Jens Petersen (cyclist)
Jens "Lyn" Petersen (born April 24, 1919 in Copenhagen ; † May 30, 1993 in Slagelse ) was a Danish track cyclist .
In 1941 Jens Petersen became Danish champion in the amateur sprint , and vice-champion the following year. In 1946 he won the national professional sprint title . In the same year he started at the UCI track world championships in Zurich in 1946 , but could not place himself at the front.
Web links
- Jens Petersen in the Radsportseiten.net database
1898 Thorvald Ellegaard | 1899 Carl Rasmussen | 1902 Axel Jørgensen | 1903, 1905, 1906 Axel Hansen | 1904 Christian Schmidt | 1907, 1912 Emanuel Nielsen | 1908 Riddermann Selmer | 1916 Kaj M. Jørgensen | 1925 Hans Viggo Jensen | 1926–1928 Henry Brask Andersen | 1926–1941, 1943 Willy Falck Hansen | 1942 Anker Meyer Andersen | 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949 Carl Koblauch | 1946 Jens Petersen | 1950–1954 Axel Schandorff | 1955, 1957 Ove Krogh Rants | 1956 Werner Andresen | 1958–1961 Palle Lykke | 1977 Peder Pedersen | 1994–1997, 2001 Lars Brian Nielsen | 1998, 1999 Brian Dandanell | 2000 Dion Åkerstrøm | 2003 Henrik Nielsen | 2004–2010 Kasper Lindholm Jessen | 2011, 2012 Bernhard Franzpötter | 2013, 2016, 2017 William Rimkratt-Milkowski
The Danish championship in sprint for professionals was not held continuously. From 1994, after the separation of amateurs and professionals, the riders belong to the elite.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petersen, Jens |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petersen, Lyn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish track cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1993 |
| Place of death | Slagelse |