{{short description|Danish road cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Lasse Norman Leth | image = Lasse Norman Hansen (2020-03-01) - UCI Track World Championships 2020.jpg | caption = Leth at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | birth_name = Lasse Norman Hansen | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|2|11}} | birth_place = Faaborg, Denmark | height = 1.80 m | weight = 75 kg | currentteam = Team CO:PLAY–Giant Store | disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}} | role = Rider | ridertype = Time trialist | amateuryears1 = 2024– | amateurteam1 = Team CO:PLAY–Giant Store | proyears1 = 2011 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|VPC|2011}} | proyears2 = 2012–2013 | proteam2 = Blue Water Cycling | proyears3 = 2014–2015 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|TCG|2014}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/road/teams/|title=Team Cannondale – Garmin (TCG) – USA|access-date=25 January 2015|work=UCI World Tour|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|location=Aigle, Vaud}}</ref><ref name="Profile at PROTEAM"/> | proyears4 = 2016 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|SSG|2016}} | proyears5 = 2017–2018 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|ABS|2017}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aquabluesport.com/blog/2018-team-first-races.html|title=2018 rider roster and first races confirmed|date=1 January 2018|access-date=5 January 2018|work={{UCI team code|ABS|2018}}|publisher=Aqua Blue Sport Limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716053932/https://www.aquabluesport.com/blog/2018-team-first-races.html|archive-date=16 July 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> | proyears6 = 2019–2020 | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|COC|2019}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.corendon-circus.be/website/single-news.php?id=886|title=Corendon-Circus maakt plannen voor 2019 bekend!|language=nl|trans-title=Corendon-Circus announces plans for 2019!|work={{UCI team code|COC|2018}}|publisher=Team Ciclismo Mundial BVBA|date=18 December 2018|access-date=12 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111121715/http://www.corendon-circus.be/website/single-news.php?id=886|archive-date=11 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://sporza.be/nl/2020/01/02/alpecin-fenix-selectie/|title=De nieuwe speelkameraadjes van MVDP: "Er zal meer naar ons gekeken worden"|language=nl|trans-title=The new playmates for MVDP: "We will be looked at more"|work=Sporza|publisher=Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie|date=2 January 2020|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref> | proyears7 = 2021 | proteam7 = {{UCI team code|TQA|2021a}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15232/1001377/279|title=Team Qhubeka Assos|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102171533/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15232/1001377/279|archive-date=2 January 2021}}</ref> | proyears8 = 2022–2023 | proteam8 = {{UCI team code|UXT|2022}}<ref>{{cite web |title=UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM |url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17219 |website=UCI |access-date=6 February 2022}}</ref> | majorwins = ;''Track'' : '''Olympic Games''' ::Madison (2020) ::Omnium (2012) : '''World Championships''' ::Madison (2020, 2021) ::Team pursuit (2020, 2023, 2025) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{DEN}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's track cycling}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold|2012 London|Omnium}} {{MedalGold|2020 Tokyo|Madison}} {{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|Team pursuit}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team pursuit}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Omnium}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2020 Berlin|Team pursuit}} {{MedalGold|2020 Berlin|Madison}} {{MedalGold|2021 Roubaix|Madison}} {{MedalGold|2023 Glasgow|Team pursuit}} {{MedalGold|2025 Santiago|Team pursuit}} {{MedalSilver|2013 Minsk|Omnium}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Cali|Team pursuit}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Pruszków|Madison}} {{MedalBronze|2012 Melbourne|Omnium}} {{MedalBronze|2013 Minsk|Team pursuit}} {{MedalBronze|2016 London|Team pursuit}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Pruszków|Team pursuit}} {{MedalBronze|{{nowrap|2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines}}|{{nowrap|Team pursuit}}}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Santiago|Madison}} {{MedalComp|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2019 Apeldoorn|Team pursuit}} {{MedalGold|2019 Apeldoorn|Madison}} {{Medal|Gold|2025 Heusden-Zolder|Team pursuit}} {{Medal|Gold|2026 Konya|Team pursuit}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Apeldoorn|Team pursuit}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Grenchen|Omnium}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Apeldoorn|Omnium}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Grenchen|Team pursuit}} {{Medal|Sport|Men's road bicycle racing}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2013 Florence|{{nowrap|Under-23 time trial}}}} {{MedalBronze|2009 Mendrisio|Junior time trial}} }} '''Lasse Norman Leth'''; né '''Norman Hansen'''; (born 11 February 1992) is a Danish professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for Danish club team Team CO:PLAY–Giant Store. During his track cycling career, he has won five medals (including two golds) at the Summer Olympic Games, ten medals (including three golds) at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships and six medals (including two golds) at the UEC European Track Championships.
