Jørgen Jørgensen (cyclist)
# Jørgen Jørgensen (cyclist)

Jørgen Jørgensen (born 1 April 1936) is a Danish former cyclist. He competed in the 100 km cycling team time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics as a member of the four-man Danish team alongside Knud Enemark Jensen, Niels Baunsøe, and Vagn Bangsborg. The event was held on 26 August 1960 at the Viale Cristoforo Colombo in Rome, and the temperatures during the race reached 42 °C (108 °F). He dropped out of the race during the first lap due to heat stroke.

## Athletic career

The following are Jørgensen's results:

### 1957

| Date | Country | Race | Position | Distance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 10-09-1957 | SWE | Sex-Dagars 1957 "Ronde van Zweden" | 2 | 175 km |

### 1958

| Date | Country | Race | Position | Distance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 10-08-1958 | DEN | Nationalt mesterskab "National Championship" | 12 | 173.6 km |

### 1959

| Date | Country | Race | Position | Distance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 08-03-1959 | DEN | Nationalt mesterskab "National Championship" | 3 | 168 km |
| 02-05-1959 | DDR | Závod Míru 1959 "Peace Race" Stage 1 † | 9 | 119 km |

†: The athlete is not listed as having competed in any stages other than the 1st stage of the 1959 peace race, and is not listed amongst the finishers of the entire race.

### 1960

| Date | Country | Race | Position | Distance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 03-05-1960 | CZE SVK | Závod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Stage 2 † | 6 | 145 km |
| 10-05-1960 | POL | Závod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Stage 8 † | 10 | 117 km |
| 15-05-1960 | DDR | Závod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Stage 12 † | 10 | 40 km |
| 16-05-1960 | CZE SVK POL DDR | Závod Míru 1960 "Peace Race" Overall Standings † | 28 | 2295 km |
| 26-08-1960 | ITA | Olympic Men's 1960 Team time trial | DNF | 100 km |
| 22-10-1959 | DEN | Odense 1960 Fyen Rundt | 3 | 225 km |

†: The athlete is only listed in some stages of the 1960 peace race, but was given a final standing and therefore likely participated in the other stages.

