Jørgen Marcussen

Jørgen Marcussen
Personal information
Full name	Jørgen Marcussen
Born	15 May 1950; Nødebo, Denmark
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1976–1977	Furzi-Vibor
1978	Avia-Groene Leeuw
1979	Magniflex–Famcucine
1980	Bianchi–Piaggio
1981	Inoxpran
1982	Termolan
1983	Pinarello
1984	Dromedario
1985	Baunsöe-Peugeot
1986–1989	Pepsi Cola-Fanini
1989	Eurocar-Vetta-Galli
Major wins
	1980 Giro d'Italia stage 5 (TT). 1986 Trofeo Matteotti.Danmark Rundt stage 4.

Jørgen Marcussen (born 15 May 1950) is a former Danish racing cyclist.

He competed, as an amateur, in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[1] As an amateur he also became national champion in team time trial in 1970, and in individual time trial in 1975.^[2]

From 1976 he rode as a professional, predominantly on less prominent teams.

In the 1978 UCI Road World Championships Jørgen Marcussen created an upset by winning a bronze medal,^[3] behind Gerrie Knetemann and Francesco Moser. He also managed to finish 4th overall in the 1981 Vuelta a España,^[4] which was the best result by a Dane in a Grand tour at the time. It was a feat that was not expected and not surpassed until Bjarne Riis came 3rd in the 1995 Tour de France.

Jørgen Marcussen is married to Olympic cyclist Karina Skibby.

Major results

1974

4th Overall GP Tell

1975

1st Overall GP Tell

1st Stage 6

1976

3rd Trofeo Baracchi

1977

3rd Grand Prix des Nations

1978

3rd

1979

2nd GP Forli

1980

1st Stage 5 Giro d'Italia (ITT)

1981

4th Overall Vuelta a España

1986

1st Trofeo Matteotti

1987

10th Gran Premio Città di Camaiore

1988

2nd Trofeo Matteotti

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