Chris Anker Sørensen
Chris Anker Sørensen was a Danish road bicycle racer who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the,,, and teams. Sørensen then worked as a directeur sportif for his final professional team,.
Career
Born in Hammel, Sørensen had a promising performance in the 2008 Tour of Austria, finishing fourth overall. A few weeks later, he competed for Denmark in the 2008 Olympic road race, finishing 12th overall.Starting with the 2010 season, Sørensen, who lived in Luxembourg, rode under a Luxembourg license, since the UCI no longer allowed the Danish federation to grant Danish licenses to riders living abroad. During the season, he won Stage 8 of the Giro d'Italia.
In the 2012 Tour de France, Sørensen finished 14th overall and was awarded the super-combativity award after an attacking performance in several mountain stages.
In September 2015, it was announced that he would leave and join for the 2016 season, with a role to support Eduardo Sepúlveda in Grand Tours.
In February 2018, he announced his retirement at the end of the season.
Personal life
He commentated on TV 2 (Denmark) from 2017 until his death.Death
On 18 September 2021, Sørensen was killed by injuries sustained by being struck by a van while on a bike ride in Zeebrugge, Belgium; he had been due to cover the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, which started the following day. According to a statement of the Brugge parket released on 19 September, Sørensen did not yield on a location where he needed to do so.Major results
;2001;2005
;2006
;2007
;2008
;2009
;2010
;2011
;2012
;2013
;2015
;2016
;2017
;2018