 : European Under-23 Track Championships (Team pursuit), Anadia (POR) :

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(Team pursuit),

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(GBR) : 2nd National Junior Track Championships (Team pursuit),

;2013 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall, Tour of Berlin U23,

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(GER) : 1st Stage 1,

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(SVK)

References

External links

Denmark Olympic Team Profile

* 1994 births Living people Danish male cyclists Danish track cyclists Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Denmark Sportspeople from Gentofte Municipality Cyclists from the Capital Region of Denmark 21st-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub