Niklas Larsen

Niklas Larsen
Larsen at the 2024 UEC European Track Championships
Personal information
Born (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 (age 29)
Slagelse, Denmark
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamUnibet Rose Rockets
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
2016–2018Team TreFor
2019Team ColoQuick
2020–2024Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
2025BHS–PL Beton Bornholm
2026–Unibet Rose Rockets
Major wins
Road

Stage races

Danmark Rundt (2019)
Track
World Championships
Team pursuit (2023, 2024, 2025)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisMadison
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2024 BallerupTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2025 SantiagoTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2018 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2024 BallerupPoints race
Bronze medal – third place2016 LondonTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2019 PruszkówTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2024 BallerupMadison
Bronze medal – third place2025 SantiagoMadison
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 YvelinesPoints race
Gold medal – first place2024 ApeldoornPoints race
Gold medal – first place2025 Heusden-ZolderTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2017 BerlinMadison
Silver medal – second place2017 BerlinPoints race
Silver medal – second place2024 ApeldoornOmnium
Silver medal – second place2024 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2025 Heusden-ZolderOmnium
Men's road bicycle racing
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 AlkmaarUnder-23 road race
Bronze medal – third place2025 Guilherand-GrangesElite time trial

Niklas Larsen (born 22 March 1997) is a Danish professional track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Unibet Rose Rockets. He rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships winning a bronze medal.

Major results

Road

2014
1st Time trial, National Junior Championships
1st Stage 3 (ITT) Grand Prix Rüebliland
3rd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
2015
1st Stage 2a (ITT) Trofeo Karlsberg
1st Stage 3 (ITT) Grand Prix Rüebliland
7th Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
2017
1st Mountains classification, Ronde van Midden-Nederland
4th Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
6th Duo Normand (with Kasper Asgreen)
2018
1st Eschborn–Frankfurt U23
2nd Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 1
2nd Road race, National Championships
National Under-23 Championships
2nd Road race
4th Time trial
2nd Circuit de Wallonie
3rd Scandinavian Race Uppsala
2019 (1 pro win)
1st Overall Danmark Rundt
1st Young rider classification
1st Himmerland Rundt
1st Lillehammer GP
2nd Road race, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2nd Skive–Løbet
3rd Road race, National Championships
4th Gylne Gutuer
7th Overall Tour d'Eure-et-Loir
2020
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
2021
1st Fyen Rundt
3rd GP Herning
5th Time trial, National Championships
2023
4th Time trial, National Championships
2025
1st Overall Tour du Loir et Cher
1st Stage 1
2nd Time trial, National Championships
2nd Overall Tour of Estonia
2nd GP Herning
3rd Time trial, UEC European Championships
3rd Overall Danmark Rundt
3rd Volta NXT Classic
3rd Cholet Agglo Tour
3rd Ringerike GP
3rd Sundvolden GP
4th Giro Himledalen
2026
5th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
8th Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Track

2015
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Championships
2016
1st Points race, UEC European Championships
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Hong Kong
3rd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2017
UCI World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Cali
1st Madison, Cali (with Casper von Folsach)
1st Omnium, Pruszków
2nd Points race, Cali
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st Points race
2nd Omnium
3rd Scratch
UEC European Championships
2nd Madison (with Casper Pedersen)
2nd Points race
2018
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2021
2nd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
2023
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2024
UCI World Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Points race
3rd Madison (with Michael Mørkøv)
UEC European Championships
1st Points race
2nd Omnium
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Madison, Olympic Games (with Michael Mørkøv)
2025
UCI World Championships
1st Team pursuit
3rd Madison (with Lasse Norman Leth)
UEC European Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Omnium

References

  1. ↑ "Uno - X Norwegian Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Uno - X Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 7 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Unibet Rose Rockets 2026". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Niklas Larsen". Cycling Archives. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ Start list
  6. ↑ Final Results