Michael Rasmussen
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Michael Rasmussen is a Danish former professional cyclist best known for his climbing prowess and controversial expulsion from the 2007 Tour de France while leading the race.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former professional cyclist
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human ⓘ |
| admittedTo | using performance-enhancing drugs during his career ⓘ |
| controversy | expulsion from the 2007 Tour de France while leading the race ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1974-06-01 ⓘ |
| discipline |
cross-country mountain bike
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road race ⓘ |
| disciplineChange | from mountain biking to road cycling ⓘ |
| expelledFrom | Tour de France 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerTeam |
Amica Chips-Knauf
NERFINISHED
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CSC (Cycling team) NERFINISHED ⓘ Miche NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabobank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWonClassification | mountains classification in the Vuelta a España ⓘ |
| hasWonStage |
stages in the Tour de France
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stages in the Vuelta a España ⓘ |
| hasWritten | autobiographical books about his career and doping ⓘ |
| height | about 1.75 m ⓘ |
| involvedIn | doping admissions after retirement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive mountain attacks in Grand Tours
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very low body weight for climbing ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Danish
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English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| leaderIn | general classification of the Tour de France 2007 ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Rabobank cycling team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| nickname |
Kyllingen
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The Chicken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | climbing prowess ⓘ |
| occupation | television cycling commentator (post-retirement) ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Giro d'Italia
NERFINISHED
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Tour de France NERFINISHED ⓘ Vuelta a España NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tølløse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForExpulsion | violations of whereabouts rules for anti-doping controls ⓘ |
| residence | Mexico (during parts of his career) ⓘ |
| retired | yes ⓘ |
| retirementFrom | professional cycling ⓘ |
| role | rider ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specialty | climber ⓘ |
| sport |
mountain biking
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road cycling ⓘ |
| spouse | Christiane Rasmussen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| won |
King of the Mountains classification in the Tour de France 2005
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King of the Mountains classification in the Tour de France 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ mountain bike world cross-country championship 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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