Brian Vandborg
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Brian Bach Vandborg (born 4 December 1981) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2013.[1] Over his career, Vandborg competed for Template:Cycling data SAX (twice), Template:Cycling data DSC, Team GLS, Template:Cycling data LIQ, Template:Cycling data SPI and Template:Cycling data CAN.
Born in Template:Ill, Herning, Vandborg was national U/23 champion in individual time trial in 2002 and 2003 and in 2004 he signed his first professional contract with Template:Cycling data SAX, with a length of two years. He won stage 4 of Tour de Georgia in 2005, his first professional victory, but the rest of his season was ruined due to a case of mononucleosis.
In 2006, Vandborg became a national champion by capturing the Danish Individual Time Trial Championship; he later finished fourth at the World Time Trial Championship. Vandborg moved to Template:Cycling data DSC for the 2007 season. In 2009 he rode alongside Ivan Basso and Daniele Bennati at Template:Cycling data LIQ. Vandborg also rode for the Template:Cycling data SAX team in 2011, and Template:Cycling data SPI in 2012.[2]
Vandborg retired at the end of the 2013 season, after ten years as a professional.[1]
Major results
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- 2002
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2003
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 3rd Eschborn–Frankfurt Under–23
- 2004
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 4th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 9th Overall Tour of Georgia
- 2005
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Georgia
- 2006
- 1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Chrono des Nations
- 3rd Overall Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
- 4th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 5th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 6th Overall Bayern Rundfahrt
- 7th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
- 2007
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Ain
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 5th Duo Normand
- 8th Chrono Champenois
- 2009
- National Road Championships
- 4th Road race
- 5th Time trial
- 2010
- 6th Tre Valli Varesine
- 2012
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2013
- 1st File:MaillotDinamarca.svg Time trial, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A pink jersey Giro d'Italia | — | 140 | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A yellow jersey Tour de France | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 128 | 125 | — | 155 |
| A red jersey Vuelta a España | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
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External links
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