# Andreas Leknessund

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

## Career

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. In June 2022 he won stage two of the Tour de Suisse in a solo victory from the breakaway. 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.
After spending three seasons with Team dsm–firmenich, Leknessund returned to Uno-X Mobility for the 2024 season on a three-year contract.

## Major results
### 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

### 2025

    1st Sprints classification, Vuelta a Andalucía

### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | 8 | — |
| Tour de France | 28 | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | — |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |