- Kim Andersen
Infobox Cyclist
ridername=Kim Andersen
fullname=Kim Andersen
nickname=
dateofbirth=birth date and age |1958|10|02
country=DEN
height=
weight=
currentteam=Team CSC Saxo Bank
discipline=Road
role=Directeur Sportif
ridertype=
amateurteams=
amateuryears=
proyears=1980-1984
1985-1986
1987-1987
1988-1992
proteams=Coop
La Vie Claire
Toshiba
Z Team
manageyears=1998-1999
2000-2003
2004-
manageteams=Team Chicky World
Team Fakta
Team CSC Saxo Bank
majorwins=
updated=December 22 ,2006 Kim Andersen (born
October 2 ,1958 inMalling, Denmark ) is a former professional Danishroad bicycle racer and currentcycling team directeur sportif . Since 2004, he has been a directeur sportif for Danish outfitTeam CSC .Rider
In 1983 he became the first Dane to wear the
yellow jersey inTour de France , and later won stage in that race. He has also sported stage wins inVuelta a España ,Quarte Jours de Dunkerque ,Ronde van Nederland ,Midi Libre andTour de Suisse , as well as numerous individual wins, 31 during his career.Kim Andersen was tested positive for doping in 1987, and was banned for life, a sentence that was later changed to a one year quarantine. In 1992 he was tested positive again, and fired from his team. He rode as an individual for the rest of the year, before finally retiring.
Wins
;1980: Stage 3,
Ronde van Nederland ;1981:GP Cannes ;1982: Stage 3,Ronde van Nederland : Stage 4,Quatre Jours de Dunkerque : Stage 3,Mida Libre : Stage 3,Tour de l'Aude ;1983:Danmark Rundt :Trophée des Grimpeurs :GP Monaco : Stage 12, Tour de France;1984:La Flèche Wallonne :GP d'Isbergues :Danmark Rundt : Stage 1A and overall,Tour du Limousin : Stage 4,Quatre Jours de Dunkerque ;1985: Stage 2,Danmark Rundt : Stage 5A,Etoile des Espoirs ;1986:Paris-Camembert : Stage 3A,Tour of Ireland ;1987: DEN National Champion: Scandinavian Champion:Paris-Bourges :Danmark Rundt : Stage 4,Tour de Limousin : Stage 3,Étoile de Bessèges : Stage 1 and 2,Tour de Bouges ;1990:GP de Cholet-Pays-de-Loire : Stage 10,Tour de Suisse ;1991:GP de Rennes :Tour de Poitou-Charentes et de la Vienne Sports Director
Andersen was hired as sports director of newly started Danish team
Team Chicky World from 1998 until the closing of the team in 1999, after which he went toTeam Fakta . After Team Fakta closed in 2003 he switched to Team CSC (now Team CSC Saxo Bank).ee also
*
List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences External links
* [http://www.trap-friis.dk/cykling/hof/danmark.Andersen.htm Trap Friis Profile]
* [http://www.team-csc.com/person_profiles.asp?p_id=32&p_c_id=4 Team CSC Profile]
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