René Jørgensen (born 26 July 1975) is a former road bicycle racer from Denmark.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | René Jørgensen |
| Born | 26 July 1975 Herning, Denmark |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1998–2001 | home–Jack & Jones |
| 2002–2003 | Team Fakta |
| 2004 | Alessio–Bianchi |
| 2005 | Barloworld |
| 2006–2010 | Team Designa Køkken |
| 2011–2012 | Christina Watches–Onfone |
Career
editHe rode for the Danish professional cycling team, home–Jack & Jones, which he joined in 1998. He left the team, which by that time had changed the name twice; 2000 season to Memory Card – Jack & Jones and from 2001 to CSC – Tiscali after the 2001 season, where he decided to join another Danish team: EDS-Fakta. The team changed its name to Team Fakta, and he rode for the team until it closed in 2003. He went to the Italian team Alessio–Bianchi, which, however, also closed, at the end of the 2004 season. In 2005, he signed with the South African team, Barloworld, which he represented for a single season, before he returned to Denmark to ride for the UCI Continental team, Team Designa Køkken, with whom he remained with until the end of 2010.
Major results
edit- 1993
- 2nd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 1997
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 2000
- 9th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2001
- 10th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 2002
- 4th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 6th GP Aarhus
- 2003
- 2nd Sparkassen Giro Bochum
- 7th Paris–Camembert
- 2004
- 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 2005
- 3rd GP Aarhus
- 10th Ronde van Drenthe
- 2006
- 3rd Grand Prix Cristal Energie
- 3rd Grand Prix Demy-Cars
- 10th Boucle de l'Artois
- 2007
- 2nd Boucle de l'Artois
- 2nd Ronde van Drenthe
- 2nd GP Herning
- 5th Grand Prix Cristal Energie
- 6th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 6th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
- 2008
- 4th Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 2009
- 1st GP Herning
- 6th Grand Prix des Marbriers
- 2010
- 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Oise
- 2011
- 6th GP Herning
- 2012
- 3rd Ronde van Drenthe
External links
edit- René Jørgensen at ProCyclingStats
- René Jørgensen at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Photo: http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/1998/aug/renej.jpg
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