Adam Hansen
![]() Hansen at the 2009 Tour Down Under. | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Adam Hansen |
Nickname | Croc Man, Lumpy |
Born | Southport, Queensland, Australia | 11 May 1981
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Disciplines |
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Role | Rider |
Rider type | Breakaway specialist |
Amateur teams | |
2003 | Arboe Mérida |
2004 | Corratec Austria |
2005 | ELK Haus |
2006 | Aposport Krone Linz |
Professional teams | |
2007–2010 | T-Mobile Team |
2011–2020 | Omega Pharma–Lotto[1][2] |
Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Adam Hansen (born 11 May 1981) is an Australian Ironman triathlete and former professional road bicycle racer,[3] who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020, for the Team HTC–Columbia and Lotto–Soudal teams.
Career[]
Hansen was born in Southport, Queensland, and turned professional in 2007, working with Dr. Lothar Heinrich of the University of Freiburg.[4] In 2012, Hansen became the second Australian to complete all three Grand Tours – the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España – in a calendar year. He was the only rider to accomplish that feat in 2012, and the 32nd in cycling history.[5] It was after Stage 12 of the Giro that he discovered he had broken his sternum approximately two weeks previous, however since it was healing; he continued racing.[6] While he had free rein at the Giro, for the Tour he had work for André Greipel (to win sprints) and Jurgen Van den Broeck (to achieve a good General Classification position).[6]
In 2013, Hansen broke away early in the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia, a stage featuring numerous short and steep climbs. Hansen shed his breakaway companions and won in solo fashion in Pescara in pouring rain, more than a minute in advance of the chasing group.[7] In stage 19 of the 2014 Vuelta a España, Hansen attacked the peloton with 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) to go and resisted the disorganised chase to win solo.[8] In completing the 2015 Vuelta a España, his thirteenth grand tour in a row, he broke Bernardo Ruiz's 57-year-old record for consecutive grand tours completed.[9] By completing the 2018 Giro d'Italia, he extended his own record becoming the only rider to complete 20 consecutive Grand Tours.[10][11] The streak ended at 20, as Hansen did not take part in the 2018 Tour de France.[12]
As an engineer Hansen has designed his own shoes and ridden with them on numerous occasions. He has also written software for his Lotto–Soudal team, which manages their logistics.[13]
After Lotto–Soudal opted not to extend Hansen's contract beyond the end of 2020, in October of that year he announced that he would focus on Ironman Triathlons in 2021, having previously competed in Ironman Florida in 2019.[14][15] He ended his World Tour cycling career having finished 26 Grand Tours of the 29 he started.
Personal life[]
He has been living in Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czech Republic since 2005.[16]
Major results[]
- 2004
- 1st Overall Crocodile Trophy
- 1st Burgenland Rundfahrt
- 1st Grosser Preis um den Deutschlandsberg
- 2005
- 1st Overall Crocodile Trophy
- 1st Wien-Lassnitzhöhe
- 2006
- 1st Grand Prix Bradlo
- 1st Lavanttaler Radsporttage
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Salzkammergut Giro
- 2nd Giro del Mendrisiotto
- 10th Overall Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- 2007
- 6th Le Samyn
- 2008
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time Trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 2nd Hel van het Mergelland
- 2009
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 1st
Overall Ster Elektrotoer
- 1st Stage 4
- 2012
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2013
- 1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia
- 2014
- 1st Stage 19 Vuelta a España
- 9th Overall Tour Down Under
- 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 9th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 2015
- 9th Overall Tour of Turkey
- 2016
- 5th Overall Presidential Tour of Turkey
Grand Tour general classification results timeline[]
Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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DNF | 108 | — | DNF | — | 94 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 68 | 93 | 60 | 68 | 117 |
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— | 108 | — | DNF | — | 81 | 72 | 64 | 114 | 100 | 113 | — | — | — |
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89 | — | 94 | — | 129 | 123 | 60 | 53 | 55 | 110 | 95 | — | — | — |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
References[]
- ^ "Lotto-Soudal". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Been, José (5 October 2020). "Adam Hansen on his move to Ironman: 'I just can't wait for this new chapter'". CyclingTips. CyclingTips Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Adam Hansen, T-Mobile's "techno geek"". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Hansen to keep racing after completing all three Grand Tours this season". velonation.com. 10 September 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Birnie, L. (2012). The Grand Slam. In E. Bacon & L. Birnie (Eds.), The Cycling Anthology Volume One (pp. 148-161). London: Yellow Jersey Press.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia stage 7: Adam Hansen wins into Pescara". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Hansen slips away to win in Cangas do Morrazo". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "Vuelta a Espana: Hansen attains his Grand Tour record in Madrid". Cyclingnews.com. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Aussie cyclist has an incredible streak going that we may never see again". Business Insider. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Robertshaw, Henry (10 August 2017). "Adam Hansen thanks fans for inspiring him to take on 19th consecutive Grand Tour at Vuelta a España". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Adam Hansen brings record Grand Tour run to an end at Giro d'Italia". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Adam Hansen: New target for Grand Tour record". cyclingtips.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ Benson, Daniel (2 October 2020). "Adam Hansen to focus on Ironman in 2021". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (29 September 2020). "All change at Lotto Soudal as 10 riders informed their contracts won't be renewed". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ http://sport.idnes.cz/cyklista-hansen-delnik-tour-se-usadil-v-beskydech-f7a-/cyklistika.aspx?c=A080923_221746_sporty_ald
External links[]
Media related to Adam Hansen at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Adam Hansen at ProCyclingStats
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Australian male cyclists
- Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland
- Australian Giro d'Italia stage winners
- Australian Vuelta a España stage winners
- 2014 Vuelta a España stage winners