Quick Facts
Biography
Chris Anker Sørensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʁ̥i̞s ɑŋɡ̊ɐ ˈsœ̞ɐ̯nˀsn̩]; born 5 September 1984) is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for Riwal Platform Cycling Team.
Career
Born in Hammel, Sørensen started his professional career in 2007 with Team CSC. After a promising performance in the 2008 Tour of Austria, he competed for Denmark (along with Nicki Sørensen and Brian Vandborg) in the 2008 Olympic road race, finishing 12th overall.
Starting with the 2010 season, Sørensen, who lives in Luxembourg, will ride under a Luxembourgian license, since the UCI will no longer allow the Danish federation to grant Danish licenses to riders living abroad. During the season, he won a stage in the Giro d'Italia.
In the 2012 Tour de France, Sørensen finished 14th overall and was awarded the most aggressive rider after attacking a lot in the mountains.
In September 2015 it was announced that he would leave Tinkoff-Saxo and join Fortuneo–Vital Concept for the 2016 season, with a role to support Eduardo Sepúlveda in Grand Tours.
Career achievements
Major results
- 2001
- 3rd National Under-19 Road Race Championships
- 2005
- 1st Stage 3 Ringerike GP
- 2006
- 4th European Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 4th Overall Triptyque des Barrages
- 5th GP Demy-Cars
- 6th GP Waregem
- 8th GP Cristal Energie
- 2007
- 6th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 1st Stage 2 TTT
- 2008
- 1st Stage 6 Dauphiné Libéré
- 3rd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 4th Overall Tour of Austria
- 1st Stage 2
- 2009
- 1st Japan Cup
- 2nd National Road Race Championships
- 5th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 6th GP Miguel Indurain
- 8th Giro dell'Emilia
- 2010
- 1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
- 3rd Overall Tour of Slovenia
- 5th National Road Race Championships
- 6th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 10th National Time Trial Championships
- 2011
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour de Romandie - 5th National Road Race Championships
- 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 8th Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 2012
- 1st
Mountains classification, Volta a Catalunya - Overall Combativity award
Tour de France - 5th National Road Race Championships
- 5th Giro dell'Emilia
- 8th Milano–Torino
- 2013
- 2nd Giro dell'Emilia
- 10th Overall Tour de Pologne
- 2015
- 1st
National Road Race Championships - 9th Overall Tour of Britain
Tour de France
National Road Race ChampionshipsGrand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro | — | 28 | — | 27 | — | — | — | WD | — | — |
 Tour | — | — | 34 | 69 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | 84 |
 Vuelta | 19 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 18 | 29 | — | — |