Kim Andersen (cyclist)
Kim Andersen (born 10 February 1958 in Malling, Denmark) is a former professional Danish road bicycle racer and current cycling team directeur sportif. From 2004 to 2010, he was a directeur sportif for Danish ProTour Team Saxo Bank. From 2011, he holds the same position at the Leopard Trek team.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Andersen |
| Born | 2 October 1958 Malling, Denmark |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lidl–Trek |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Directeur sportif |
| Professional teams | |
| 1980–1984 | Coop |
| 1985–1986 | La Vie Claire |
| 1987–1987 | Toshiba |
| 1988–1992 | Z Team |
| Managerial teams | |
| 1998–1999 | Team Chicky World |
| 2000–2003 | Team Fakta |
| 2004–2010 | Team CSC |
| 2011– | Leopard Trek |
Rider
In 1983 he became the first Dane to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, and later won stages in that race. He has also sported stage wins in Vuelta a España, Four Days of Dunkirk, Ronde van Nederland, Midi Libre and Tour de Suisse, as well as numerous individual wins, 31 during his career. In 1984 he won the semi-classic Flèche Wallonne.
Doping
Kim Andersen was tested positive for doping in 1987, and was banned for life, a sentence that was later changed to a one-year quarantine. In 1992 he was tested positive again, and fired from his team.[1][2] He rode as an individual for the rest of the year, before finally retiring.
Major results
- 1980
- Stage 3, Ronde van Nederland
- 1981
- Stage 10, Vuelta a España:
- GP Cannes
- 1982
- Stage 3, Ronde van Nederland
- Stage 4, Four Days of Dunkirk
- Stage 3, Midi Libre
- Stage 3, Tour de l'Aude
- 1983
- Danmark Rundt
- Trophée des Grimpeurs
- GP Monaco
- Stage 12, Tour de France
- 1984
- La Flèche Wallonne
- Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- Danmark Rundt
- Stage 1A and overall, Tour du Limousin
- Stage 4, Four Days of Dunkirk
- 1985
- Stage 2, Danmark Rundt
- Stage 5A, Étoile des Espoirs
- 1986
- Paris–Camembert
- Stage 3A, Tour of Ireland
- 1987 (tested positive for doping usage)
Denmark National Champion- Scandinavian Champion
- Paris–Bourges
- Danmark Rundt
- Stage 4, Tour de Limousin
- Stage 3, Étoile de Bessèges
- Stage 1 and 2, Tour de Bouges
- 1990
- GP de Cholet-Pays-de-Loire
- Stage 10, Tour de Suisse
- 1991
- GP de Rennes
- Tour de Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne
Sports director
Andersen was hired as sports director of newly started Danish team Team Chicky World from 1998 until the closing of the team in 1999, after which he went to Team Fakta. After Team Fakta closed in 2003 he switched to Danish Team CSC (later Team Saxo Bank). He left in June 2010 to become founding directeur sportif of Leopard Trek, which became a licensed ProTour team for the 2011 season.
References
- "UCI to ban dopers from teams' staff". Yahoo! Eurosport. Reuters. 17 Jun 2011.
Kim Andersen, who tested positive three times, ...
- De dømte og de mistænkte (in Danish)