Alexander Wetterhall
 Wetterhall, competing in the time trial, at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Wetterhall |
| Nickname | Ikea[1] |
| Born |
12 April 1986 Gislaved, Sweden |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Tre Berg-Bianchi |
| Discipline |
Road Mountain biking (former) |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2008 | Team Cyclesport.se |
| 2008 | Pezula Racing (stagiaire) |
| 2009 | MagnusMaximusCoffee.com |
| 2010 | Team Sprocket |
| 2010 | Cervélo TestTeam (stagiaire) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2011–2012 | Endura Racing |
| 2013 | NetApp–Endura |
| 2014 | Firefighters Upsala CK |
| 2015– | Team Tre Berg-Bianchi |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 27 June 2016 | |
Alexander Wetterhall (born 12 April 1986) is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer, and former mountain biker, who rides for UCI Continental Team Tre Berg-Bianchi, having joined from Firefighters Upsala CK.[2] Wetterhall was born with dysmelia of his feet, which needed several surgeries to be corrected.[3]
Born in Gislaved, Wetterhall has competed as a professional since 2011, competing for Endura Racing prior to the squad's merger with Team NetApp for the 2013 season.[4] He was Swedish national time trial champion in 2009,[5] and is a former winner of the Rás Tailteann,[6] and the Ronde van Drenthe races.[7]
For the 2014 season, Wetterhall joined the new Firefighters Upsala CK team.[2] In November 2014 he was announced as part of the squad for the new Swedish outfit Team Tre Berg-Bianchi for the 2015 season.[8]
Major results
- 2004
- 1st
National Junior Mountain Biking Championships – Time trial - 2007
- 1st National Mountain Biking Championships – Team relay
- 2008
- National Mountain Biking Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 3rd Cross-country
- 3rd Team relay
- 2009
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 2010
- 1st Overall Rás Tailteann
- 1st Stage 1 Ringerike GP
- 2nd Västboloppet
- 4th Lincoln International GP
- 2011
- 3rd National Time Trial Championships
- 6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 2012
- 3rd National Time Trial Championships
- 5th Paris–Troyes
- 8th Tallinn–Tartu GP
- 10th Tartu GP
- 2013
- 1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 2016
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
References
- ↑ "Introducing our NEW teammates: Alexander Wetterhall". NetApp–Endura. NetApp Deutschland GmbH. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Alexander Wetterhall klar för Firefighters Upsala" [Alexander Wetterhall ready for Firefighters Upsala]. P4 Uppland (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ Kaggestad, Johan (2013). Flandern rundt 2013 [Tour of Flanders 2013] (Television broadcast) (in Norwegian). TV 2.
- ↑ Farrand, Stephen (28 October 2012). "NetApp-Endura reveal 2013 jersey". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ Weislo, Laura (25 June 2009). "Wetterhall takes men's TT title". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ Cromwell, Gerard (31 May 2010). "Wetterhall holds rivals at bay to secure Ras". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ Atkins, Ben (9 March 2013). "Alexander Wetterhall solos to Ronde van Drenthe victory". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ "New Tre Berg-Bianchi Team unveiled in Sweden". Bianchi Bicycles. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Alexander Wetterhall on Twitter
- Team NetApp-Endura profile
- Alexander Wetterhall profile at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Quotient profile