Søren Kragh Andersen

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Søren Kragh Andersen
Kragh Andersen in 2019
Personal information
Full nameSøren Kragh Andersen
Nickname
  • Basse
  • The Kraghen
Born (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 (age 29)
Strib, Funen, Denmark
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Team information
Current teamAlpecin–Deceuninck
DisciplineRoad
Role
  • Rouleur
  • Classics specialist
Professional teams
2013–2015Team TreFor
2016–2022Team Giant–Alpecin[1][2][3]
2023–Alpecin–Deceuninck
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
2 individual stages (2020)

One-day races and Classics

Eschborn–Frankfurt (2023)
Paris–Tours (2018)

Søren Kragh Andersen (born 10 August 1994) is a Danish cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck.[4] He is the younger brother of Asbjørn Kragh Andersen, who was also a professional cyclist,[5] until his retirement in 2022.

Career[edit]

After three seasons with UCI Continental squad Team TreFor, Andersen joined Team Giant–Alpecin in 2016 on an initial two-year contract.[6] In February 2017, he won stage 3 of the Tour of Oman.[7] In August, competed in the Vuelta a España.[8] The following month, he was part of the winning team in the UCI world team time trial championships. He took his first World Tour victory the following June of stage six of the Tour de Suisse.[9] In July, he entered his first Tour de France.[10] During the race, Kragh Andersen held the lead of the young rider classification for seven days, ceding the lead on stage 10.[11] Towards the end of the season, he won the semi-classic Paris–Tours in a solo fashion.[12] At the 2020 Tour de France, Kragh Andersen won stages 14 and 19 of the race, with late-stage solo attacks of 3.2 kilometres (2.0 miles) and 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) respectively.[13][14]

In 2023, Kragh Andersen moved to Alpecin–Deceuninck, winning Eschborn–Frankfurt in May from an eight man breakaway.[15]

Major results[edit]

2011
1st Stage 4 Trofeo Karlsberg
2nd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
1st Stage 3 & 4
2nd Overall GP Denmark
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
6th Overall Rothaus Regio-Tour International
6th Overall Liège–La Gleize
6th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
2012
1st Prologue Tour du Pays de Vaud
2nd Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
1st Stage 3
2nd Overall Tour of Istria
3rd Overall Rothaus Regio-Tour International
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
7th Overall Liège–La Gleize
10th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2014
1st Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Himmerland Rundt
3rd La Côte Picarde
8th Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
1st Young rider classification
2015 (1 pro win)
1st Overall ZLM Roompot Tour
1st Stages 1 & 2 (TTT)
1st Hadeland GP
Tour de l'Avenir
1st Prologue & Stage 3
National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
2nd Overall Tour des Fjords
1st Stage 4
2nd Ringerike GP
4th Overall Tour de Berlin
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
6th Volta Limburg Classic
9th Skive–Løbet
10th Overall Paris–Arras Tour
1st Mountains classification
2016
4th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
6th Overall Tour of Qatar
1st Young rider classification
2017 (1)
1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
1st Stage 3 Tour of Oman
2nd Paris–Tours
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Overall Ster ZLM Toer
2018 (2)
1st Paris–Tours
1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse
2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
7th Overall BinckBank Tour
8th Overall Tour des Fjords
Tour de France
Held after Stages 3–9
2019
2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve
2020 (4)
Tour de France
1st Stages 14 & 19
2nd Overall BinckBank Tour
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
10th Overall Paris–Nice
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
2021
6th Overall Danmark Rundt
9th Milan–San Remo
2022
4th Overall Danmark Rundt
5th Gent–Wevelgem
7th Milan–San Remo
2023 (1)
1st Eschborn–Frankfurt
3rd Binche–Chimay–Binche
5th Milan–San Remo
5th Paris–Bourges
6th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
1st Points classification
6th Le Samyn
9th E3 Saxo Classic
10th Overall Renewi Tour
2024
8th Eschborn–Frankfurt

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[edit]

Grand Tour 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia
A yellow jersey Tour de France 52 DNF 58 DNF 122
A red jersey Vuelta a España 106

Classics results timeline[edit]

Monument 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Milan–San Remo 121 52 57 9 7 5 31
Tour of Flanders DNF 74 53 DNF DNF 58 DNS DNF DNF
Paris–Roubaix DNF DNF DNF NH 24
Liège–Bastogne–Liège DNF 25 DNF 67
Giro di Lombardia Has not contested during his career
Classic 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 26 47 3 23 103 99
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne DNF 58 28 94
Strade Bianche 23 DNF
E3 Saxo Bank Classic 92 75 25 DNF NH 42 DNF 9 36
Gent–Wevelgem DNF 16 11 35 5 68 50
Dwars door Vlaanderen 38 NH DNF 17 74
Amstel Gold Race DNF DNF DNF 29 40 112
La Flèche Wallonne 40 81 37
Eschborn–Frankfurt NH DNF 1 8
Paris–Tours 2 1 DNF 101 91
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
DNS Did not start
NH Not held

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Team Sunweb confirm 2019 men's and women's rosters". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Team Sunweb". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Alpecin–Deceuninck". UCI. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ^ Kuntz, Chris (11 May 2015). "Scandinavian Update: Danes Attack!". Espoirs Central. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  6. ^ "News shorts: Andersen as neo-pro to Giant-Alpecin". cyclingnews.com. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. ^ Robertshaw, Henry (16 February 2017). "Surprise winner of Tour of Oman stage three as Ben Hermans retains overall lead". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  8. ^ "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Tour de Suisse 2018: Stage 6 Results - Cyclingnews.com". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  10. ^ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  11. ^ Weislo, Laura (17 July 2018). "Tour de France: Alaphilippe wins in Le Grand Bornand". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  12. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (7 October 2018). "Soren Kragh Andersen wins Paris-Tours". CyclingNews. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  13. ^ Windsor, Richard (12 September 2020). "Søren Kragh Andersen makes late solo effort to take Tour de France stage 14 glory". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  14. ^ Farrand, Stephen (18 September 2020). "Tour de France: Soren Kragh Andersen wins stage 19". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  15. ^ Tyson, Jackie (1 May 2023). "Eschborn-Frankfurt: Søren Kragh Andersen wins from breakaway". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

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