Brian Holm
 Holm at the2016 Tour of Britain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Holm Sørensen |
| Born | 2 October 1962 Copenhagen,Denmark |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Soudal–Quick-Step(Director sportif) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Director sportif |
| Professional teams | |
| 1986–1988 | Roland–Van de Ven |
| 1989–1991 | Histor–Sigma |
| 1992 | Tulip Computers |
| 1993–1997 | Team Telekom |
| 1998 | home–Jack & Jones |
| 1998 | Acceptcard Pro Cycling |
| Managerial teams | |
| 1999 | Acceptcard Pro Cycling |
| 2004–2011 | T-Mobile Team |
| 2012– | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
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Brian Holm Sørensen(born 2 October 1962) is a retired Danish professional rider inroad bicycle racingfrom 1986 to 1998, who rode forTeam Telekomfrom 1993 to 1997 and was part of the team that brought his fellow DaneBjarne Riisto victory in the1996 Tour de France.
Biography
[edit]Brian Holm was born inCopenhagen.He was a reliabledomestiquefor most of his career, and also sports 11 individual victories, including a national championship (1990), the one-day classicParis–Brusselsand the semi-classicParis–Camembert.
After his active career, Brian Holm has acted as a sport director, first for Danish pro-teamsTeam Acceptcard(1999) andTeam Fakta,then for the Danish national team, and from 2003 forTeam Telekom(sponsors changed several times) until 2011 when the team, latterly known as HTC-Highroad, came to an end.
Holm is cited as a motivational influence on prominent[1]HTC-Highroad cyclist,Mark Cavendish.During the2011 UCI Road World Championshipsin Copenhagen, won by Cavendish, he reportedly rode in the team support car with Great Britain coach Rod Ellingworth.
In February 2004 he was diagnosed withcolon cancer,and underwent surgery before returning to racing. Following his experience with cancer, Holm establishedLa Flamme Rouge,as a means to raise money for charitable organisations supporting cancer patients through sport. La Flamme Rouge sells various products such as cycle clothing designed for them byPaul Smith.Mark Cavendishis one of its ambassadors.
In November 2013 Holm was elected as a municipal councillor inFrederiksberg,a town forming an enclave in theCopenhagen Municipality,despite undertaking little campaigning. Holm stood for election as a candidate of theConservative People's Party.[2]
In May 2014 Holm was charged with indecent exposure towards a 7 year old girl, who had slept over in his house. Holm was acquitted[3][4]
Doping
[edit]In his 2002 autobiography, he admitted having useddopingduring the 1990s. This did not cost him his job as manager for the Danish national team, despite some concern about him being a role model for the young riders. In May 2007, he admitted having usederythropoietin(EPO) on two occasions in 1996 atTeam Telekom.[5]
Major results
[edit]- 1983
- 1stDuo Normand(withJack Olsen)
- 7th OverallTour of Sweden
- 1984
- 1stGrand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
- 4thUCI Amateur Road Race World Championships
- 9th OverallTour of Norway
- 1986 –Roland
- 1stCircuit de la Frontiers
- Templeuve
- Omloop van de Grenstreek
- 3rdTrofeo Baracchi(withJesper Skibby)
- 4thGrand Prix Pino Cerami
- 7thGrote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 1987
- 9th OverallDanmark Rundt
- 1988
- 2ndGrand Prix de la Libération
- 4thNokere Koerse
- 5th OverallDanmark Rundt
- 1989
- 3rdGrand Prix de la Libération
- 7thGrand Prix Pino Cerami
- 1990 –Histor
- 1st
DenmarkNational championship,individual time trial - 1stGP Wieler Revue
- 1st Stage 4 (TTT)Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 3Tour d'Armorique
- Stage 2,Tour de l'Oise
- 4thGrand Prix de la Libération
- 5thGrand Prix Eddy Merckx(withPaul Haghedooren)
- 6thTrofeo Luis Puig
- 6thGent–Wevelgem
- 6thRund um Köln
- 8thGrand Prix des Nations
- 9thOmloop Het Volk
- 9thBrabantse Pijl
- 1991 –Histor-Sigma
- 1stParis–Camembert
- 1stParis–Brussels
- 5thGrand Prix Eddy Merckx(withBenjamin Van Itterbeeck)
- 9thBrabantse Pijl
- 10thGrand Prix de la Libération
- 1992
- 2ndOmloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden
- 4th OverallFour Days of Dunkirk
- 6thGrote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 7thGrand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 10thGrand Prix Eddy Merckx(withHerman Frison)
- 1993
- 5thGrand Prix de Wallonie
- 5thGrand Prix de Fourmies
- 6thDruivenkoers Overijse
- 6thParis–Brussels
- 8thGrote 1-MeiPrijs
- 8th OverallHofbräu Cup
- 1994
- 3rdGrand Prix de Denain
- 4thVeenendaal–Veenendaal
- 7thGrand Prix de Wallonie
- 1995 –Team Telekom
- Stage 6,Boland Bank International
- 2ndNational Road Race Championships
- 5thOmloop Mandel
- 10thKuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 1996 –Team Telekom
- 3rdDwars door België
- 5th OverallTour de Luxembourg
- 6thDanish National Road Race Championships
- 7thGrand Prix Pino Cerami
- 7thParis–Roubaix
- 7th OverallDanmark Rundt
- 1997 –Team Telekom
- 3rdE3 Prijs Vlaanderen
- 4thGrand Prix Herning
- 6th OverallDanmark Rundt
- 6thTre Valli Varesine
- 7thGrand Prix Aarhus
- 1998 –Acceptcard Pro Cycling
- 1st Stage 3Danmark Rundt
- 7thDanish National Road Race Championships
- 8thRonde van Drenthe
- 8thOmloop Mandel
- 9th OverallÉtoile de Bessèges
Bibliography
[edit]- Smerten - glæden: erindringer fra et liv på cykel,Hovedland,Denmark,2002.ISBN87-7739-588-3.
- Anautobiographywritten in Danish. The title can be translated toThe pain - the joy: memories of a life on the bike.
- Den sidste kilometer - En bog om at blive klogere,People's Press,Denmark,2009,ISBN978-87-7055-755-9.
A book in Danish about his cancer. The title can be translated toThe last kilometer - A book about becoming wiser.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"How Mark Cavendish Conquered the World".Cycling Weekly.13 October 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 23 December 2011.Retrieved25 October2011.
- ^Miles, James Kristoffer (20 November 2013)."Brian Holm spurter ind på Frederiksberg - næstflest stemmer"[Brian Holm sprints in Frederiksberg - second in].Ekstrabladet(in Danish).Retrieved28 May2014.
- ^"Grådkvalt pige om Brian Holm: Han tog mine underbukser af".
- ^"Brian Holm frifindes: Krænkede ikke syvårig pige".3 July 2014.
- ^Westemeyer, Susan (24 May 2007)."Zabel and Aldag confess EPO usage".cyclingnews.com.Retrieved24 May2007.
External links
[edit]- La Flamme Rouge
- Brian Holmattrap-friis.dk
- Elmic profileat theWayback Machine(archived 3 December 2005)
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