Magnus Cort

Magnus Cort
Personal information
Full name Magnus Cort Nielsen
Born (1993-01-16) 16 January 1993
Bornholm, Denmark
Team information
Current team Orica–BikeExchange
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Puncheur
Classics Specialist
Professional team(s)
2012 Forsikring–Himmerland
2013–2014 Team Cult Energy[1]
2014 Orica–GreenEDGE (stagiaire)
2015– Orica–GreenEDGE
Major wins

Grand Tours

Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (2016)
Infobox last updated on
11 September 2016

Magnus Cort Nielsen (born 16 January 1993) is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Orica–BikeExchange.[2]

In June 2014, World Tour team Orica–GreenEDGE announced that they had signed Cort for three years, starting from the 2015 season.[2] He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España,[3] where he won stages 18[4] and 21.[5]

Career achievements

Major results

2011
1st Overall Závod Míru
1st Stages 3b & 4
1st National Junior Road Race Championships
3rd Overall Kroz Istru
2012
2nd National Under-23 Road Race Championships
3rd Post Cup Odder
3rd Tønder GP
8th National Road Race Championships
2013
1st Stage 1 Tour de la Province de Liège
Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
1st Stage 6
1st Mountain Classification
3rd Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
3rd Himmerland Rundt
9th Overall Danmark Rundt
1st Stages 1 & 4
10th Hadeland GP
2014
1st Stage 1 Danmark Rundt
1st Overall Ronde de l'Oise
1st Points classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 3 & 4
1st Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
1st Stages 1 & 2
1st Himmerland Rundt
1st Destination Thy
1st Ringerike GP
2nd Overall Tour des Fjords
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 3
5th Volta Limburg Classic
6th Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23
2015
4th National Road Race Championships
10th GP Ouest-France
10th Overall Danmark Rundt
2016
Vuelta a España
1st Stage 18 & 21
2nd Overall Danmark Rundt
1st Stage 2
5th GP Impanis-Van Petegem
7th GP du canton d'Argovie
9th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2016
Pink jersey Giro
Yellow jersey Tour
red jersey Vuelta 133

WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP

References

  1. "Magnus Cort Nielsen". Cycling Archives. Cycling Archives. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Orica-GreenEdge signs neo-pro Cort for three years". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. "71st Vuelta a España". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. "Vuelta a Espana: Cort Nielsen wins stage 18". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  5. "Vuelta a Espana 2016: Stage 21 Results | Cyclingnews.com". Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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