Alex Rasmussen

Alex Rasmussen
Alex Nicki Rasmussen (born 9 June 1984) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016 for the and teams. Primarily specialising in track cycling, Rasmussen was also proficient in road racing, winning the Danish National Road Race Championships in 2007.
Career
He was the 2005 Scratch World Champion. Together with Michael Mørkøv, Rasmussen won the Danish Madison Championships six times in a row, and as such, are nicknamed the 'Par nummer syv' (Pair number seven).
On 15 September 2011, his contract with was terminated for missing a doping control, at which time the team was made aware of two previous controls he had missed before he joined them. Rasmussen was also removed from the Danish UCI Championships team, and faced criminal prosecution. However, on 17 November, Rasmussen was cleared of the charges due to a procedural error on the part of the UCI. His previously signed contract with for the 2012 season, nullified upon news of the whereabouts violations, was again honored. The UCI appealed this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in December 2011, with the original decision being overturned on 4 July 2012. As a result, Rasmussen was given a backdated 18-month ban, meaning that he would be suspended until April 2013. His contract with the renamed squad was also terminated.
On 19 March 2013, re-signed Rasmussen for the remainder of the 2013 season. Rasmussen left following the 2013 season, and subsequently announced plans to re-enter track cycling. Rasmussen joined for the 2014 season.
Major results
Road
2006
National Under-23 Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
1st Overall Tour de Berlin
1st Stages 2 & 3 (ITT)
3rd GP Herning
9th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2007
1st Road race, National Championships
2nd Colliers Classic
5th Overall Tour de Bretagne
6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
1st Points classification
2008
Tour of Qinghai Lake
1st Points classification
1st Prologue, Stages 1, 3 & 9
1st Stage 3 Ronde de l'Oise
3rd Rogaland GP
4th Duo Normand (with Jens-Erik Madsen)
2009
2nd Time trial, National Championships
4th Giro del Capo Challenge 4
4th Profronde van Fryslan
2010
1st GP Herning
Four Days of Dunkirk
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st Stage 4 (ITT) Vuelta a Andalucía
2nd Time trial, National Championships
10th Designa Grand Prix
2011
1st Philadelphia International Championship
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
4th Time trial, National Championships
2012
1st Stage 4 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
2nd Grand Prix de Denain
2013
1st Stage 1 Bayern–Rundfahrt
4th Time trial, National Championships
2014
Dookoła Mazowsza
1st Stages 3 & 4
2nd Skive–Løbet
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Track
2001
National Championships
1st Kilo
1st Team pursuit
National Junior Championships
1st Kilo
1st Sprint
1st Team pursuit
2002
1st Kilo, National Championships
National Junior Championships
1st Kilo
1st Points race
1st Sprint
1st Team pursuit
3rd Scratch, UCI World Junior Championships
2003
National Championships
1st Kilo
1st Team pursuit
1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships
3rd Scratch, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2004
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st Scratch
2nd Madison (with Michael Berling)
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Kilo
1st Madison (with Michael Berling)
1st Team pursuit
1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships
2005
1st Scratch, UCI World Championships
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Scratch
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Kilo
1st Madison (with Michael Berling)
1st Points race
1st Team pursuit
1st Individual pursuit, National Under-23 Championships
2006
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Kilo
1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Team pursuit
2007
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Points race
1st Team pursuit
1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Michael Mørkøv)
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2008
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Six Days of Grenoble (with Michael Mørkøv)
2nd Team pursuit, Summer Olympics
UCI World Championships
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Madison
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
2009
UCI World Championships
1st Team pursuit
1st Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Madison, National Championships (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Six Days of Ghent (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
2010
1st Scratch, UCI World Championships
1st Madison, National Championships (with Michael Mørkøv)
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Michael Mørkøv)
3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv)
2011
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
2012
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
2014
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
3rd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv)
2015
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv)
2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv)
2016
1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Jesper Mørkøv)
References
External links
Cycling Base: Alex Rasmussen
Cycling Quotient: Alex Rasmussen
Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Danish male cyclists
Doping cases in cycling
Danish sportspeople in doping cases
Olympic cyclists for Denmark
Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
1984 births
Living people
Olympic silver medalists in cycling
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Odense
Cyclists from the Region of Southern Denmark
Danish track cyclists