Michael Blaudzun 2607698 173354137 2007-11-23T21:42:54Z Severo 1832829 adding [[WP:PDATA|persondata]] using [[User talk:Dr pda/persondata.js|User:Dr pda/persondata.js]] {{Cyclist infobox | ridername = Michael Blaudzun | image = | fullname = Michael Blaudzun | nickname = | dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1973|4|30}} | country = {{DEN}} | height = 1.80 m | weight = 66 kg | currentteam = Team CSC | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = Time-trialist | protourrank = | europetourrank = | worldrank = | worldcuprank = | amateuryears = ''until'' 1994<br>1994 | amateurteams = Herning CK<br/>WordPerfect ''(stagiare)'' | proyears = 1995-1997<br/>1998<br/>1999- | proteams = Rabobank<br/>Telekom<br/>Team CSC | majorwins = {{flagicon|DEN}} National Champion (1994, 2004)<br/>{{flagicon|DEN}} National Time-Trial Champion :(2001, 2003, 2005) | updated = [[January 14]], [[2007]] }} '''Michael Blaudzun''' (born [[30 April]] [[1973]] in [[Herning]]) is a [[Denmark|Danish]] professional [[road bicycle racer]] who currently rides for [[Team CSC]]. Michael is the son of [[1972 Summer Olympics]] track cycling bronze medalist [[Verner Blaudzun]] and a strong [[individual time trial]] rider who has won the Danish national championship in that discipline in 2001, 2003 and 2005. After Michael Blaudzun won the 1994 Danish [[Bicycling terminology#open road race|Road Racing]] Championship while riding for amateur team [[Herning CK]], he was signed for the remainder of the 1994 season as a ''[[Bicycling terminology#stagiaire|stagiaire]]'' at professional team [[Rabobank (cycling)|Word Perfect]]. For the 1995 season, the Word Perfect team changed its name to ''Novell'', and Michael Blaudzun turned professional for the outfit, riding for the team until 1997, by which time the team had once again changed its name to ''Rabobank''. Blaudzun had a few wins in his time at Rabobank, but when he switched to [[Germany|German]] outfit [[Team Telekom]] in 1998, he only managed a handful of secondary finishes. For the 1999 season, he switched to Danish [[Team CSC|Team home - Jack & Jones]] (now named ''Team CSC'') based on Blaudzun's former team Herning CK. Blaudzun participated in the first ever [[Tour de France]] for Team CSC, in the [[2000 Tour de France|2000 edition]], but he quit the race at the 12h stage. He would ride a further two editions of the Tour de France in 2001 and 2003. He is under contract with Team CSC until 2007. ==Career highlights== {{Palmares start}} ;1994 : {{DEN}} National [[Bicycling terminology#open road race|Road Racing]] Champion ;1996 : [[PostGirot Open]] : Stage 5B, [[Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt]] ;1999 : Stage 13 and Overall, [[Herald Sun Tour]] : [[Bicycling terminology#prologue|Prologue]], [[Region Stuttgart Etappenrennen]] ;2001 : {{DEN}} National [[Individual time trial|Time Trial]] Champion : [[Hessen Rundfahrt]] : 84th Overall, [[2001 Tour de France]] ;2003 : {{DEN}} National Time Trial Champion : 45th Overall, [[2003 Tour de France]] ;2004 : {{DEN}} National Road Racing Champion ;2005 : [[GP Herning]] : {{DEN}} National Time Trial Champion : 2nd overall, [[2005 Tour of Britain]] {{Palmares end}} ==References== *[[Lars Werge]], "Drømmeholdet - historien om CSC" (''The dream team - the history of CSC''), Denmark, 2005, ISBN 87-7731-206-6 ==External links== * [http://www.team-csc.com/person_profiles.asp?p_id=8 Profile at Team CSC] {{Team CSC}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME= Blaudzun, Michael |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION=[[Road bicycle racer]] |DATE OF BIRTH= [[1973-04-30]] |PLACE OF BIRTH=[[Herning]], [[Denmark]] |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blaudzun, Michael}} [[Category:Danish cyclists]] [[Category:1973 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[da:Michael Blaudzun]] [[de:Michael Blaudzun]] [[fr:Michael Blaudzun]] [[nl:Michael Blaudzun]] [[no:Michael Blaudzun]] [[sv:Michael Blaudzun]]