Rasmus Pedersen

Rasmus Pedersen
Pedersen in 2024
Personal information
Full nameRasmus Lund Pedersen
Born (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 28)
Odense, Denmark
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamAirtox–Carl Ras
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
2019–2020Team ColoQuick
2021–Restaurant Suri–Carl Ras
Major wins
Track
World Championships
Team pursuit (2020, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 BerlinTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2024 BallerupTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2025 SantiagoTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2026 ShanghaiTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2025 SantiagoIndividual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2019 PruszkówTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesTeam pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2021 GrenchenTeam pursuit
Gold medal – first place2026 KonyaTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2022 MunichTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2024 ApeldoornTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2024 ApeldoornIndividual pursuit
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 RichmondJunior road race

Rasmus Lund Pedersen (born 9 July 1998) is a Danish road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Airtox–Carl Ras. He competed at the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning a bronze medal.

Major results

Road

2015
1st Road race, National Junior Championships
3rd Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
8th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
10th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
1st Stage 4
2016
3rd Road race, National Junior Championships
5th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
1st Stage 1
5th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
1st Stage 3

Track

2015
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Championships
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Hong Kong
2016
2nd Individual pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
2018
UCI World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
1st Team pursuit, Milton
2nd Team pursuit, Berlin
2019
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Glasgow
1st Team pursuit, Minsk
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2020
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2021
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
1st Madison, National Championships (with Matias Malmberg)
2nd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
2022
2nd Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI Nations Cup, Glasgow
2023
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
2024
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
UEC European Championships
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Individual pursuit
2025
UCI World Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Individual pursuit
2026
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships

References

  1. ↑ "Team ColoQuick". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Restaurant Suri Carl Ras". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Dahl, Christian (26 November 2020). "Verdensmester og Brøndby-bagmand bag nyt hold" [World champion and Brøndby backer behind new team]. Nordvestnyt (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Team pursuit results