Albert Philipsen

{{Short description|Danish cyclist (born 2006)}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Albert Philipsen | image = Albert Philipsen - 2023 UCI Road World Championships (Men's junior road race - podium).jpg | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Albert Withen Philipsen | nickname = | birth_date = {{bda|2006|9|3|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Holte]], Denmark | height = 1.84 m | weight = | currentteam = {{UCI team code|TFS men}} | discipline = {{ubl|[[road bicycle racing|Road]]|[[Cyclo-cross]]|[[Mountain biking]]}} | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 2013–2022 | amateurteam1 = Holte MTB Klub | amateuryears2 = 2023 | amateurteam2 = Canyon CLLCTV ''(MTB/Cyclo-cross)'' | amateuryears3 = 2023–2024 | amateurteam3 = Tscherning Cycling Academy ''(road)'' | proyears1 = 2025– | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|TFS men|2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/20244|title=Lidl-Trek|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]]|access-date=January 5, 2025}}</ref> | majorwins = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{DEN}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2023 UCI Road World Championships|2023 Glasgow]]|[[2023 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior road race|Junior road race]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Road Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2023 European Road Championships|2023 Drenthe]]|Junior time trial}} {{MedalSport| Men's [[mountain bike racing]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships|2023 Glasgow]] | Junior cross-country}} {{MedalGold|[[2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships|2024 Vallnord]] | Junior cross-country}} {{MedalBronze|2023 Glasgow |Team relay}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Road Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2023 European Mountain Bike Championships|2023 Anadia]]|Junior cross-country}} {{MedalGold|2023 Anadia |Team relay}} | show-medals = }} '''Albert Withen Philipsen''' (born 3 September 2006) is a Danish cyclist, who competes in [[road bicycle racing|road racing]], [[cyclo-cross]] and [[mountain biking]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/289886 | title=Albert Withen Philipsen | work=ProCyclingStats | accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref> In 2023, he won the junior world [[2023 UCI Road World Championships|road race]] and [[2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships|cross-country]] championships.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=209767 | title=Albert Withen Philipsen | work=FirstCycling.com | accessdate=11 August 2023}}</ref> This made him the youngest rider ever to win the junior world road race title.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-road-world-championships-2023/junior-men-road-race/results/ | title=UCI World Championships: Albert Philipsen wins 2023 Junior Men's Road Race | work=[[Cycling News]] | date=5 August 2023 | accessdate=11 August 2023 | author=Farrand, Stephen}}</ref> In December 2023, he signed a four-year contract with [[UCI WorldTeam]] {{UCI team code|TFS men}} beginning in 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lidl-trek-win-race-to-sign-junior-road-mtb-world-champion-albert-philipsen/ | title=Lidl-Trek win race to sign junior road, MTB World Champion Albert Philipsen | work=[[Cycling News]] | date=8 December 2023 | accessdate=8 December 2023 | author=Moultrie, James}}</ref>

==Major results== ===Cyclo-cross=== ;2022–2023 : 1st {{cjersey|denmark}} National Junior Championships ;2023–2024 : 1st {{cjersey|denmark}} National Junior Championships : [[X²O Badkamers Trophy|Junior X²O Badkamers Trophy]] ::1st [[Flandriencross|Hamme]] : 1st Junior Aarhus I : 1st Junior Aarhus II : 5th [[2024 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships|UCI World Junior Championships]]

===Mountain bike=== {{div col}} ;2023 : [[2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships|UCI World Championships]] ::1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} Junior cross-country ::3rd [[File:Bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] [[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Team relay|Team relay]] : [[2023 European Mountain Bike Championships|UEC European Championships]] ::1st {{cjersey|europe}} Junior cross-country ::1st {{cjersey|europe}} Team relay : 1st {{cjersey|denmark}} Cross-country, National Junior Championships : 1st [[Randers|Junior Randers]] ;2024 : 1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} Cross-country, [[2024 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships|UCI World Junior Championships]] : 1st {{cjersey|denmark}} Cross-country, National Junior Championships : UCI Junior Series ::1st [[Chelva]] ::1st [[Banyoles]] ::1st [[Nové Město na Moravě|Nové Město]] ;2025 : 2nd [[File:Silver medal europe.svg|15px]] Cross-country, [[European Mountain Bike Championships|UEC European Under-23 Championships]] : 2nd Cross-country, National Championships {{div col end}}

===Road=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2023 : 1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} [[2023 UCI Road World Championships – Men's junior road race|Road race]], [[2023 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Junior Championships]] : 1st {{cjersey|europe}} Time trial, [[2023 European Road Championships|UEC European Junior Championships]] : National Junior Championships ::1st {{cjersey|denmark}} [[Danish National Road Race Championships|Road race]] ::1st {{cjersey|denmark}} [[Danish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]] : 4th Overall [[Course de la Paix Juniors]] ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification ::1st {{cjersey|blue}} Sprints classification ;2024 : 1st {{cjersey|denmark}} [[Danish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Junior Championships : 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Ain Bugey Valromey Tour ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification ::1st Stages 1 & 3 : 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Course de la Paix Juniors]] ::1st Stage 2a ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) : 4th [[Paris–Roubaix Juniors]] : 6th [[UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2024 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Junior Championships]] ;2025 : 1st [[Paris–Roubaix Espoirs]] : 1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification, [[2025 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]] : 2nd [[2025 Tre Valli Varesine|Tre Valli Varesine]] : 3rd Overall [[2025 Tour de Hongrie|Tour de Hongrie]] : 3rd [[2025 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]] : National Championships ::4th [[Danish National Road Race Championships|Road race]] ::4th [[Danish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]] : 6th [[2025 Eschborn–Frankfurt|Eschborn–Frankfurt]] : 10th [[2025 Giro dell'Emilia|Giro dell'Emilia]] ;2026 : 8th Overall [[2026 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]] : 8th [[2026 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] {{div col end}}

====Classics results timeline==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !Monument ! scope="col" | 2025 ! scope="col" | 2026 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Milan–San Remo]] | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Tour of Flanders (men's race)|Tour of Flanders]] | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Paris–Roubaix]] | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] | — | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Giro di Lombardia]] | — | |- !Classic ! scope="col" | 2025 ! scope="col" | 2026 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] | — | [[2026 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|112]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Strade Bianche]] | [[2025 Strade Bianche|25]] | [[2026 Strade Bianche|DNF]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Amstel Gold Race (men's race)|Amstel Gold Race]] | — | style="background:#ddf;" |[[2026 Amstel Gold Race|8]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Eschborn–Frankfurt]] | style="background:#ddf;" |[[2025 Eschborn–Frankfurt|6]] | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Giro dell'Emilia]] | style="background:#ddf;" |[[2025 Giro dell'Emilia|10]] | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Tre Valli Varesine]] | style="background:silver;" |[[2025 Tre Valli Varesine|'''2''']] | |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Paris–Tours]] | style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2025 Paris–Tours|'''3''']] | |}

{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | [[Did not finish|DNF]] | Did not finish |}

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