Eluf Dalgaard

Eluf Dalgaard on the peace drive in 1954

Eluf Dalgaard (born May 26, 1929 in Vejle , Denmark ; † September 12, 2004 there ) was a Danish cyclist .

Athletic career

In Vejle he worked in a slaughterhouse (until 1952). He started cycling in 1948.

• In 1952 he was the Danish master of the individual pursuit (4 km) on the track and won the Swedish six-day journey.
• In 1954 he won the International Peace Ride. In 1957 he started again there and was 21.
• In 1958 he took part in the Tour de France .
• At the UCI World Championships in Lugano in 1953, he finished 6th.

From autumn 1952 he worked as a bicycle fitter in Uppsala (Sweden).

He switched between the Monark and Crescent teams in 1958 and 1959 .

Palmarès

year	success		run
1951	winner	6th stage	Six days ( Sweden )
1952	winner	Overall rating
1953	winner	National championship, track, pursuit, Denmark
	2.	Nordic Championship, Road, Oslo
	winner	Nordic Championship, track, team competition, Oslo
1954	2.	Nordic Championship, Road, Helsinki
	winner	5th stage	Peace ride
	winner	Overall rating
1955	winner	Nordic Championship, track, team competition, Copenhagen
	winner	2nd stage, part b	Six days (Sweden)
1956	winner	1st stage
	winner	2nd stage
1957	winner	1st stage
	winner	2nd stage
	winner	3rd stage
	winner	National championship, track, pursuit, Denmark
1958	3.	National championship, track, pursuit, Denmark

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Sport in Pictures . No. 10-11 / 1954 . Berlin, S. 22 .

Web links

• Eluf Dalgaard in the Radsportseiten.net database