Jussi Veikkanen
.JPG) Veikkanen at the 2014 Volta a Catalunya | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jussi Veikkanen |
| Born |
29 March 1981 Riihimäki, Finland |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | FDJ |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2002–2003 | Mälarenergi |
| 2005–2010 | Française des Jeux |
| 2011 | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| 2012– | FDJ–BigMat |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014) | |
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Infobox last updated on 5 January 2015 | |
Jussi Veikkanen (born 29 March 1981) is a Finnish road racing cyclist, with the FDJ team.[1] Born in Riihimäki, Veikkanen started his career with team Mälarenergi and he became a professional cyclist in 2005 with Française des Jeux. He has won the Finnish national road race title seven times between 2003 and 2014.[2]
After a long breakaway on stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France he donned the Polka Dot Jersey for king of the mountains. He kept the jersey until stage 6, when Stéphane Augé took it.
He signed with Omega Pharma–Lotto for the 2011 season,[3] but rejoined FDJ–BigMat for the 2012 season.[4]
Veikkanen announced ahead of the 2015 edition of the Tour de Vendée that the race would be his last as a professional, and that he would remain with FDJ as a member of staff after retiring from the road.[5]
Career achievements
Major results
- 2003
- 1st
National Road Race Championships - 2005
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 2006
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 2 Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne
- 2008
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Stage 4, Route du Sud
- 1st Stage 6, Deutschland Tour[6]
- 2010
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Stage 2 Tour Méditerranéen
- 2013
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 10th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2014
- 1st National Road Race Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro |
— | 70 | 44 | 50 | — | — | 119 | 146 | — | 109 | — |
 Tour |
— | — | — | — | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta |
WD | — | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | WD | — | WD |
WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP
References
- ↑ "FDJ.fr (FDJ) — FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ↑ "Jussi Veikkanen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/veikkanen-to-lotto
- ↑ "BigMat joins FDJ as co-sponsor in 2012". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "News shorts: Zandio to retire at end of 2016, Veikkenan announces retirement". cyclingnews.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Veikkanen sprints ahead www.cyclingnews.com 4 September 2008
External links
Media related to Jussi Veikkanen at Wikimedia Commons
- Jussi Veikkanen profile at Cycling Archives
- Jussi Veikkanen profile at Cycling Quotient
- Jussi Veikkanen profile at ProCyclingStats
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