# Brian Holm

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Danish cyclist (born 1962)

Brian Holm Holm in 2025 Personal information Full name Brian Holm Sørensen Born (1962-10-02) 2 October 1962 (age 63) Copenhagen, Denmark Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) Team information Current team Soudal–Quick-Step (Director sportif) Discipline Road Role Director sportif Professional teams 1986–1988 Roland–Van de Ven 1989–1991 Histor–Sigma 1992 Tulip Computers 1993–1997 Team Telekom 1998 home–Jack & Jones 1998 Acceptcard Pro Cycling Managerial teams 1999 Acceptcard Pro Cycling 2004–2011 T-Mobile Team 2012– Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Major wins One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (1990) Paris–Brussels (1991) Paris–Camembert (1991)

**Brian Holm Sørensen** (born 2 October 1962) is a Danish retired professional rider in [road bicycle racing](/source/Road_bicycle_racing) from 1986 to 1998, who rode for [Team Telekom](/source/Team_Telekom) from 1993 to 1997 and was part of the team that brought his fellow Dane [Bjarne Riis](/source/Bjarne_Riis) to victory in the [1996 Tour de France](/source/1996_Tour_de_France).

## Biography

Brian Holm was born in Copenhagen. He was a reliable [domestique](/source/Cycling_domestique) for most of his career, and also sports 11 individual victories, including a national championship (1990), the one-day classic [Paris–Brussels](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Brussels) and the semi-classic [Paris–Camembert](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert).

After his active career, Brian Holm has acted as a sport director, first for Danish pro-teams [Team Acceptcard](/source/Team_Acceptcard) (1999) and [Team Fakta](/source/Team_Fakta), then for the Danish national team, and from 2003 for [Team Telekom](/source/Team_Telekom) (sponsors changed several times) until 2011 when the team, latterly known as HTC-Highroad, came to an end.

Holm is cited as a motivational influence on prominent[1] HTC-Highroad cyclist, [Mark Cavendish](/source/Mark_Cavendish). During the [2011 UCI Road World Championships](/source/2011_UCI_Road_World_Championships) in Copenhagen, won by Cavendish, he reportedly rode in the team support car with Great Britain coach Rod Ellingworth.

In February 2004 he was diagnosed with [colon cancer](/source/Colon_cancer), and underwent surgery before returning to racing. Following his experience with cancer, Holm established *La Flamme Rouge*, as a means to raise money for charitable organisations supporting cancer patients through sport. La Flamme Rouge sells various products such as cycle clothing designed for them by [Paul Smith](/source/Paul_Smith_(fashion_designer)). [Mark Cavendish](/source/Mark_Cavendish) is one of its ambassadors.

In November 2013 Holm was elected as a municipal councillor in [Frederiksberg](/source/Frederiksberg_Municipality), a town forming an enclave in the [Copenhagen Municipality](/source/Copenhagen_Municipality), despite undertaking little campaigning. Holm stood for election as a candidate of the [Conservative People's Party](/source/Conservative_People's_Party_(Denmark)).[2]

In May 2014 Holm was charged with indecent exposure towards a 7-year-old girl, who had slept over in his house. Holm was acquitted[3][4]

## Doping

In his 2002 autobiography, he admitted having used [doping](/source/Doping_(sport)) during the 1990s. This did not cost him his job as manager for the Danish national team, despite some concern about him being a role model for the young riders. In May 2007, he admitted having used [erythropoietin](/source/Erythropoietin) (EPO) on two occasions in 1996 at [Team Telekom](/source/Team_Telekom).[5]

## Major results

**1983**
- 1st [Duo Normand](/source/Duo_Normand) (with [Jack Olsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Olsen_(cyclist)&action=edit&redlink=1))

- 7th Overall [Tour of Sweden](/source/Tour_of_Sweden)

**1984**
- 1st [Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_Ville_de_Lillers)

- 4th [UCI Amateur Road Race World Championships](/source/UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_amateur_road_race)

- 9th Overall [Tour of Norway](/source/Tour_of_Norway_(1983%E2%80%931992))

**1986 – [Roland](/source/Roland_(cycling_team))**
- 1st [Circuit de la Frontiers](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Circuit_de_la_Frontiers&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Templeuve](/source/Templeuve)

