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| Full name | Andreas Rikardsen Leknessund | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 25) Tromsø, Norway | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Uno-X Mobility | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | Ringerike SK | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2018–2020 | Uno-X Norwegian Development Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Team DSM | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Uno-X Mobility | |||||||||||||||||
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Andreas Rikardsen Leknessund (born 21 May 1999 in Tromsø) is a Norwegian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Uno-X Mobility.
Career
After a successful junior career, Leknessund turned professional in May 2018 with UCI Continental team Uno-X Norwegian Development Team. His first major victory was the Norwegian elite national time trial championships in 2019. He stayed with the team until being signed by UCI WorldTeam Team DSM in 2021 after showing promising results, having won the elite national time trial championships a second time, the Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia and the UEC European Under-23 Time Trial Championships among other races in 2020. In June 2022 he won stage two of the Tour de Suisse in a solo victory from the breakaway. In August, he won the Arctic Race of Norway, taking the race lead after winning the fourth and final stage. At the 2023 Giro d'Italia, Leknessund moved into the lead after finishing second on stage four. He was able to hold onto the lead until the time trial on stage nine. He ultimately went on to finish 8th overall. This also made him the first rider from north of the Arctic Circle to have led the race.
After spending three seasons with Team DSM–Firmenich, Leknessund returned to Uno-X Mobility for the 2024 season on a three-year contract.
Major results
- 2016
- 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 5th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
- 2017
- 1st
Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships - 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - 1st
Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 2a Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 2nd Overall Peace Race Juniors
- 1st Stage 2a
- 2nd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
- 1st Stage 2
- 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
- 8th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 2018
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 7th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 8th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
- 2019 (1 pro win)
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
- 2nd Kattekoers
- 5th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 2020 (1)
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Overall Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia
- 1st
Points classification - 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 3
- 1st
- 1st Hafjell GP
- 1st Lillehammer GP
- 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 4th Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 8th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
- 2021
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 7th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 10th Brabantse Pijl
- 2022 (3)
- 1st
Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Suisse
- 2023
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
- Held
& after Stages 4–8
- Held
- 2024
- 2nd Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
- 1st Stage 1
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 10th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 10th Overall Czech Tour
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2022 | 2023 |
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| Giro d'Italia
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— | 8 |
| Tour de France
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28 | — |
 Vuelta a España
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— | — |
| — | Did not compete |
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| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- "Uno - X Norwegian Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- "Team DSM". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Team Sunweb sign Andreas Leknessund to the WorldTour program from 2021". Team Sunweb. Sunweb Group B.V. 12 August 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Uno-X Mobility". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- Ostanek, Daniel (2 November 2021). "Who is Andreas Leknessund? Norway's up-and-coming Grand Tour talent". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- Fotheringham, Alasdair (13 June 2022). "Tour de Suisse: Leknessund takes glory from breakaway with stage 2 victory". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- Fotheringham, Alasdair (9 May 2023). "Giro d'Italia leader Andreas Leknessund makes Norwegian cycling history". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- Ryan, Barry (1 August 2023). "A homecoming as Andreas Leknessund signs for Uno-X". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
External links
- Andreas Leknessund at UCI
- Andreas Leknessund at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Andreas Leknessund at ProCyclingStats
- Andreas Leknessund at CQ Ranking
- Andreas Leknessund at Olympics.com
- Andreas Leknessund at Olympedia (archive)
- Andreas Leknessund at Team Norway (in Norwegian)