Jesper Skibby
Cyclist
Jesper SkibbyJesper Skibby was born 21 March 1964 in Silkeborg, Denmark. He was a professional rider in road bicycle racing, and one of the most popular in Denmark, not only because of his talent, but also because of his wit and his constant banter. He... In this article: Jesper Skibby, Tour de France, Flanders, Growth hormone, Vuelta a Espana, Tirreno-Adriatico, Giro d'Italia, Testosterone, and Steroid |
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Wikipedia | October 18, 2009
Sport in Denmark
...King of the Mountains status, in the Tour 2005 and 2006. Other well-knows Danish riders are Matti Breschell, Nicki Sorensen, Bo Hamburger, Jesper Skibby and Lars Michaelsen Team Saxo Bank is the best cycling team in Denmark, led by Bjarne...
In this article: Denmark, Erik Gundersen, Hans Nielsen, Michael Rasmussen, Bjarne Riis, Tour de France, Saxo Bank, Confederations Cup, and Bo Hamburger
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Tour of Flanders
...of the race alone. Impressive." The danger of the Ronde's narrow and badly surfaced hills came close to tragedy when the Danish rider, Jesper Skibby, lost his balance and fell on to a roadside bank, still strapped into his pedals. He fell...
In this article: Flanders, Bruges, Tom Simpson, Eddy Merckx, Het Nieuwsblad, and Ghent
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Team Saxo Bank
...team started out with eleven riders, comprising a mix of first-time professionals along with seasoned Danish veterans Brian Holm and Jesper Skibby who had both competed in the Tour de France multiple times, Skibby having won stage 5 in the...
In this article: Ivan Basso, Carlos Sastre, Team CSC Saxo Bank, Bobby Julich, Computer Sciences Corporation, Tour de France, Laurent Jalabert, Saxo Bank, Jens Voigt, and Bjarne Riis
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November 2006 in sports
...the 2006 Most Valuable Player award in the National League, becoming the fourth sophomore to do so. Cycling: Former Danish cyclist Jesper Skibby confirms to have used doping during his career for years. Skibby writes this confession in...
In this article: Thiemo de Bakker, Baltimore Ravens, Ken Hitchcock, Formula One, Most Valuable Player, World Cup, Vanier Cup, La Liga, and Ricky Ponting
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Koppenberg
Koppenberg was first climbed by the Ronde van Vlaanderen riders in 1975 and featured annually until 1987. In that year, Danish rider Jesper Skibby broke away from the peloton early in the race and had been riding by himself when he...
In this article: Ronde van Vlaanderen, Cyclo-cross Koppenberg, Oudenaarde, and Belgium
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Jesper Skibby was born 21 March 1964 in Silkeborg, Denmark. He was a professional rider in road bicycle racing, and one of the most popular in Denmark, not only because of his talent, but also because of his wit and his constant banter. He rode for the Dutch TVM from 1991 to 1997, but switched to the Danish team Team home - Jack & Jones in 1998, where he ended his active career in 2000.
He participated in Tour de France 11 times, completed it 8 times, and won stage 5 between Avranches and Evreux in 1993. He is one of the relatively few riders to have won stages in all three major tours (Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España), and the only Dane. In March 1993 Skibby suffered a double fracture of the skull during a crash in the bunch sprint of stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico, however he made a remarkable recovery and was back racing later that year.
Skibby won the Tour of Holland stage race in 1994 after an epic breakaway on the last stage, as well as numerous individual stages in other races. In the 1987 Tour of Flanders, he was the anti-hero, in that his bike got driven over by a car on the Koppenberg, resulting in a deformed wheel. As a result, the Koppenberg got taken out of the official track of the Tour of Flanders, only to return in 2004.
In 2005 he participated in the television show Vild Med Dans (Dancing with the Stars).
In November 2006 he released his autobiography, in which he confesses to having used doping for more than 10 years. In 1991 he started using steroids, in 1992 growth hormones and testosterone, and finally by 1993 he was also using EPO. He claims that he requested the drugs himself, and he does not name any other riders or contacts in the book.
- Full Name:
- Jesper Skibby
- Birth Date:
- March 21, 1964
- Discipline:
- Road
- Current team:
- Retired
- Wins:
- Giro d'Italia, 1 stage
- Pro Years:
- 1989-1997
- Role:
- Rider
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