Michael Færk Christensen
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| Michael Færk Christensen ( Tour of Denmark 2009) | |
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| Date of birth | February 14, 1986 |
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 Denmark
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| discipline | Road / rail (endurance) |
| End of career | 2010 |
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| Last updated: January 23, 2019 | |
Michael Færk Christensen (born February 14, 1986 in Hobro ) is a former Danish cyclist .
Athletic career
In 2003 Michael Færk Christensen became Danish junior champion in the team pursuit , in 2006 he won the team time trial on the road together with Martin Mortensen and Christian Knørr . In 2007 he won the U23 edition of the Chrono des Herbiers . As a result, he was one of the Danish four-man team that was specifically prepared for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing by German trainer Heiko Salzwedel .
In the spring of 2008 the Danish four-man with Casper Jørgensen , Jens-Erik Madsen and Alex Rasmussen became vice world champion in the team pursuit, in August of that year the team won (Michael Færk Christensen, Michael Mørkøv , Casper Jørgensen, Jens-Erik Madsen and Alex Rasmussen ) won the silver medal at the Olympic Games . In the same year Christensen was the Danish U23 champion in the individual time trial on the road. As a result, the four was voted cyclist of the year in Denmark . In 2009 the Danish foursome made up of Casper Jørgensen, Jens-Erik Madsen, Alex Rasmussen and Michael Mørkøv became world champions .
Færk Christensen ended his cycling career in 2010, and in September of that year he contested his last race.
successes
train
- 2003
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Danish Junior Champion - Team Pursuit (with Casper Jørgensen , Christian Knørr , Bo Strand Olsen and Kim Nielsen )
- 2008
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Olympic Games - Team Pursuit (with Michael Mørkøv , Casper Jørgensen , Jens-Erik Madsen and Alex Rasmussen ) -
World Championship - Team Pursuit (with Casper Jørgensen , Jens-Erik Madsen and Alex Rasmussen )
- 2009
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World Champion - Team Pursuit (with Casper Jørgensen , Jens-Erik Madsen , Alex Rasmussen and Michael Mørkøv )
Street
- 2006
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Danish Champion - Team Time Trial (with Martin Mortensen and Christian Knørr )
- 2007
- Chrono des Herbiers (U23)
- 2008
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Danish U23 champion - individual time trial
Teams
Web links
- Michael Færk Christensen in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Michael Færk Christensen in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Michael Færk Christensen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Tidligere verdensmester stopper - TV 2. In: sport.tv2.dk. September 25, 2010, accessed January 23, 2019 (Danish).
- ↑ Kæmpe Häder til Michael Valgren. In: ekstrabladet.dk. December 28, 2018, accessed January 23, 2019 (Danish).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Christensen, Michael Færk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hobro |