Valgren at the 2015 Tour de France
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Personal information | |
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Full name | Michael Valgren Andersen |
Born |
Denmark |
7 February 1992
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
Team information | |
Current team | Astana |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Puncheur, classics specialist, all-rounder |
Professional team(s) | |
2011–2013 | Glud & Marstrand–LRØ |
2014–2016 | Tinkoff–Saxo |
2017– | Astana |
Major wins | |
Michael Valgren Andersen (born 7 February 1992) is a Danish cyclist riding for Astana.
He became a professional in 2011 at the age of just 19 riding for the Danish continental team Glud & Marstrand–LRØ, where he won two editions of the U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège and several other noticeable wins.
In 2014 he entered the WorldTour, when he joined Tinkoff–Saxo. He made an immediate impact, as he won the Danish National Road Race Championships and the Danmark Rundt.
He was named in the start lists for the 2015 Tour de France and the 2016 Tour de France.