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Michael Rasmussen (born June 1, 1974 in Tølløse) is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who rides for Dutch team Rabobank. Specializing in climbing, Rasmussen has shown a propensity for attempting spectacular stage wins in mountain stages in which he breaks away from the peloton early and rides alone for most of the stage. is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Until January 1, 2007 TÃ¸llÃ¸se municipality was a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the northeastern part of the former West Zealand County on the island of Zealand (SjÃ¦lland) in Denmark. ... Road bicycle racing is a popular bicycle racing sport held on the road (following the geography of the area), using racing bicycles. ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ... A climbing specialist is a road bicycle racer who can ride especially well on highly inclined roads, such as those found among hills or mountains. ... A stage in road bicycle racing is a part of a multi-day event, such as the Tour de France or the Giro dItalia. ... The peloton (from French, literally meaning ball and related to the English word platoon), bunch or pack is the large main group in a road bicycle race. ...

Michael Rasmussen is known for his care for detail when considering weight and he is known to constantly pester his mechanics to make his bike lighter. He doesn't climb with any water bottles because they weigh too much. In the 2006 Tour de France he perfected his bike to be just 10 grams above the minimum weight for a bike; he is also known for peeling off unnecessary stickers from his bike, not wearing the Livestrong wristband (which has become something of a tradition among many Tour de France riders) due to the additional grams, and is rumored to have the lowest body fat percentage of any rider in the pro ranks. He only carries one water bottle holder and his bike, the Colnago Extreme-C weighed in at 6810g (6.81kg), only 10g more than the allowed limit. The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... The Livestrong wristband The Livestrong wristband is a yellow awareness bracelet developed by world reknowned cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, and Nike in the summer of 2004. ... The Tour de France is the worlds best-known cycling race, a three-week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France and, sometimes, neighbouring countries. ...

His nickname is Kyllingen (The Chicken in danish) or Chicken Legs but this actually has nothing to do with his anatomy. The name originates from his period as a mountainbiker, when a couple of teammates were watching Danish children's TV show Bamses Billedbog, about a bear and a chicken. A large team mechanic was nicknamed Bear, and so Rasmussen was dubbed The Chicken.^[1] Mountain biker riding in the Arizona desert. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Biography

Rasmussen began his cycling career as a mountain biker, and he won the Mountain Bike World Championships in 1999 before becoming a stagiaire at professional cycling team CSC-Tiscali in 2001. Here he secured a one-year contract for the 2002 season, and following a string of good results in August and September, including his first professional win, he switched from CSC-Tiscali to the Rabobank team in the 2003 season. A cross country mountain bike race A hardtail mountain bike A mountain bike or mountain bicycle (abbreviated MTB or ATB (All Terrain Bicycle)) is a bicycle designed for mountain biking, either on dirt trails or other unpaved environments. ... The first professional Mountain Bike World Championships took place in Durango (USA) in 1990. ... The following terminology is used in the general sport of cycling, as well as the more specific road bicycle racing and mountain bicycle racing. ... A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races of any kind, whether they are recreational or professional. ... Riders from Team CSC in Danmark Rundt, August 2006. ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ...

His first Tour de France was in 2004 in which he failed to get any stage wins and the polka dot jersey went to Richard Virenque who won the mountain competition. Since then, he asked his team to allow him to train completely alone and only focus on the Tour de France for the 2005 season, which was granted. The Tour de France is the worlds best-known cycling race, a three-week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France and, sometimes, neighbouring countries. ... The 91st Tour de France (July 3 - July 25, 2004). ... The polka dot jersey (French: maillot à pois rouge) is awarded for the best climber during the mountain stages of the Tour de France cycle race. ... Richard Virenque (born November 19, 1969 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a retired French professional bicyclist. ...