==Biography== He won the gold medal in the men's omnium at the 2012 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/omnium-world-champion-glenn-oshea-moves-to-first-overall/2012/08/05/de4b81fc-deea-11e1-8d48-2b1243f34c85_story.html |title=Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark wins inaugural omnium title at London Olympics |work=The Washington Post|location=District of Columbia|date= 5 August 2012|access-date=5 August 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/2012/cycling/story/_/id/8236435/2012-summer-olympics-danish-cyclist-lasse-norman-hansen-wins-olympic-gold-men-omnium|title=Lasse Norman Hansen wins gold|publisher=ESPN|location=Bristol, Connecticut|date=5 August 2012|access-date=14 August 2014}}</ref> After two seasons with Blue Water Cycling, He signed with the {{UCI team code|GRS|2014}} squad for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.<ref name="Stokes">{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/14683/Lasse-Norman-Hansen-identifies-top-worlds-performance-as-goal-prior-to-turning-pro-with-Garmin-Sharp.aspx|title=Lasse Norman Hansen identifies top worlds performance as goal prior to turning pro with Garmin-Sharp|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|location=Chevy Chase, Maryland|date=31 May 2013|access-date=17 June 2013|author=Shane Stokes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/09/news/garmin-set-for-dramatic-overhaul-in-2014_303875|author=Matthew Beaudin|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|location=San Diego, California|date=24 September 2013|access-date=6 November 2013|title=Garmin set for dramatic overhaul in 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/olympic-omnium-champion-hansen-signs-with-garmin-sharp|title=Olympic omnium champion Hansen signs with Garmin Sharp|work=Cyclingnews.com|location=Bath, England|date=29 May 2013|access-date=17 August 2013}}</ref> He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.<ref name="2017Vuelta">{{cite web | url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2017_Startlist | title=2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist | access-date=17 August 2017 | work=ProCyclingStats | archive-date=5 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705233021/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2017_Startlist | url-status=dead }}</ref> After the collapse of the {{UCI team code|ABS|2018}} team, in September 2018 he revealed that he would join the {{UCI team code|BEC|2019}} team on a two-year deal from the start of 2019, in part because they were willing to give him the freedom to compete on the track in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sport.tv2.dk/cykling/2018-09-18-lasse-norman-skifter-til-belgisk-cykelhold |title=Lasse Norman skifter til belgisk cykelhold |last=Bagge |first=Christoffer Løvstrup|date=18 September 2018 |website=tv2.dk|language=da |trans-title=Lasse Norman switches to Belgian cycling team |access-date=26 December 2018}}</ref>
In December 2020, he signed a one-year contract with {{UCI team code|NTT|2021a}}, for the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.velonews.com/news/road/ef-pro-cycling-and-qhubeka-assos-strengthen-2021-lineups-gage-hecht-to-trek-factory-racing/|title=EF Pro Cycling and Qhubeka-Assos strengthen 2021 lineups, Gage Hecht to Trek Factory Racing|work=VeloNews|publisher=Pocket Outdoor Media Inc.|date=4 December 2020|access-date=4 December 2020|quote=Qhubeka-Assos has brought aboard Lasse Norman Hansen and Matteo Pelucchi, while also extending Reinardt Janse van Rensburg's contract for a seventh year.}}</ref>
In August 2021, he won the gold medal in the Madison at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in partnership with Michael Mørkøv.
