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Michael Rasmussen

1974 - Today

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Michael Rasmussen (born 1 June 1974) is a Danish retired professional cyclist who competed in road racing and mountain biking. His most notable victories include four stages of the Tour de France (shared Danish record), and one stage of the Vuelta a España. He also won the best climber classification in the 2005 and 2006 Tour de France. Specializing in climbing, Rasmussen showed a propensity for attempting spectacular wins in mountain stages in which he broke away from the peloton early and rode alone for most of the stage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Rasmussen is the 286th most popular cyclist (down from 222nd in 2024), the 582nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 531st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Danish Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Michael Rasmussen ranks 286 out of 1,613. Before him are Jesús Loroño, Cadel Evans, Ludo Dierckxsens, Piotr Ugrumov, Dunc Gray, and Erika Salumäe. After him are Gordon Thomas, Pascal Hervé, Richard Virenque, Dag Otto Lauritzen, Gunnar Asmussen, and Jan Pijnenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Michael Rasmussen ranks 205. Before him are Mladen Krstajić, Naseem Hamed, Austin St. John, Eric Kripke, Jens Jeremies, and Ray Park. After him are Hanya Yanagihara, André Ooijer, Oliver Glasner, Iván Campo, Kim Dotcom, and Gregory Helms.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Michael Rasmussen ranks 582 out of 1,032. Before him are Niels Holst-Sørensen (1922), Margrete Auken (1945), Otto Liebe (1860), Bent Peder Rasch (1934), Bjørn Lomborg (1965), and Claes Bang (1967). After him are Jesper Christiansen (1978), Birthe Kjær (1948), Søren Malling (1964), Gunnar Asmussen (1944), Whigfield (1970), and Hans Scherfig (1905).

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Among CYCLISTS In Denmark

Among cyclists born in Denmark, Michael Rasmussen ranks 11. Before him are Axel Schandorff (1925), Ole Ritter (1941), Leif Mortensen (1946), Jonas Vingegaard (1996), Mogens Frey (1941), and Charles Schlee (1873). After him are Gunnar Asmussen (1944), Peder Pedersen (1945), Jørgen Marcussen (1950), Kim Andersen (1958), Hans-Henrik Ørsted (1954), and Mads Pedersen (1995).

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