- [Omloop van de Grenstreek](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Omloop_van_de_Grenstreek&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 3rd [Trofeo Baracchi](/source/Trofeo_Baracchi) (with [Jesper Skibby](/source/Jesper_Skibby))

- 4th [Grand Prix Pino Cerami](/source/Grand_Prix_Pino_Cerami)

- 7th [Grote Prijs Jef Scherens](/source/Grote_Prijs_Jef_Scherens)

**1987**
- 9th Overall [Danmark Rundt](/source/Danmark_Rundt)

**1988**
- 2nd [Grand Prix de la Libération](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_Lib%C3%A9ration)

- 4th [Nokere Koerse](/source/Nokere_Koerse)

- 5th Overall [Danmark Rundt](/source/Danmark_Rundt)

**1989**
- 3rd [Grand Prix de la Libération](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_Lib%C3%A9ration)

- 7th [Grand Prix Pino Cerami](/source/Grand_Prix_Pino_Cerami)

**1990 – [Histor](/source/Histor)**
- 1st [Denmark](/source/Denmark) National championship, [individual time trial](/source/Individual_time_trial)

- 1st [GP Wieler Revue](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GP_Wieler_Revue&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 1st Stage 4 (TTT) [Paris–Nice](/source/1990_Paris%E2%80%93Nice)

- 1st Stage 3 [Tour d'Armorique](/source/Tour_d'Armorique)

- Stage 2, [Tour de l'Oise](/source/Tour_de_l'Oise)

- 4th [Grand Prix de la Libération](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_Lib%C3%A9ration)

- 5th [Grand Prix Eddy Merckx](/source/Grand_Prix_Eddy_Merckx) (with [Paul Haghedooren](/source/Paul_Haghedooren))

- 6th [Trofeo Luis Puig](/source/Trofeo_Luis_Puig)

- 6th [Gent–Wevelgem](/source/Gent%E2%80%93Wevelgem)

- 6th [Rund um Köln](/source/Rund_um_K%C3%B6ln)

- 8th [Grand Prix des Nations](/source/Grand_Prix_des_Nations)

- 9th [Omloop Het Volk](/source/Omloop_Het_Volk)

- 9th [Brabantse Pijl](/source/Brabantse_Pijl_(men's_race))

**1991 – [Histor-Sigma](/source/Histor-Sigma)**
- 1st [Paris–Camembert](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Camembert)

- 1st [Paris–Brussels](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Brussels)

- 5th [Grand Prix Eddy Merckx](/source/Grand_Prix_Eddy_Merckx) (with [Benjamin Van Itterbeeck](/source/Benjamin_Van_Itterbeeck))

- 9th [Brabantse Pijl](/source/Brabantse_Pijl_(men's_race))

- 10th [Grand Prix de la Libération](/source/Grand_Prix_de_la_Lib%C3%A9ration)

**1992**
- 2nd [Omloop van de Vlaamse Scheldeboorden](/source/Omloop_van_de_Vlaamse_Scheldeboorden)

- 4th Overall [Four Days of Dunkirk](/source/Four_Days_of_Dunkirk)

- 6th [Grote Prijs Jef Scherens](/source/Grote_Prijs_Jef_Scherens)

- 7th [Grand Prix of Aargau Canton](/source/Grand_Prix_of_Aargau_Canton)

- 10th [Grand Prix Eddy Merckx](/source/Grand_Prix_Eddy_Merckx) (with [Herman Frison](/source/Herman_Frison))

**1993**
- 5th [Grand Prix de Wallonie](/source/Grand_Prix_de_Wallonie)

- 5th [Grand Prix de Fourmies](/source/Grand_Prix_de_Fourmies)

- 6th [Druivenkoers Overijse](/source/Druivenkoers_Overijse)

- 6th [Paris–Brussels](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Brussels)

- 8th [Grote 1-MeiPrijs](/source/Grote_1-MeiPrijs)

- 8th Overall [Hofbräu Cup](/source/Hofbrau_Cup)

**1994**
- 3rd [Grand Prix de Denain](/source/Grand_Prix_de_Denain)

- 4th [Veenendaal–Veenendaal](/source/Arnhem%E2%80%93Veenendaal_Classic)

