82 Facts About Jakob Fuglsang

Jakob Fuglsang has won several other stage races during his career including Danmark Rundt 3 times in a row from 2008 to 2010, Tour de Luxembourg and Tour of Austria in 2012, and Tour of Slovenia in 2009.

In 2007 Jakob Fuglsang moved to Italy in order to focus on riding his bike.

However, when they approached the final of the race Schurter was in the lead but Jakob Fuglsang was closing in on the Swiss and overtook him on the final lap on an uphill section.

Jakob Fuglsang was leading the 2008 edition of Danmark Rundt heading into the last stage.

Jakob Fuglsang had been in contact with Team Saxo Bank, and the deal was finally signed the day before he won Danmark Rundt.

Jakob Fuglsang rode his first World Tour season in 2009, riding for Team Saxo Bank which was led by Bjarne Riis.

Jakob Fuglsang had a great first year with finishing 6th overall in the Volta a Catalunya and Criterium du Dauphine Libere.

Jakob Fuglsang crashed in the first couple stages when he rode into the back of a tanker due to limiting road control.

Jakob Fuglsang wanted to stay at the team but got a great offer from Leopard Trek which was enough to persuade him.

In July 2010, Jakob Fuglsang started his first ever Tour de France.

Jakob Fuglsang had a mixed start to his season with finishing 11th at Tour of Oman before abandoning at Paris-Nice.

Jakob Fuglsang finished 3rd on the Time trial at Criterium International and 4th on the Time trial at Tour of the Basque Country.

Jakob Fuglsang rode Amstel Gold Race where an attack on Cauberg saw Philippe Gilbert take the victory.

Later in the race Jakob Fuglsang dropped out of the top 10 but the Tour was still a success with Andy Schleck taking a stage win and 2nd overall, and Frank Schleck taking 3rd overall.

Jakob Fuglsang participated in the Vuelta a Espana where Leopard Trek won the Opening Team Time Trial with Jakob Fuglsang crossing the line in first position.

Jakob Fuglsang was just the second Danish rider to wear the jersey, which was previously worn by Lars Michaelsen.

Jakob Fuglsang put in another great Time trial on stage 10 and finished 6th which moved him up to 2nd overall.

Jakob Fuglsang was slated to be his team's leader in the 2012 Giro d'Italia, but had to withdraw due to knee problems and was replaced with Frank Schleck.

Jakob Fuglsang later won the Tour de Luxembourg, taking the overall classification jersey in the queen stage to Differdange and then defending his lead with the help of his team for the fourth and final stage in Luxembourg City.

Jakob Fuglsang stated that he wanted to race for another squad in the next season since he was not happy with the way things were going within the team.

Jakob Fuglsang won stage 4 and the overall race ahead of Steve Morabito of BMC Racing Team who finished one minute and 24 seconds behind the Dane.

Jakob Fuglsang led out the sprint from the front, and as Martin attacked, he could not follow and had to settle with 2nd place.

Jakob Fuglsang was the only rider from Astana in the break and finished 4th on the stage, advancing to 6th overall.

Jakob Fuglsang was set to help Vincenzo Nibali win the 2014 Tour de France.

Jakob Fuglsang was then ordered to pace Nibali up the final climb, but when the pace kept getting slower, Jakob Fuglsang was then finally ordered to ride his own chance.

On stage 2 of Tour de France, Jakob Fuglsang attacked a few times until Nibali managed to get away and win the stage in the end.

Jakob Fuglsang had to slow down his pace in order to get Nibali to the finish line, and Jakob Fuglsang finished second on a Tour de France stage.

However, on the first climbing stage, Jakob Fuglsang showed weakness and dropped to fourth overall.

The remainder of the race became a challenge for Jakob Fuglsang who finished 36th overall.

However already on the first mountain stage, Nibali looked vulnerable and Jakob Fuglsang was awarded his own chance by the Astana team.

Jakob Fuglsang did a great final climb but only finished 13th because of acting as domestique to Nibali.

However, on the following day Jakob Fuglsang lost a lot of time, with Nibali only losing a minute.

The final day in the Pyrenees saw the race heading up Plateau de Beille, and Jakob Fuglsang was in a 22-man breakaway.

Rodriguez won the stage with 1:12 down to Jakob Fuglsang who arrived at the soaking wet finish line in 2nd place.

In probably his last chance for a stage win, Jakob Fuglsang went all in on stage 18 of the race.

Jakob Fuglsang was a part of a huge group which became smaller as it approached the Col du Glandon.

Jakob Fuglsang finished the race in 3rd overall with team-mate Tanel Kangert finishing 2nd overall.

Jakob Fuglsang followed the other contenders and even attacked inside the final kilometer and finished 2nd, and advancing to 2nd place overall.

Two days later Jakob Fuglsang lost time to the other contenders as he punctured on a gravel sector.

At the Tour de France, Jakob Fuglsang was missing form but attacked on the final mountain stage but had no luck in going for the win on that stage.

At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Jakob Fuglsang was in the chaser group descending the final climb, when two of the main-favorites Vincenzo Nibali and Richie Porte crashed.

In June 2017 Jakob Fuglsang rode the Criterium du Dauphine alongside Italian team-mate Fabio Aru as the leader.

