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 racing, winning the Danish National Road Race Championships in 2007.

Career He was the 2005 Scratch World Champion. Together with Michael Mørkøv, Rasmussen won the Danish Madison Championships six times in a row, and as such, are nicknamed the 'Par nummer syv' (Pair number seven).

On 15 September 2011, his contract with was terminated for missing a doping control, at which time the team was made aware of two previous controls he had missed before he joined them. Rasmussen was also removed from the Danish UCI Championships team, and faced criminal prosecution. However, on 17 November, Rasmussen was cleared of the charges due to a procedural error on the part of the UCI. His previously signed contract with for the 2012 season, nullified upon news of the whereabouts violations, was again honored. The UCI appealed this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in December 2011, with the original decision being overturned on 4 July 2012. As a result, Rasmussen was given a backdated 18-month ban, meaning that he would be suspended until April 2013. His contract with the renamed squad was also terminated.

On 19 March 2013, re-signed Rasmussen for the remainder of the 2013 season. Rasmussen left following the 2013 season, and subsequently announced plans to re-enter track cycling. Rasmussen joined for the 2014 season.

Major results Road

2006 National Under-23 Championships 1st Time trial 3rd Road race 1st Overall Tour de Berlin 1st Stages 2 & 3 (ITT) 3rd GP Herning 9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Championships 2007 1st Road race, National Championships 2nd Colliers Classic 5th Overall Tour de Bretagne 6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne 1st Points classification 2008 Tour of Qinghai Lake 1st Points classification 1st Prologue, Stages 1, 3 & 9 1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Oise 3rd Rogaland GP 4th Duo Normand (with Jens-Erik Madsen) 2009 2nd Time trial, National Championships 4th Giro del Capo Challenge 4 4th Profronde van Fryslan 2010 1st GP Herning Four Days of Dunkirk 1st Stages 1 & 3 1st Stage 4 (ITT) Vuelta a Andalucía 2nd Time trial, National Championships 10th Designa Grand Prix 2011 1st Philadelphia International Championship 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia 4th Time trial, National Championships 2012 1st Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia 2nd Grand Prix de Denain 2013 1st Stage 1 Bayern–Rundfahrt 4th Time trial, National Championships 2014 Dookoła Mazowsza 1st Stages 3 & 4 2nd Skive–Løbet

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish

Track

2001 National Championships 1st Kilo 1st Team pursuit National Junior Championships 1st Kilo 1st Sprint 1st Team pursuit 2002 1st Kilo, National Championships National Junior Championships 1st Kilo 1st Points race 1st Sprint 1st Team pursuit

2003 National Championships 1st Kilo 1st Team pursuit 1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships

2004 UEC European Under-23 Championships

National Championships 1st Individual pursuit 1st Kilo 1st Madison (with Michael Berling) 1st Team pursuit 1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships 2005

UEC European Under-23 Championships

National Championships 1st Individual pursuit 1st Kilo 1st Madison (with Michael Berling) 1st Points race 1st Team pursuit 1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships 2006 National Championships 1st Individual pursuit 1st Kilo 1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv) 1st Team pursuit 2007 National Championships 1st Individual pursuit 1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv) 1st Points race 1st Team pursuit 1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Michael Mørkøv) 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)

2008 National Championships 1st Individual pursuit 1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv) 1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Michael Mørkøv)

UCI World Championships

2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) 2009 UCI World Championships

1st Madison, National Championships (with Michael Mørkøv) 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Michael Mørkøv) 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) 2010

1st Madison, National Championships (with Michael Mørkøv) 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) 3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Michael Mørkøv) 3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv) 2011 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) 2012 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) 2014

2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) 3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv) 2015 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) 2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv) 2016 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Jesper Mørkøv)