- 7th [Grand Prix de Wallonie](/source/Grand_Prix_de_Wallonie)

**1995 – [Team Telekom](/source/Team_Telekom)**
- Stage 6, [Boland Bank International](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boland_Bank_International&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 2nd [National Road Race Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2003_national_cycling_championships&action=edit&redlink=1)

- 5th [Omloop Mandel](/source/Omloop_Mandel-Leie-Schelde)

- 10th [Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne](/source/Kuurne%E2%80%93Brussels%E2%80%93Kuurne)

**1996 – [Team Telekom](/source/Team_Telekom)**
- 3rd [Dwars door België](/source/Dwars_door_Belgi%C3%AB)

- 5th Overall [Tour de Luxembourg](/source/Tour_de_Luxembourg)

- 6th [Danish National Road Race Championships](/source/National_Championships)

- 7th [Grand Prix Pino Cerami](/source/Grand_Prix_Pino_Cerami)

- 7th [Paris–Roubaix](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Roubaix)

- 7th Overall [Danmark Rundt](/source/Danmark_Rundt)

**1997 – [Team Telekom](/source/Team_Telekom)**
- 3rd [E3 Prijs Vlaanderen](/source/E3_Prijs_Vlaanderen)

- 4th [Grand Prix Herning](/source/GP_Herning)

- 6th Overall [Danmark Rundt](/source/Danmark_Rundt)

- 6th [Tre Valli Varesine](/source/Tre_Valli_Varesine)

- 7th [Grand Prix Aarhus](/source/Colliers_Classic)

**1998 – [Acceptcard Pro Cycling](/source/Acceptcard_Pro_Cycling)**
- 1st Stage 3 [Danmark Rundt](/source/Danmark_Rundt)

- 7th [Danish National Road Race Championships](/source/National_Championships)

- 8th [Ronde van Drenthe](/source/Ronde_van_Drenthe)

- 8th [Omloop Mandel](/source/Omloop_Mandel-Leie-Schelde)

- 9th Overall [Étoile de Bessèges](/source/%C3%89toile_de_Bess%C3%A8ges)

## Bibliography

- *Smerten – glæden : erindringer fra et liv på cykel*, [Hovedland](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hovedland&action=edit&redlink=1) [[dk](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hovedland)], Denmark, 2002. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [87-7739-588-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/87-7739-588-3).

- An [autobiography](/source/Autobiography) written in Danish. The title can be translated to *The pain – the joy: memories of a life on the bike*.

- *Den sidste kilometer – En bog om at blive klogere*, [People's Press](/source/People's_Press_(Denmark)), Denmark, 2009, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-87-7055-755-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-87-7055-755-9).

A book in Danish about his cancer. The title can be translated to *The last kilometer – A book about becoming wiser*.

## See also

- [List of doping cases in cycling](/source/List_of_doping_cases_in_cycling)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["How Mark Cavendish Conquered the World"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111223155653/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/530448/how-mark-cavendish-conquered-the-world-part-two.html). *Cycling Weekly*. 13 October 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/530448/how-mark-cavendish-conquered-the-world-part-two.html) on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Miles, James Kristoffer (20 November 2013). ["Brian Holm spurter ind på Frederiksberg – næstflest stemmer"](http://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/politik/danskpolitik/article2153925.ece) [Brian Holm sprints in Frederiksberg – second in]. *[Ekstrabladet](/source/Ekstrabladet)* (in Danish). Retrieved 28 May 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Grådkvalt pige om Brian Holm: Han tog mine underbukser af"](https://localeyes.dk/a02146-3526-graadkvalt-pige-om-brian-holm-han-tog-mine-underbukser-af/). 2 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Brian Holm frifindes: Krænkede ikke syvårig pige"](https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/brian-holm-frifindes-kraenkede-ikke-syvaarig-pige). 3 July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Westemeyer, Susan (24 May 2007). ["Zabel and Aldag confess EPO usage"](http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/may07/may24news2). *cyclingnews.com*. Retrieved 24 May 2007.

## External links

- [La Flamme Rouge](http://www.laflammerouge.dk/)

- [Elmic profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20051203232523/http://home8.inet.tele.dk/elmic/ZZ/brian.htm) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 3 December 2005)

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