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 | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Høj |
| Born | 4 January 1973 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) | |
Career achievements
Major results
- 1993
- 1st Stage 1 Milk Race
- 1994
- 1st Zellik–Galmaarden
- 1st Omloop van de Westhoek
- 1st Stage 3 Circuit Franco-Belge
- 5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1995
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Slovénie
- 2nd Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 5th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 5th GP Stad Zottegem
- 1996
- 1st Metas Volantes Competition, Vuelta a Andalucía
- 3rd Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 6th Le Samyn
- 10th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1997
- 1st Omloop van de Westkust
- 1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 2nd GP Aarhus
- 3rd Grand Prix Herning
- 5th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 6th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 1998
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st
Overall Circuit Franco-Belge - 1st Veenendaal–Veenendaal
- 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 3rd Brussels–Ingooigem
- 4th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1999
- 4th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 2000
- 1st Grand Prix Fayt-Le-Franc
- 2nd Paris–Brussels
- 6th Road race, Summer Olympics
- 6th Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
- 8th Overall Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde
- 9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2001
- 6th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Combativity competition
- 8th Overall Sachsen-Tour
- 10th Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2002
- 2nd Omloop Het Volk
- 10th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 2003
- 1st GP S.A.T.S.
- 2nd Overall Sachsen Tour
- 5th GP de Fourmies
- 6th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 7th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 9th Scheldeprijs
- 2004
- 1st GP S.A.T.S.
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 5th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 6th Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 8th Road race, Summer Olympics
- 8th Tour of Flanders
- 10th Paris–Roubaix
- 2005
- 4th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 1st Stage 3
- 2006
- 4th Overall Sachsen-Tour
- 7th Paris–Tours
- 2008
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2009
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | 107 | DNF | — | 152 |
 Tour de France |
— | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
97 | — | 128 | — | — | 112 | — |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
External links
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