Michael Sandstød (born 23 June 1968) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who achieved success on both the road and track. Sandstød represented Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he rode in the qualification round of the team pursuit where he won a bronze medal.[1]
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| Full name | Michael Sandstød | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 1968 Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road and track | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Gitter Mand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Marin - Manitou | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Chicky World | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2004 | home–Jack & Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Palmarès
editTrack cycling
edit| Date | Placing | Event | Competition | Location | Country |
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| 31 July 1992 |  |
Team pursuit[N 1] | Summer Olympics | Barcelona |  Spain
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| 1996 | 3 | Six Days of Grenoble[N 2] | Grenoble |  France
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| 31 August 1996 |  |
Points race | World Championships | Manchester |  United Kingdom
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| 30 October 1996 | 3 | Six Days of Herning[N 3] | Herning |  Denmark
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| 30 May 1997 | 3 | Points race | World Cup | Trexlertown |  United States
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| July 1997 | 1 | Points race | World Cup | Athens |  Greece
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| July 1997 | 2 | Team pursuit[N 4] | World Cup | Athens | Greece
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| July 1997 | 3 | Individual pursuit | World Cup | Athens | Greece
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| 28 May 1998 | 2 | Individual pursuit | World Cup | Victoria |  Canada
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| 29 May 1998 | 3 | Team pursuit[N 5] | World Cup | Victoria | Canada
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| 12 June 1998 | 1 | Points race | World Cup | Berlin |  Germany
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| 19 June 1998 | 1 | Points race | World Cup | Hyères | France
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| 1999 | 2 | Six Days of Grenoble[N 6] | Grenoble | France
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| 6 February 2002 | 2 | Six Days of Copenhagen[N 7] | Copenhagen | Denmark
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- ^ Sandstød rode the qualification round only and was replaced by Klaus Nielsen in the following rounds. The other riders on the squad were Jan Petersen, Ken Frost and Jimmi Madsen
- ^ The other rider on the team was Jakob Piil.
- ^ The other rider on the team was Danny Clark.
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Frederik Bertelsen, Tayeb Braikia and Jacob Piil
- ^ The other riders on the squad were Tayeb Braikia, Jimmi Madsen and Jakob Piil
- ^ The other rider on the team was Jakob Piil.
- ^ The other rider on the team was Jimmi Madsen.
Road
edit| Date | Placing | Race | Location | Country | |
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| 7 August 1996 | 1 | Stage 1 | Danmark Rundt | Aalborg | Denmark
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| 29 June 1997 | 1 | Individual time trial | National championships | Køge | Denmark
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| 5 July 1998 | 3 | Road race | National championships | Lemvig | Denmark
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| 5 July 1998 | 1 | Individual time trial | National championships | Lemvig | Denmark
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| 8 August 1998 | 8 | Individual time trial | World Championships | Maastricht |  Netherlands
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| 7 May 1999 | 1 | Stage 5 | Four Days of Dunkirk | Marchiennes | France
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| 9 May 1999 | 1 | General classification | Four Days of Dunkirk | Nord-Pas de Calais | France
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| 15 May 1999 | 1 | GP Herning | Herning | Denmark
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| 27 June 1999 | 1 | Individual time trial | National championships | Ringsted | Denmark
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| 2000 | 1 | Individual time trial | National championships | Denmark
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| 13 May 2000 | 1 | Stage 2 | Tour de Picardie | Soissons | France
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| 14 May 2000 | 1 | Stage 3b | Tour de Picardie | Nogent-sur-Oise | France
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| 14 May 2000 | 1 | General classification | Tour de Picardie | Picardy | France
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| 19 May 2000 | 1 | GP Herning | Herning | Denmark
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| 17 May 2002 | 1 | Stage 1 | Tour de Picardie | Saint-Quentin | France
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| 19 May 2002 | 1 | General classification | Tour de Picardie | Picardy | France
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| 28 June 2002 | 1 | Individual time trial | National championships | Lemvig | Denmark
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| 30 June 2002 | 1 | Road race | National championships | Lemvig | Denmark
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| 25 June 2004 | 1 | Individual time trial | National championships | Hadsten | Denmark
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References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Sandstød Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
External links
edit- Michael Sandstød at Cycling Archives (archived)
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