Oskar Svendsen

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Oskar Svendsen Road cycling
Oskar Svendsen (2013)
Oskar Svendsen (2013)
To person
Full name Oskar Nikolai Birger Svendsen
Date of birth April 10, 1994
nation NorwayNorway Norway
discipline Street
End of career 2014
Most important successes
UCI Road World Championships for Juniors
2012 World Champion - individual time trial
Last updated: May 12, 2019

Oskar Nikolai Birger Svendsen (born April 10, 1994 in Lillehammer ) is a former Norwegian road cyclist .

Athletic career

Oskar Svendsen was Norwegian champion in the individual time trial in 2012 in the junior class . At the Junior World Championship he also won the time trial title. In 2013 he received his first contract with an international cycling team , the Norwegian Continental Team Joker Merida . In his first year there he won the team time trial at the Circuit des Ardennes and finished fifth in the overall standings at the Tour de l'Avenir .

Svendsen was seen as a great talent, but was not up to the pressure of expectations. After a season with injuries and illnesses, he ended his cycling career in 2014 and started studying.

Miscellaneous

At Svendsen, a study by the University of Lillehammer measured 97.5, one of the highest VO2max values ​​in a competitive athlete. This exceeded the value of the cross-country skier Bjørn Dæhlie .

successes

2012
2013

Teams

Web links

Commons : Oskar Svendsen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Patrick Redford: The Fittest Human Ever Quit Sports, Found Happiness. February 4, 2018, accessed May 12, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Oskar (18) slo Dæhlies record. In: procycling.no. September 7, 2012, accessed on May 12, 2019 (Norwegian Bokmål).
personal data
SURNAME Svendsen, Oskar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Svendsen, Oskar Nikolai Birger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian road cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH Lillehammer