Frank Høj

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Frank Høj
Personal information
Full name Frank Høj
Date of birth January 4, 1973 (1973-01-04) (age 35)
Country Denmark
Team information
Current team Cofidis
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
1995–1997
1998
1999
2001–2002
2003
2004
2005–2006
2007–		 Collstrop
Palmans-Ideal
US Postal Service
Coast
Fakta
Team CSC
Gerolsteiner
Cofidis
Major wins
Veenendaal-Veenendaal (1998)
Circuit Franco-Belge (1998)
Infobox last updated on:
April 25, 2008

Frank Høj (born January 4, 1973) is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Cofidis. Høj started as a stagiaire for the Zetelhallen team in 1994, and became professional in 1995 for Collstrop. His first win as a professional came the year after.

Høj is known and popular for his high spirit, and direct commentaries.

[edit] Wins

1993
Stage 1, Milk Race
1994
Zellik-Galmaarden
Stage 3, Circuit Franco-Belge
1995 – Collstrop
1996 – Collstrop
Metas Volantes Competition in Vuelta a Andalucía
1997 – Collstrop
Scandinavian Championship
Omloop van de Westkust
1998 – Palmans
Veenendaal-Veenendaal
Flag of Denmark Denmark Road Race Championship
Circuit Franco-Belge
1999 – US Postal Service
Vuelta a España
4th, Prologue & Stage 14
2000 – Francaise des Jeux
Grand Prix Fayt-Le-Franc
6th, Olympic Games
14th, Paris-Tours
2001 – Team Coast
Combativity Competition, Danmark Rundt
2002 – Team Coast
5th, Prologue, Giro d'Italia
14th, Paris-Roubaix
2003 – Team Fakta
GP S.A.T.S.
15th, World Championships
2004 – Team CSC
GP S.A.T.S.
8th, Olympic Games
8th, Ronde van Vlaanderen
10th, Paris-Roubaix
13th, World Cup
2005 – Team Gerolsteiner
Stage 3, Circuit Franco-Belge
2006 – Team Gerolsteiner
7th, Paris-Tours
2007 – Cofidis

[edit] External links

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Riders on Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone


Persondata
NAME Høj, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Road bicycle racer
DATE OF BIRTH 1973-01-04
PLACE OF BIRTH Denmark
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH