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Alexander Wetterhall

Alexander Wetterhall (born 12 April 1986) is a Swedish road bicycle racer and mountain biker.

Alexander Wetterhall
Wetterhall, competing in the time trial, at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships.
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Wetterhall
NicknameIkea[1]
Born (1986-04-12) 12 April 1986 (age 38)
Gislaved, Sweden
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
DisciplinesRoad
Mountain biking
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2008Team Cyclesport.se
2008Pezula Racing (stagiaire)
2009MagnusMaximusCoffee.com
2010Team Sprocket
2010Cervélo TestTeam (stagiaire)
2019Tre Berg Cykelklubb
Professional teams
2011–2012Endura Racing
2013NetApp–Endura
2014Firefighters Upsala CK[2]
2015–2017Team Tre Berg–Bianchi
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships (2009, 2016)

Career

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Born in Gislaved, Wetterhall was born with dysmelia of his feet, which needed several surgeries to be corrected.[3]

He first competed as a professional in 2011, competing for Endura Racing prior to the squad's merger with Team NetApp for the 2013 season.[4] He was the winner of the Swedish National Time Trial Championships in 2009,[5] and 2016. Wetterhall is also 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

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Source:[9]

2004
1st   Time trial, National Junior Mountain Bike Championships
2007
1st   Team relay, National Mountain Bike Championships
2008
National Mountain Bike Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Cross-country
3rd Team relay
2009
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
2010
1st   Overall Rás Tailteann
1st Stage 1 Ringerike GP
2nd Västboloppet
4th Lincoln International GP
2011
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
2012
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Paris–Troyes
8th Tallinn–Tartu GP
10th Tartu GP
2013
1st Ronde van Drenthe
2014
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
2nd Road race
2015
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
2016
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
2017
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
9th Overall East Bohemia Tour

References

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  1. ^ "Introducing our NEW teammates: Alexander Wetterhall". NetApp–Endura. NetApp Deutschland GmbH. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ Kaggestad, Johan (2013). Flandern rundt 2013 [Tour of Flanders 2013] (Television broadcast) (in Norwegian). TV 2.
  4. ^ Farrand, Stephen (28 October 2012). "NetApp-Endura reveal 2013 jersey". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  5. ^ Weislo, Laura (25 June 2009). "Wetterhall takes men's TT title". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  6. ^ Cromwell, Gerard (31 May 2010). "Wetterhall holds rivals at bay to secure Ras". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  7. ^ Atkins, Ben (9 March 2013). "Alexander Wetterhall solos to Ronde van Drenthe victory". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  8. ^ "New Tre Berg-Bianchi Team unveiled in Sweden". Bianchi (company). 15 November 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Alexander Wetterhall". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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