Jesper Hansen (born 23 October 1990) is a Danish former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2021 for six different teams.
Career In 2014 he received the Young rider classification jersey at the Tour of Norway, for being the best rider under 25 years of age in the overall classification standings.
While riding the Tour de Romandie, he slammed into the door of a medical car. The door was carelessly opened and knocked Hansen down. While appearing injured at first, he ultimately soldiered on and continued the race. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España, the 2017 Giro d'Italia, and the 2018 Tour de France.
After Hansen's contract was not renewed by after the 2020 season, he initially considered retirement. However, , which was forced to step down from UCI ProTeam to UCI Continental level due to financial difficulties, signed Hansen to a one-year contract for the 2021 season, which the two parties had previously agreed upon once the team secured their financial standing. He retired following the season, ending his career with two professional victories.
Major results
2013 2nd Hadeland GP 6th Overall Circuit des Ardennes 6th Overall Tour de Normandie 7th Overall Tour of Norway 2014 6th Overall Tour of Norway 1st Young rider classification 2015 1st Overall Tour of Norway 1st Stage 3 6th Overall Tour de Langkawi 2016 2nd Overall Tour of Croatia 1st Stage 5 (TTT) 5th Overall Tour de Langkawi 10th Overall Abu Dhabi Tour 2017 2nd Overall Tour of Turkey 9th Overall Tour of Croatia 2018 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya 2019 7th Overall Tour of California
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Giro d'Italia——32——44 Tour de France———56—— Vuelta a España52—DNF—DNF—
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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