Adam Hansen


Adam Hansen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam.

Career

Hansen was born in Southport, Queensland, and turned professional in 2007, working with Dr. Lothar Heinrich of the University of Freiburg. In 2012, Hansen became the second Australian to complete all three Grand Tours – the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España – in a calendar year. He was the only rider to accomplish that feat in 2012, and the 32nd in cycling history. It was after Stage 12 of the Giro that he discovered he had broken his sternum approximately two weeks previous, however since it was healing; he continued racing. While he had free rein at the Giro, for the Tour he had work for André Greipel and Jurgen Van den Broeck.
In 2013, Hansen broke away early in the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia, a stage featuring numerous short and steep climbs. Hansen shed his breakaway companions and won in solo fashion in Pescara in pouring rain, more than a minute in advance of the chasing group. In stage 19 of the 2014 Vuelta a España, Hansen attacked the peloton with to go and resisted the disorganised chase to win solo. In completing the 2015 Vuelta a España, his thirteenth grand tour in a row, he broke Bernardo Ruiz's 57-year-old record for consecutive grand tours completed. By completing the 2018 Giro d'Italia, he extended his own record becoming the only rider to complete 20 consecutive Grand Tours. The streak ended at 20, as Hansen did not take part in the 2018 Tour de France.
As an engineer Hansen has designed his own shoes and ridden with them on numerous occasions. He has also written software for his team, which manages their logistics.

Personal life

He lives in Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czech Republic, and has done so since 2005.

Major results

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;2005
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;2007
;2008
;2009
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;2012
;2013
;2014
;2015
;2016

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour2007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Giro d'ItaliaDNF108—DNF—9472737768936068
Tour de France—108—DNF—817264114100113——
Vuelta a España89—94—12912360535511095——

—Did not compete
DNFDid not finish