Knut Knudsen

Norwegian racing cyclist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroNorwegian racing cyclist
PlacesNorway
isAthlete Sport cyclist
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth12 October 1950, Levanger, Nord-Trøndelag, Trøndelag, Norway
Age74 years
The details

Biography

Knut Knudsen (born 12 October 1950) is a retired Norwegian road and track cyclist. As an amateur he competed on track in the individual 4000 m pursuit at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and 1973 World Champsionships, and won the event in 1972 and 1973. At the 1972 Olympics he also placed fifth in the 100 km team time trial on the road. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 1972 and 1973.

Between 1966 and 1973 Knudsen won 11 Norwegian championships. In 1974 he turned professional and cycled in Italy until 1981. He won six stages of the Giro d'Italia and wore the pink leader jersey in this major tour. Knudsen won Tirreno–Adriatico in 1979. He was chosen the world's best time trial cyclist by two biggest sporting magazines from 1979 to 1981. In total he won 49 professional races.

Major achievements

  • Tour de Romandie
  • Giro di Sardegna
  • Tirreno–Adriatico
  • Giro d'Italia
  • Tour de Romandie
  • Giro di Sardegna

3rd overall classification

  • Tirreno–Adriatico
  • Giro d'Italia
  • Tour de France
  • Tour de Romandie
  • Giro d'Italia
  • Tour de France
  • Tour de Romandie
  • Giro di Sardegna
  • Tirreno–Adriatico
  • Vuelta a Andalucía
  • Giro d'Italia
  • Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria
  • Tour de Romandie
  • Giro di Sardegna
  • Tirreno–Adriatico
  • Giro d'Italia
  • Tour de Romandie
  • Giro del Trentino
  • Tirreno–Adriatico
  • Giro d'Italia
  • Tour de France
  • Deutschland Tour
  • Tour de Romandie
  • Giro di Sardegna
  • Paris–Nice
  • Giro d'Italia
  • Paris–Nice
  • Giro d'Italia
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