Frank Høj
Frank Høj (born 4 January 1973) is a retired Danish professional road bicycle racer. Høj started as a stagiaire for the Zetelhallen–Vosschemie team in 1994, and became professional in 1995 for Collstrop–Lystex. His first win as a professional came the year after. In a live interview with Danish media station TV2 during the coverage of Tour de France 2015, Høj admitted to have used EPO in the early periods of his career, namely 1995-1998. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Høj |
| Born | 4 January 1973 Holte, Denmark |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 1994 | Zetelhallen–Vosschemie (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 1995–1997 | Collstrop–Lystex |
| 1998 | Palmans–Ideal |
| 1999 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 2000 | Française des Jeux |
| 2001–2002 | Team Coast |
| 2003 | Team Fakta |
| 2004 | Team CSC |
| 2005–2006 | Gerolsteiner |
| 2007–2008 | Cofidis |
| 2009–2010 | Team Saxo Bank |
| Major wins | |
| Veenendaal–Veenendaal (1998) Circuit Franco-Belge (1998) | |
Career achievements
Major results
- 1993
- 1st Stage 1 Milk Race
- 1994
- 1st Zellik–Galmaarden
- 1st Omloop van de Westhoek
- 1st Stage 3 Circuit Franco-Belge
- 5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1995
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Slovénie
- 2nd Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 5th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 5th GP Stad Zottegem
- 1996
- 1st Metas Volantes Competition, Vuelta a Andalucía
- 3rd Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 6th Le Samyn
- 10th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1997
- 1st Omloop van de Westkust
- 1st Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
- 2nd GP Aarhus
- 3rd Grand Prix Herning
- 5th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 6th Druivenkoers Overijse
- 1998
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 1st
Overall Circuit Franco-Belge - 1st Veenendaal–Veenendaal
- 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues
- 3rd Brussels–Ingooigem
- 4th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 1999
- 4th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 2000
- 1st Grand Prix Fayt-Le-Franc
- 2nd Paris–Brussels
- 6th Road race, Summer Olympics
- 6th Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
- 8th Overall Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde
- 9th Grand Prix de Wallonie
- 2001
- 6th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Combativity competition
- 8th Overall Sachsen-Tour
- 10th Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 10th Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
- 2002
- 2nd Omloop Het Volk
- 10th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 2003
- 1st GP S.A.T.S.
- 2nd Overall Sachsen Tour
- 5th GP de Fourmies
- 6th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
- 7th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 9th Scheldeprijs
- 2004
- 1st GP S.A.T.S.
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
- 5th Overall Tour of Qatar
- 6th Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 8th Road race, Summer Olympics
- 8th Tour of Flanders
- 10th Paris–Roubaix
- 2005
- 4th Overall Circuit Franco-Belge
- 1st Stage 3
- 2006
- 4th Overall Sachsen-Tour
- 7th Paris–Tours
- 2008
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2009
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | 107 | DNF | — | 152 |
| Tour de France |
— | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
97 | — | 128 | — | — | 112 | — |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Høj Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
External links
- Frank Høj at Trap-Friis.dk
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