At the 2005 Tour de France his training paid off when he took the lead for the polka dot jersey on Stage 8. The next day he won Stage 9 after riding alone for about 75% of the course; he had broken away from the peloton after only 3 km and remained ahead all the way to the finish line 168 km later. He topped the first category 1 climb of the Tour de France, the Ballon d'Alsace. In the penultimate stage (Stage 20), an individual time trial, he suffered a disastrous performance, losing his overall third place following a fall after 4 km, two bike changes, two wheel changes and crashing into a ditch. After his first fall, he lost his self-confidence and his downhilling strength (as said by Rabobank's sports director Erik Breukink). Rasmussen finished in 77th place on the day and dropped from 3rd to 7th on the GC. However, by that time, he needed only to finish the final stage the next day to assure his status as the King of the Mountains for the 2005 Tour. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x840, 155 KB) Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen (Team Rabobank) during Stage 20 (Individual Time Trial, St Etienne) of the 2005 Tour de France. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x840, 155 KB) Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen (Team Rabobank) during Stage 20 (Individual Time Trial, St Etienne) of the 2005 Tour de France. ... The 92nd Tour de France was held from July 2 to July 24, 2005. ... An Individual Time Trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: contre la montre - literally against the watch). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ... The 92nd Tour de France was held from July 2 to July 24, 2005. ... A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words Ï‡Î¯Î»Î¹Î± (khilia) = thousand and Î¼ÎÏ„ÏÎ¿ (metro) = count/measure). ... Ballon dAlsace is a 1247 meter high mountain at the border of Alsace, Lorraine, and Franche-Comté. From its top there is a nice view on the Vosges, the Rhine valley and the Black Forest. ... 2005 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21. ... An Individual Time Trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: contre la montre - literally against the watch). There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials (TTT). ... Ditches at the Ouse Washes nature reserve. ... Erik Breukink (born April 1, 1964 in Rheden, Netherlands) is a former professional cyclist. ... The General Classification (or GC) in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races. ... The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race. ...

After stage 20 he was seen riding alone on a highway. Rasmussen said he did that to clear his mind after what happened that day.^[2] After earning the maillot à pois rouge (polka dot jersey) during the 2005 Tour de France, Rasmussen not only wore the jersey, but a polka dot helmet, shorts, gloves, socks. For the final stage of the race, he rode a polka dot bike made by Ernesto Colnago, founder of the Colnago company.^[3] The polka dot jersey (French: maillot à pois rouge) is awarded for the best climber during the mountain stages of the Tour de France cycle race. ... Colnago is a manufacturer of road racing bicycles founded by Ernesto Colnago in 1954 in Cambiago, Italy. ...

In the 2006 Tour de France, he finished well in the overall GC but wasn't the team leader, that honour went to Russian Denis Menchov. Rasmussen nevertheless won the King of the Mountains polka dot jersey for the second year in succession and claimed stage 16 in the process. On Stage 16 he broke away after just 4km and took the "Souvenir Henri Desgrange" (awarded to the first rider across the summit of the highest mountain in each year's tour) on the Col du Galibier (2645m), winning 5000 euros for his efforts. He led over all of the climbs and won stage 16 by over a minute to the nearest chaser, Carlos Sastre of Team CSC. In Paris he claimed the final Polka-Dot Jersey of the 2006 tour while holding his recently born child, who was clad in a polka-dot shirt and cap. The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... Denis Nikolayevich Menchov (Russian: Ð”ÐµÐ½Ð¸Ñ ÐœÐµÐ½ÑŒÑˆÐ¾Ð²) (born 25 January 1978 in Orel, Russia, part of the Soviet Union at that time) is a professional Russian road bicycle racer. ... The polka dot jersey (French: maillot à pois rouge) is awarded for the best climber during the mountain stages of the Tour de France cycle race. ... Henri Desgrange (1865 in Paris, France - 1940 in Beauvallon, France) was a competitive bicycle racer and French sports journalist. ... Col du Galibier Col du Galibier (el. ... Sastre during the Stage 20 individual time trial (St Etienne) of the 2005 Tour de France. ... Riders from Team CSC in Danmark Rundt, August 2006. ...

