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Danish racing cyclist (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Mørkøv Christensen[1] (Danish pronunciation: [ˈmiˌkʰɛˀl ˈmɶɐ̯kʰøw]; born 30 April 1985) is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.[7] He is the brother of racing cyclists Jacob and Jesper Mørkøv.[8]
Born in Kokkedal, Mørkøv started as a track cyclist, becoming national champion in the points race in 2004. In the 2008 Olympic games, he won the silver medal in the team pursuit.
As a road cyclist, Mørkøv became national time trial champion in 2005. Mørkøv rode the 2010 and 2011 Giro d'Italia, finishing both. Mørkøv rode his first Tour de France in 2012, drawing attention by featuring in the most important escapes of the first three stages, where he gained enough points to lead the mountains classification. He held polka-dot jersey until stage 7, where stage winner Chris Froome took it.[9]
In 2013, he won Stage 6 in the Vuelta a España.
In August 2015, it was announced that Mørkøv would join Team Katusha for the 2016 season, at the request of Alexander Kristoff, with a view to working for Kristoff as part of his sprint train and as a domestique in the classics.[10]
Mørkøv joined the Belgian Quick Step team in 2018 and since then has acted as a successful lead-out man for Sam Bennett and then, as a late replacement for Bennett as the team's sprinter for the 2021 Tour de France, Mark Cavendish.[11] Mørkøv has been highly praised; Cavendish said “It’s a known fact Michael is the best leadout man in the world"[11] and retired sprinter Marcel Kittel said "Many sprinters would win with him as the last man on the sprint train".[11]
In 2021 when the Madison track race was reinstated into the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020, Mørkøv won the gold medal (partnered with Lasse Norman Hansen)
Team time trial, National Championships Team time trial, National Championships
after Stages 1–6
Combativity award Stage 3 & 13 Road race, National Championships Road race, National Championships Road race, National Championships| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
Points race Points race
Madison, UEC European Under-23 Championships (with Alex Rasmussen) Madison (with Alex Rasmussen) Points race
Points race, UEC European Under-23 Championships Madison (with Alex Rasmussen)
Team pursuit, UCI World Championships Madison (with Alex Rasmussen) Team pursuit Scratch Points race
Team pursuit, Olympic Games Madison, UCI World Championships (with Alex Rasmussen)
Madison, UCI World Championships (with Alex Rasmussen) Madison, National Championships (with Alex Rasmussen) Madison, National Championships (with Alex Rasmussen) Madison (with Alex Rasmussen) Omnium
Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
Madison, UEC European Championships (with Lasse Norman Hansen)
Madison, UCI World Championships (with Lasse Norman Hansen)
Madison, Olympic Games (with Lasse Norman Hansen) Madison, UCI World Championships (with Lasse Norman Hansen)
Madison, Olympic Games (with Niklas Larsen) Madison, UCI World Championships (with Niklas Larsen) Madison, UEC European Championships (with Theodor Storm)Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
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