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Frank Høj
Danish cyclist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Høj (born 4 January 1973) is a retired Danish professional road bicycle racer. Høj started as a stagiaire for the Zetelhallen–Vosschemie team in 1994, and became professional in 1995 for Collstrop–Lystex. His first win as a professional came the year after. In a live interview with Danish media station TV2 during the coverage of Tour de France 2015, Høj admitted to have used EPO in the early periods of his career, namely 1995-1998. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Frank Høj |
Born | (1973-01-04) 4 January 1973 (age 51) Holte, Denmark |
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
1994 | Zetelhallen–Vosschemie (stagiaire) |
Professional teams | |
1995–1997 | Collstrop–Lystex |
1998 | Palmans–Ideal |
1999 | U.S. Postal Service |
2000 | Française des Jeux |
2001–2002 | Team Coast |
2003 | Team Fakta |
2004 | Team CSC |
2005–2006 | Gerolsteiner |
2007–2008 | Cofidis |
2009–2010 | Team Saxo Bank |
Major wins | |
Veenendaal–Veenendaal (1998) Circuit Franco-Belge (1998) | |
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