Leif Mortensen
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leif Mortensen |
| Date of birth | May 5, 1947 |
| Country | |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1970–1974 1975 |
Bic Maes-Watney |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| May 31, 2008 | |
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Denmark |
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| Road bicycle racing | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1968 Mexico City | Road race | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1969 Brno | Amateur road race | |
| Silver | 1967 | Amateur team time trial | |
| Silver | 1969 | Amateur team time trial | |
| Silver | 1970 Leicester | Professional road race | |
Leif Mortensen (born May 5, 1947 in Copenhagen) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer.
[edit] Palmarès
- 1967
- 2nd, World Road Championships, 100 km TTT
- 1968
- 2nd, Olympic Games, Road race, Mexico City
- 1969
- 2nd, World Road Championships, 100 km TTT
- 1st, World Road Championships, Amateur road race, Brno
- 1970
- 2nd, World Road Championships, Professional road race, Leicester
- 1971
- 1st, Hellemmes
- 1st, Trofeo Baracchi (with Luis Ocaña)
- 1972
- 1st, Le Quillo
- 1973
- 1st, GP Aix-en-Provence
- 1st, Stage 5, Paris-Nice, Manosque
- 1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium
- 1st, Stage 5b, Nivelles
[edit] External links
- Leif Mortensen profile at the Cycling Website
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mortensen, Leif |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1947-05-05 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
