Michael Blaudzun (born 30 April 1973 in Herning) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer. Michael is the son of 1972 Summer Olympics track cycling bronze medalist Verner Blaudzun and a strong individual time trial rider who has won the Danish national championship in that discipline in 2001, 2003 and 2005.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Michael Blaudzun |
| Born | 30 April 1973 Herning, Denmark |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time-trialist |
| Professional teams | |
| until 1994 | Herning CK |
| 1994 | WordPerfect (stagiare) |
| 1995-1997 | Rabobank |
| 1998 | Telekom |
| 1999-2008 | Team CSC |
| Major wins | |
 National Champion (1994, 2004) National Time-Trial Champion
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After Michael Blaudzun won the 1994 Danish Road Racing Championship while riding for amateur team Herning CK, he was signed for the remainder of the 1994 season as a stagiaire at professional team Word Perfect. For the 1995 season, the Word Perfect team changed its name to Novell, and Michael Blaudzun turned professional for the outfit, riding for the team until 1997, by which time the team had once again changed its name to Rabobank. Blaudzun had a few wins in his time at Rabobank, but when he switched to German outfit Team Telekom in 1998, he only managed a handful of secondary finishes.
For the 1999 season, he switched to Danish Team home - Jack & Jones (later named Team CSC) based on his former team Herning CK. Blaudzun participated in the first ever Tour de France for Team CSC, in the 2000 edition, but he quit the race at the 12h stage. He would ride a further two editions of the Tour de France in 2001 and 2003.
Major results
edit- 1994
- Denmark National Road Racing Champion
- 1996
- PostGirot Open
- Stage 5B, Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
- 1999
- Stage 13 and Overall, Herald Sun Tour
- Prologue, Region Stuttgart Etappenrennen
- 2001
- Denmark National Time Trial Champion
- Hessen Rundfahrt
- 84th Overall, 2001 Tour de France
- 2003
- Denmark National Time Trial Champion
- 45th Overall, 2003 Tour de France
- 2004
- Denmark National Road Racing Champion
- 2005
- GP Herning
- Denmark National Time Trial Champion
- 2nd overall, 2005 Tour of Britain
References
edit- Lars Werge, "Drømmeholdet - historien om CSC" (The dream team - the history of CSC), Denmark, 2005, ISBN 87-7731-206-6