Mathias Møller Nielsen (born 19 March 1994 in Gentofte) is a Danish amateur road and track cyclist.[1][2] He helped his Danish squad claim a gold medal in the men's junior team pursuit at the 2012 European Track Cycling Championships in Anadia, Portugal, and later represented his nation Denmark at the Summer Olympics in London.[3] At the peak of his early sporting career, Nielsen currently rides for the Blue Water Cycling Team and Team Trefor-Blue Water.
 Danish amateur road and track cyclist | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mathias Møller Nielsen | |||||||||||
| Born | 19 March 1994 Gentofte, Denmark | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road, track | |||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||
| Rider type | Pursuit | |||||||||||
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| 2013 | Blue Water Cycling | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Team TreFor–Blue Water | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Team TreFor | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Nielsen qualified for the Danish squad in the men's team pursuit at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings.[4] He and his teammates Michael Mørkøv, Rasmus Quaade, and Casper von Folsach surpassed the Spaniards by a short distance gap for a fifth-place finish in their final match at 4:02.671.[5][6]
Career highlights
edit- 2011
- National Junior Track Championships, Ballerup
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Madison
- 9th National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 2012
European Under-23 Track Championships (Team pursuit), Anadia (POR)- UCI World Cup (Team pursuit), Glasgow (GBR)
- 2nd National Junior Track Championships (Team pursuit), Ballerup
- 2013
- 1st
Overall, Tour of Berlin U23, Berlin (GER) - 1st Stage 1, Tour of Slovakia, Košice (SVK)
References
edit- ^ "Mathias Møller Nielsen". London 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mathias Møller Nielsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Meyer, Kenneth (3 July 2012). "Danske juniorer vandt EM Guld" [Danish juniors won the European Championship Gold] (in Danish). Feltet. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Her er de 113 danske olympiske atleter" [Here are the 113 Danish Olympic athletes] (in Danish). Politiken. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Men's Team Pursuit Final". London 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Glendenning, Barry (3 August 2012). "Victoria Pendleton and GB pursuit team win gold: Olympic cycling – as it happened". theguardian.com. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
External links
edit- Denmark Olympic Team Profile (in Danish)
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Mathias Møller Nielsen at Cycling Archives (archived)
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