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Andreas Leknessund

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Andreas Leknessund
Leknessund in 2023
Personal information
Full nameAndreas Rikardsen Leknessund
Born (1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 25)
Tromsø, Norway
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Current teamUno-X Mobility
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
2018Ringerike SK
Professional teams
2018–2020Uno-X Norwegian Development Team[1]
2021–2023Team DSM[2][3]
2024–Uno-X Mobility
Major wins
Stage races
Arctic Race of Norway (2022)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2019, 2020)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's road bicycle racing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Plouay Under-23 time trial
Gold medal – first place 2017 Herning Junior time trial

Andreas Rikardsen Leknessund (born 21 May 1999 in Tromsø) is a Norwegian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Uno-X Mobility.[4]

Career

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After a successful junior career, Leknessund turned professional in May 2018 with UCI Continental team Uno-X Norwegian Development Team. His first major victory was the Norwegian elite national time trial championships in 2019. He stayed with the team until being signed by UCI WorldTeam Team DSM in 2021 after showing promising results, having won the elite national time trial championships a second time, the Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia and the UEC European Under-23 Time Trial Championships among other races in 2020.[5] In June 2022 he won stage two of the Tour de Suisse in a solo victory from the breakaway.[6] In August, he won the Arctic Race of Norway, taking the race lead after winning the fourth and final stage. At the 2023 Giro d'Italia, Leknessund moved into the lead after finishing second on stage four. He was able to hold onto the lead until the time trial on stage nine. He ultimately went on to finish 8th overall. This also made him the first rider from north of the Arctic Circle to have led the race.[7]

After spending three seasons with Team dsm–firmenich, Leknessund returned to Uno-X Mobility for the 2024 season on a three-year contract.[8]

Major results

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2016
2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
5th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
2017
1st Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1st Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
1st Stage 1
1st Stage 2a Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
2nd Overall Peace Race Juniors
1st Stage 2a
2nd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
1st Stage 2
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
8th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2018
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
8th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
2019 (1 pro win)
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
1st Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
1st Young rider classification
2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
2nd Kattekoers
5th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
2020 (1)
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
1st Overall Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 3
1st Hafjell GP
1st Lillehammer GP
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
4th Overall Okolo Slovenska
1st Young rider classification
8th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
2021
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
7th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
10th Brabantse Pijl
2022 (3)
1st Overall Arctic Race of Norway
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 4
1st Stage 2 Tour de Suisse
2023
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
8th Overall Giro d'Italia
Held & after Stages 4–8
2024
2nd Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
1st Stage 1
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
10th Overall Danmark Rundt
10th Overall Czech Tour

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

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Grand Tour 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia — 8
A yellow jersey Tour de France 28 —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

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  1. ^ "Uno - X Norwegian Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Team Sunweb sign Andreas Leknessund to the WorldTour program from 2021". Team Sunweb. Sunweb Group B.V. 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Uno-X Mobility". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  5. ^ Ostanek, Daniel (2 November 2021). "Who is Andreas Leknessund? Norway's up-and-coming Grand Tour talent". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  6. ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (13 June 2022). "Tour de Suisse: Leknessund takes glory from breakaway with stage 2 victory". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (9 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia leader Andreas Leknessund makes Norwegian cycling history". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  8. ^ Ryan, Barry (1 August 2023). "A homecoming as Andreas Leknessund signs for Uno-X". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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