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Jørgen Marcussen

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Jørgen Marcussen
Personal information
Full nameJørgen Marcussen
Born (1950-05-15) 15 May 1950 (age 74)
Nødebo, Denmark
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1976–1977Furzi-Vibor
1978Avia-Groene Leeuw
1979Magniflex–Famcucine
1980Bianchi–Piaggio
1981Inoxpran
1982Termolan
1983Pinarello
1984Dromedario
1985Baunsöe-Peugeot
1986–1989Pepsi Cola-Fanini
1989Eurocar-Vetta-Galli
Major wins
1980 Giro d'Italia stage 5 (TT). 1986 Trofeo Matteotti.Danmark Rundt stage 4.

Jørgen Marcussen (born 15 May 1950) is a former Danish racing cyclist.

He competed, as an amateur, in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] As an amateur he also became national champion in team time trial in 1970, and in individual time trial in 1975.[2]

From 1976 he rode as a professional, predominantly on less prominent teams.

In the 1978 UCI Road World Championships Jørgen Marcussen created an upset by winning a bronze medal,[3] behind Gerrie Knetemann and Francesco Moser. He also managed to finish 4th overall in the 1981 Vuelta a España,[4] which was the best result by a Dane in a Grand tour at the time. It was a feat that was not expected and not surpassed until Bjarne Riis came 3rd in the 1995 Tour de France.

Jørgen Marcussen is married to Olympic cyclist Karina Skibby.

Major results

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1974
4th Overall GP Tell
1975
1st Overall GP Tell
1st Stage 6
1976
3rd Trofeo Baracchi
7th Overall Volta a Catalunya
1977
3rd Grand Prix des Nations
1978
3rd Road race, UCI Road World Championships
1979
2nd GP Forli
5th Milano–Torino
1980
1st Stage 5 Giro d'Italia (ITT)
3rd Giro dell'Emilia
8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
1981
4th Overall Vuelta a España
1986
1st Trofeo Matteotti
1st Stage 4 Danmark Rundt
1987
10th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore
1988
2nd Trofeo Matteotti

References

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  1. ^ "Jørgen Marcussen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Danske Sportsjournalister".
  3. ^ "World Championships - Road Race 1978 One day race results".
  4. ^ "Vuelta a Espana 1981 - ProCyclingStats". Archived from the original on 3 October 2013.
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