Henrik Djernis

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Henrik Djernis
Personal information
Born (1968-04-22) 22 April 1968 (age 53)
, near Kalundborg, Denmark
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
  • Mountain bike
  • Cyclo-cross
  • Road
RoleRider

Henrik Djernis (born 22 April 1968) is a Danish cyclist. He competed in cyclo-cross, mountain bike and road racing. He was the first man to win the World Mountain Bike Championship three times, which he did in 1992 (in Bromont, QC, Canada), 1993 (in Métabief, France), and 1994 (in Vail, CO, United States). Djernis won the Danish Cyclocross National Championship ten times in a row from 1989 to 1998 and then won the title twice more in 2000 and 2001.

He has been nominated for induction into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame by Tom Ritchey.[when?][citation needed]

Major results[]

Cyclo-cross[]

1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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2nd Silver medal blank.svg UCI Amateur World Championships
1992
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1993
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1st Jersey rainbow.svg UCI Amateur World Championships
1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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2000
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2001
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Mountain bike[]

1992
1st Jersey rainbow.svg UCI World XCO Championships
1993
1st Jersey rainbow.svg UCI World XCO Championships
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1994
1st Jersey rainbow.svg UCI World XCO Championships
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1997
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2nd Silver medal blank.svg UCI World XCO Championships
1998
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1999
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2000
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Sources[]

  • Ritchey, Tom 1999 Biography of Henrik Djernis for his nomination to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame

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