Albert Withen Philipsen (born 3 September 2006) is a Danish cyclist, who competes in road racing, cyclo-cross and mountain biking.[1] In 2023, he won the junior world road race and cross-country championships.[2] This made him the youngest rider ever to win the junior world road race title.[3] In December 2023, he signed a four-year contract with UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek beginning in 2025.[4]
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Full name | Albert Withen Philipsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Holte, Denmark | 3 September 2006|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2013–2022 | Holte MTB Klub | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Canyon CLLCTV (MTB/Cyclo-cross) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Tscherning Cycling Academy (road) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2025– | Lidl–Trek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major results
editCyclo-cross
edit- 2022–2023
- 1st
National Junior Championships
- 2023–2024
- 1st
National Junior Championships
- Junior X²O Badkamers Trophy
- 1st Hamme
- 1st Junior Aarhus I
- 1st Junior Aarhus II
- 5th UCI World Junior Championships
Mountain bike
edit- 2023
- UCI World Championships
- 1st
Junior cross-country
- 3rd
Team relay
- 1st
- UEC European Championships
- 1st
Cross-country, National Junior Championships
- 1st Junior Randers
- 2024
- 1st
Cross-country, National Junior Championships
- UCI Junior Series
- 1st Chelva
- 1st Banyoles
- 1st Nové Město
Road
edit- 2023
- 1st
Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
- 1st
Time trial, UEC European Junior Championships
- National Junior Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 1st
Time trial
- 1st
- 4th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
Sprints classification
- 1st
- 2024
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Championships
- 1st
Overall Ain Bugey Valromey Tour
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 1st
- 1st
Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 1st Stage 2a (ITT)
- 4th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
References
edit- ^ "Albert Withen Philipsen". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Albert Withen Philipsen". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (5 August 2023). "UCI World Championships: Albert Philipsen wins 2023 Junior Men's Road Race". Cycling News. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Moultrie, James (8 December 2023). "Lidl-Trek win race to sign junior road, MTB World Champion Albert Philipsen". Cycling News. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
External links
edit- Albert Withen Philipsen at UCI
- Albert Withen Philipsen at Cycling Archives
- Albert Withen Philipsen at ProCyclingStats
- Albert Withen Philipsen at MTB Data