Jussi Veikkanen (born 29 March 1981) is a Finnish former road racing cyclist, who rode as a professional between 2005 and 2015 for the Omega Pharma–Lotto and FDJ teams.[2] He won the Finnish National Road Race Championships seven times between 2003 and 2014.[3]
.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 | Groupama–FDJ |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider (retired) Directeur sportif |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2001 | Top Kärnten–Giant |
| 2002–2003 | Mälarenergi–Sime |
| 2004 | VC Roubaix |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2010 | Française des Jeux |
| 2011 | Omega Pharma–Lotto |
| 2012–2015 | FDJ–BigMat[1] |
| Managerial team | |
| 2016– | FDJ (directeur sportif) |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2003, 2005–2006, 2008, 2010, 2013–2014) | |
Career
editBorn in Riihimäki, Veikkanen started his career with team Mälarenergi and he became a professional cyclist in 2005 with Française des Jeux.
After a long breakaway on stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France he donned the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification. He kept the jersey until stage 6, when Stéphane Augé took it.
He signed with Omega Pharma–Lotto for the 2011 season,[4] but rejoined FDJ–BigMat for the 2012 season.[5]
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.[2]
Major results
edit- 2002
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 2003
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 2004
- 1st Grand Prix des Marbriers
- 2nd Overall Ruban Granitier Breton
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Paris–Troyes
- 2005
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 5th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 2006
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
- 1st Stage 2
- 8th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
- 2007
- 3rd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimbo
- 8th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 2008
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 4 Route du Sud
- 4th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 5th Overall Tour de Wallonie
- 10th Overall Deutschland Tour
- 1st Stage 6[6]
- 2009
- 2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 3rd Overall Tour du Haut Var
- 9th Overall Tour Down Under
- 9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- Tour de France
- Held
after Stages 2–5
- Held
- 2010
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
- 1st Stage 2
- 2013
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 10th Overall Tour Down Under
- 2014
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2015
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | 70 | 44 | 50 | — | — | 119 | 146 | — | 109 | 147 |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
DNF | — | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "FDJ.fr (FDJ) — FRA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ a b "News shorts: Zandio to retire at end of 2016, Veikkanen announces retirement". cyclingnews.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Jussi Veikkanen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Veikkanen to Lotto". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "BigMat joins FDJ as co-sponsor in 2012". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ Veikkanen sprints ahead www.cyclingnews.com 4 September 2008
External links
edit
Media related to Jussi Veikkanen at Wikimedia Commons
- Jussi Veikkanen at UCI
- Jussi Veikkanen at Cycling Archives
- Jussi Veikkanen at ProCyclingStats
- Jussi Veikkanen at Cycling Quotient
- Jussi Veikkanen at CycleBase
