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Mogens Frey

Mogens Frey

Danish cyclist (born 1941)

For the Danish Olympic rower, see Mogens Jensen (rower).
For the Danish politician, see Mogens Jensen (politician).

Mogens Frey Jensen (born 2 July 1941) is a retired Danish amateur cyclist who competed successfully both on the road and on track. He won, along with Gunnar Asmussen, Per Lyngemark and Reno Olsen, a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 4 km team pursuit and finished second individually.[1] However, he is more famous for the way he won stage 9 in the 1970 Tour de France. Here, he defeated his own team captain Joaquim Agostinho. Agostinho was first over the finish line, but was immediately disqualified for putting his hand on Frey's handlebars, thus holding him back in the sprint.[2] It was the only Danish Tour de France stage win until 1983.

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Frey also won the individual pursuit event at the 1968 world championships and finished second in 1967 behind Gert Bongers.[3]

Major results

1968
1968 Summer Olympics:
1st place, gold medalist(s) Team Track Pursuit (with Per Lyngemark, Reno Olsen and Gunnar Asmussen)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Track Pursuit
World Amateur Track Pursuit Champion
1969
GP ZTS Dubnica nad Vahom
World Amateur Track Pursuit Champion
1970
Tour de France:
Winner stage 9

References

  1. [1]
    Mogens Frey Jensen. sports-reference.com
  2. [2]
    Bill McGann; Carol McGann (2008). The Story of the Tour De France: 1965-2007. Dog Ear Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-59858-608-4.
  3. [3]
    Mogens Frey. cyclingarchives.com
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