Brian Vandborg

Brian Bach Vandborg (born 4 December 1981) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2013.[2] Over his career, Vandborg competed for Team CSC (twice), Discovery Channel, Team GLS, Liquigas–Doimo, SpiderTech–C10 and Cannondale.

Brian Vandborg

Vandborg at the 2007 Tour of California
Personal information
Full name	Brian Bach Vandborg
Born	(1981-12-04) 4 December 1981 Snejbjerg, Herning, Denmark
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time trialist
Professional teams
2004–2006	Team CSC
2007	Discovery Channel
2008	Team GLS
2009–2010	Liquigas
2011	Saxo Bank–SunGard
2012	SpiderTech–C10
2013	Cannondale[1]
Major wins
National Time Trial Championships (2006, 2013)

Born in Snejbjerg, Herning, Vandborg was national U/23 champion in individual time trial in 2002 and 2003 and in 2004 he signed his first professional contract with Team CSC, with a length of two years. He won stage 4 of Tour de Georgia in 2005, his first professional victory, but the rest of his season was ruined due to a case of mononucleosis.

In 2006, Vandborg became a national champion by capturing the Danish Individual Time Trial Championship; he later finished fourth at the World Time Trial Championship. Vandborg moved to Discovery Channel for the 2007 season. In 2009 he rode alongside Ivan Basso and Daniele Bennati at Liquigas. Vandborg also rode for the Saxo Bank–SunGard team in 2011, and SpiderTech–C10 in 2012.[3]

Vandborg retired at the end of the 2013 season, after ten years as a professional.[2]