In the 2007 Tour De France he won the 8th stage from Le Grand-Bornand to Tignes, taking the Yellow jersey and polka dot jersey. As of July 24th, he holds a 2:23 lead on Alberto Contador, who is in second place for the Yellow yersey. With only five stages remaining, this makes him one of the top favourites for bringing the yellow jersey to Paris in 2007.^[4] Stages in 2007 The 2007 Tour de France is the 94th Tour de France, taking place from July 7 to July 29, 2007. ... Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Rhone-Alpes Department Haute-Savoie Mayor AndrÃ© PÃ©rillat-AmÃ©dÃ© (2001-2008) Statistics Land areaÂ¹ 61. ... A ski lift on the Grande Motte. ... Commercial version of maillot jaune, 2004 The Yellow jersey (French: Maillot jaune pronounced ) is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races, originally and most notably the Tour de France. ... The polka dot jersey (French: maillot à pois rouge) is awarded for the best climber during the mountain stages of the Tour de France cycle race. ... Alberto Contador Velasco (born 6 December 1982 is a professional road racing cyclist. ...

Doping

Rasmussen was the centre of a doping controversy whilst wearing the yellow jersey in the 2007 Tour de France, when it was announced that he had been suspended from competing for the Danish national cycling team at future UCI World Championships and Olympic Games events following missed doping controls.^[5] Rasmussen had missed two tests by the UCI and two tests by the Danish Cycling Union through 2007.^[6] Counting these missed tests together, the Danish Cycling Union decided to ban Rasmussen from competing in their colours. Rasmussen said "I do admit that I've committed an administrative error. I was informed of this at the Danish championship 2 1/2 weeks ago, so it's no news... It might be a surprise that it comes out right now."^[7] The timing of the announcement led to speculation by Patrice Clerc, the Chief of the Amaury Sport Organisation, who organise the Tour de France, that the UCI had leaked the news in the middle of the Tour de France in an attempt to damage it, as part of the ongoing dispute between the two and the running of the UCI ProTour.^[8] This was rejected by the UCI President Pat McQuaid, who said the timing was down to the Danish Cycling Union. Commercial version of maillot jaune, 2004 The Yellow jersey (French: Maillot jaune pronounced ) is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races, originally and most notably the Tour de France. ... Stages in 2007 The 2007 Tour de France is the 94th Tour de France, taking place from July 7 to July 29, 2007. ... The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Entrance of UCI headquarter at Aigle (Switzerland) Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is a professional cycling union that oversees cycling events in the international community. ... DCU logo The Danish Cycling Federation or DCU (in Danish: Danmarks Cykle Union) is the national governing body of cycle racing in Denmark. ... The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) is part of the French media group, EPA (Philippe Amaury Publications), and is well-known as the organiser of various major sporting events, including the Tour de France and Paris-Nice professional cycle road races, and the Paris-Dakar Rally. ... The Tour de France is the worlds best-known cycling race, a three-week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France and, sometimes, neighbouring countries. ... The UCI ProTour logo The UCI ProTour is a competition under the International Cycling Union (UCI). ... Pat McQuaid (born 5 September 1949) is a former Irish professional cyclist and is the current President of the Union Cycliste Internationale. ...

According to a multiply-sourced VeloNews^[9] article published on July 20, 2007, mountain bike racer Whitney Richards accused Rasmussen of trying to get him to transport a box, which Rasmussen had told Richards contained a pair of his favourite cycling shoes, to his training base in Italy in early 2002. The box turned out to contain packets of Hemopure, a bovine-hemoglobin-based blood substitute which is not currently approved for human use outside of South Africa and did not become commercially available there until January 2006, and which might potentially have been used in a doping program. At the time there was no screening test for Hemopure; it is, however, currently banned under the WADA Code. Richards states that he destroyed the Hemopure to which Rasmussen is said to have grown angry and said to Richards "Have you any idea how much that shit cost?"^[10] is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

A second journalist^[11] confirmed that Richards had related the same story to him over two years ago, off the record, and claims that the incident is the same one described in the epilogue of journalist David Walsh's recent book From Lance to Landis. Rasmussen had declined to comment in any way on the story, saying only, "I cannot confirm any of that."

On July 23rd 2007 he was pushed about his reluctance to deny the allegations in an interview on British TV channel ITV4 (also broadcast in a podcast). In response he formally denied any such incident had taken place, and said that he hadn't spoken to Richards for 5 years and he was unsure what he had done to cause such allegations from Richards. ^[12]

Major results

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References

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See also

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