Mikkel Norsgaard Bjerg
Bjerg in 2018.
Personal information
Full nameMikkel Norsgaard Bjerg
Born (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 25)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Team information
Current teamUAE Team Emirates
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime trialist
Professional teams
2017Team Giant–Castelli
2018–2019Hagens Berman Axeon[1][2]
2020–UAE Team Emirates[3]
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bergen Under-23 time trial
Gold medal – first place 2018 Innsbruck Under-23 time trial
Gold medal – first place 2019 Yorkshire Under-23 time trial
Silver medal – second place 2016 Doha Junior time trial
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Herning Under-23 time trial
Silver medal – second place 2019 Alkmaar Under-23 time trial

Mikkel Bjerg (born 3 November 1998 in Copenhagen) is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.[4] Bjerg won the under-23 individual time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 – becoming the first rider to win multiple under-23 time trial world titles. He is the current (as of 2019) holder of the Danish hour record.[5] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.[6] Bjerg married cyclist Emma Norsgaard in 2021.[7]

Major results

Paris-Roubaix 2023 - Secteur pavé de Quiévy à Saint-Python - N° 145 Mikkel Bjerg.
2016
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1st Overall Aubel–Thimister–La Gleize
2nd Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2nd Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
1st Stage 7
2017
1st Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
2nd Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Duo Normand (with Mathias Norsgaard)
2nd Chrono des Nations
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
8th GP Viborg
10th ZLM Tour
2018
1st Time trial, UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
1st Dorpenomloop Rucphen
1st Stage 4 (TTT) Tour de l'Avenir
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Chrono des Nations
2nd Chrono Champenois
2nd Hafjell GP
2019
UCI Road World Under-23 Championships
1st Time trial
8th Road race
1st Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
1st Chrono Champenois
1st Hafjell GP
2nd Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Chrono des Nations
6th Overall Danmark Rundt
2021
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2022
4th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
2023 (1 pro win)
1st Stage 4 (ITT) Critérium du Dauphiné
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
4th Time trial, UEC European Road Championships
5th Grand Prix de Denain
5th Chrono des Nations
6th Gent–Wevelgem
9th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 97 — — —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — 110 124 123
A red jersey Vuelta a España — — —

Major championships timeline

Event 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
World Championships Time trial — — — 17 17 14
Road race — — — — DNF 92
European Championships Time trial — — — — 21 4
Road race — — — — — 104
National Championships Time trial 3 2 5 — 2 — 3
Road race 12 21 45 — 12 — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "UCI approves Axeon Pro Continental status". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018. The team has announced eight riders so far for the 2018 roster, including João Almeida from Portugal, William Barta from the US, U23 time trial world champion Mikkel Bjerg from Denmark, Cole Davis from the US, Zeke Mostov from the US, Jasper Philipsen from Belgium, Thomas Revard from the US and Maikel Zijlaard from the Netherlands.
  2. ^ "Bjerg Mikkel". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ "UAE Team Emirates complete 2020 roster with re-signing of former world champion Rui Costa". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ "UAE Team Emirates". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ Nordestgaard Lage, Jacob (4 October 2018). "Stortalent sætter dansk timerekord - TV 2" [Big talent sets Danish hour record]. sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ^ "103rd Giro d'Italia: Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. ^ EMMA NORSGAARD: "IF YOU HAVE A HAPPY HEAD, YOU HAVE FAST LEGS"

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