Adam Hansen
Hansen at the 2009 Tour Down Under.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Adam Hansen |
| Nickname | Croc Man, Lumpy |
| Born |
11 May 1981 Southport, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Lotto–Soudal |
| Discipline | Road and mountain biking |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Breakaway specialist |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2003 | Arboe Mérida |
| 2004 | Corratec Austria |
| 2005 | ELK Haus |
| 2006 | Aposport Krone Linz |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2007–2010 | T-Mobile Team |
| 2011– | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| Major wins | |
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Adam Hansen (born 11 May 1981 in Southport, Queensland) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Lotto–Soudal.
In 2012, Hansen became the second Australian to complete all three Grand Tours – the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España – in a calendar year. He was the only rider to accomplish that feat in 2012, and the 32nd in cycling history. In completing the 2015 Vuelta a España, his thirteenth grand tour in a row, he broke Bernardo Ruiz's 57-year-old record for consecutive grand tours completed. By completing the 2016 Vuelta, he became the first rider to complete 16 consecutive Grand Tours.
In 2013, Hansen broke away early in the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia, a stage featuring numerous short and steep climbs. Hansen shed his breakaway companions and won in solo fashion in Pescara in pouring rain, more than a minute in advance of the chasing group. In stage 19 of the 2014 Vuelta a España, Hansen attacked the peloton with 4 km to go and resisted the disorganized chase to win solo.
As an engineer Hansen has designed his own shoes and ridden with them on numerous occasions. He has also written software for his current team, Lotto-Soudal, which manages the team's logistics.
He lives in Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czech Republic, and has since 2005.
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