On stage 6, Jakob Fuglsang attacked on Mont du Chat, and got a gap on the general classification contenders.

Dan Martin then attacked and Jakob Fuglsang attacked a little later, and managed to chase down Martin, and blast pass him as Jakob Fuglsang won his second stage in just three days.

Not only did he win the stage but Jakob Fuglsang won the overall race, which was the biggest win of his career.

Jakob Fuglsang bounced back on the queen stage of the race on stage 9 that included Mont du Chat which Fuglsang had ridden one month previous at the Criterium du Dauphine.

Jakob Fuglsang attacked inside the final 500 meters but was chased down by Rigoberto Uran and lost his chance for the stage win.

At the Tour of Almaty, Jakob Fuglsang won stage 2 which finished on a climb to Almaty.

At his first race of the season, Jakob Fuglsang finished 3rd in the Spanish stage race "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana".

Jakob Fuglsang scored another top 10 finish one week later at the Vuelta a Murcia, placing 6th.

Jakob Fuglsang arrived at Paris-Nice with hopes of riding for the general classification, however he was involved in a crash on the first stage, and lost time as he did the previous year.

Jakob Fuglsang was ready to race again only two days later, when he started Tour de Romandie.

Jakob Fuglsang finished inside the bunch on the final stage, which meant he finished 4th overall.

Jakob Fuglsang then went to altitude training camp to focus for the Tour de France.

Jakob Fuglsang recovered and finished 2nd on the queen stage, and delivered the best time trial of the general classification contenders on stage 9, advancing Jakob Fuglsang to 2nd place overall.

When Jakob Fuglsang arrived at the Tour de France however, his first week was full of chaotic moments.

Jakob Fuglsang was ninth on the first stage but with one man down on stage 3, Astana almost lost a minute in the team time trial.

Jakob Fuglsang managed to overcome the problems and advanced to 7th place in the general classification after the cobbled classics stage, a stage in which Fuglsang attacked but had no luck of getting away from the bunch.

Jakob Fuglsang returned to racing after 2.5 weeks at Arctic Race of Norway where he was in the breakaway on stage 2, and finished 9th on the stage.

At the Canadian World Tour classic Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal, Jakob Fuglsang was in a late breakaway with Tim Wellens and James Knox, but was brought back by the bunch with 6.2 kilometers to go.

Jakob Fuglsang started his 2019 season at Vuelta a Murcia where he finished 6th in the general classification.

Jakob Fuglsang rode his first big classic of the season in Strade Bianche where he finished 2nd behind Julian Alaphilippe.

Jakob Fuglsang attacked several times in the final but could not drop the Frenchman, who ended up outsprinting Jakob Fuglsang on the last climb.

On stage 5 to Recanati, Jakob Fuglsang attacked and made a huge effort on the hard stage.

Jakob Fuglsang ended up winning and made a jump to 3rd in the general classification which would be his final position in the race.

Jakob Fuglsang dedicated his win on Stage 5 to his former team-mate Michele Scarponi.

Jakob Fuglsang found the decision "ridiculous" and said he had never seen anything like it before.

Jakob Fuglsang rode an amazing Ardennes Classics week where he finished on the podium in all three races.

At Amstel Gold Race, Jakob Fuglsang rode away with Alaphilippe, and they looked to fight out the win, however they slowed down drastically in the final kilometre which allowed the chasing group to bridge the gap to the leaders.

At La Fleche Wallonne Jakob Fuglsang attacked on Muur de Huy, and only Alaphilippe could follow.

Jakob Fuglsang attacked in the final stages and dropped everyone, however he nearly crashed with 3 kilometres to go, but a miraculous save from Fuglsang secured him his first win in a monument classics.

At his final race before the Tour de France, Jakob Fuglsang finished 3rd on Stage 2 at Criterium du Dauphine, and proved he was one of the strongest candidates for the overall Tour win.

Jakob Fuglsang would take the yellow jersey on the penultimate day after attacking and dropping Adam Yates.

Thibaut Pinot tried an attack inside the final two kilometres, however Jakob Fuglsang quickly closed it down, and won his second Criterium du Dauphine.

Jakob Fuglsang started his 2020 campaign with a repeat victory in the Spanish stage race Vuelta a Andalucia.

Jakob Fuglsang came into the road race as a top favourite and rode a tactical race until the last ascent up Cima Gallisterna, where he came up just short against his classics rival and the eventual race winner Julian Alaphilippe.

Alaphilippe escaped on the last climb and soloed to victory, while Jakob Fuglsang lost the sprint for silver and bronze medals in a chase group.

At the Tour de Suisse, Jakob Fuglsang finished second on the fifth stage to Leukerbad, losing out on the uphill finish to Richard Carapaz; he ultimately finished the race in third place overall.

Jakob Fuglsang's season ended following a crash at the Benelux Tour, resulting in fractures to his scapula and clavicle.

Jakob Fuglsang started his 2022 season racing in Spain, competing in the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and O Gran Camino stage races, finishing in sixth and tenth respectively.

Jakob Fuglsang finished third overall for the second year in succession at the Tour de Suisse, spending a day in the leader's jersey.

Jakob Fuglsang withdrew from the Tour de France, following a crash which resulted in a fractured rib.