==Personal life== He was born in Faaborg, Denmark and currently resides in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.<ref name="Profile at PROTEAM">{{cite news|url=http://slipstreamsports.com/riders/lasse-hanson/|title=Lasse Norman Hansen|date=28 December 2014|access-date=6 January 2015|work={{UCI team code|TCG|2015}}|publisher=Slipstream Sports LLC|location=Boulder, Colorado|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103004536/http://slipstreamsports.com/riders/lasse-hanson/|archive-date=3 January 2015}}</ref> He is the brother of racing cyclist Louise Norman Hansen.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamvirtucycling.com/en/team-virtu-cycling-women/riders/louise-norman-hansen-2/ |title=Louise Norman Hansen |website={{UCI team code|TVW|2018}} |access-date=5 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805142759/https://teamvirtucycling.com/en/team-virtu-cycling-women/riders/louise-norman-hansen-2/ |archive-date=5 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In October 2022, he married fellow cyclist Julie Leth. Since then, both changed their surnames to Norman Leth.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.seoghoer.dk/sport/dansk-stjernepar-er-blevet-gift-nu-hedder-de-norman-leth | title=Dansk stjernepar er blevet gift: Nu hedder de Norman Leth | work=seoghoer.dk | date=3 November 2022 | accessdate=31 March 2023 | author=Bregndahl, Frederik}}</ref>
==Major results== ===Road=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} ;2009 : National Junior Championships ::1st {{cjersey|denmark}} Road race ::1st {{cjersey|denmark}} Time trial : 3rd 15px Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships : 8th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg ;2010 : 1st {{cjersey|denmark}} Time trial, National Junior Championships ;2011 : National Under-23 Championships ::1st {{cjersey|denmark}} Road race ::3rd Time trial : 1st Stage 2 Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay ;2012 : 1st Stage 7 Rás Tailteann : 4th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships : 10th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships ;2013 : National Under-23 Championships ::1st {{cjersey|denmark}} Road race ::1st {{cjersey|denmark}} Time trial : 1st GP Herning : 1st Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop U23 : 2nd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 : 3rd 15px|link=Bronze medal Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships : 3rd Overall Tour de Berlin ::1st Stage 2 (ITT) : 5th Time trial, National Championships : 8th Chrono Champenois ;2014 : 3rd Overall Dubai Tour ;2015 : 6th Overall Tour of Alberta ::1st Stage 5 : 9th Velothon Berlin ;2016 : 3rd Road race, National Championships ;2017 : 1st {{cjersey|turquoise}} Mountains classification, Tour de Suisse : 3rd Dwars door West-Vlaanderen ;2018 : 1st Stage 1 Herald Sun Tour : 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem : 8th Ronde van Limburg ;2019 : 3rd Ronde van Limburg : 4th Overall Danmark Rundt ::1st Stage 3 ;2022 : 7th Grand Prix Megasaray : 7th Grand Prix Alanya : 10th Druivenkoers Overijse ;2023 : 4th Grand Prix Herning ;2024 : 1st Fyen Rundt {{div col end}}
====Grand Tour general classification results timeline==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Grand Tour ! scope="col" | 2017 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} Giro d'Italia | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} Tour de France | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} Vuelta a España | 139 |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | Did not finish |}
===Track=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2011 : 2nd 15px|link=Silver medal Team pursuit, UEC European Championships ;2012 : 1st 15px|link=Gold medal Omnium, Olympic Games : UCI World Cup ::1st Individual pursuit, Glasgow ::1st Team pursuit, Glasgow : 3rd 15px|link=Bronze medal Omnium, UCI World Championships ;2013 : 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) : UCI World Championships ::2nd 15px|link=Silver medal Omnium ::3rd 15px|link=Bronze medal Team pursuit : UCI World Cup ::2nd Points race, Manchester ::2nd Team pursuit, Aguascalientes ::3rd Team pursuit, Manchester ;2014 : 2nd 15px|link=Silver medal Team pursuit, UCI World Championships : 3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, London ;2015 : 1st Omnium, UCI World Cup, Cambridge : UEC European Championships ::2nd 15px|link=Silver medal Omnium ::3rd 15px Team pursuit ;2016 : 2nd Omnium, UCI World Cup, Hong Kong : Olympic Games ::3rd 15px|link=Bronze medal Team pursuit ::3rd 15px|link=Bronze medal Omnium : 3rd 15px|link=Bronze medal Team pursuit, UCI World Championships ;2017 : 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Michael Mørkøv) : 2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Michael Mørkøv) ;2018 : UCI World Cup ::1st Madison, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (with Michael Mørkøv) ::1st Team pursuit, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines ::1st Team pursuit, Milton ::1st Madison, Berlin (with Casper von Folsach) ::2nd Team pursuit, Berlin ;2019 : UCI World Cup ::1st Madison, Minsk (with Michael Mørkøv) ::1st Team pursuit, Minsk ::1st Team pursuit, Glasgow : UEC European Championships ::1st {{cjersey|europe}} Team pursuit ::1st {{cjersey|europe}} Madison (with Michael Mørkøv) ::2nd 15px|link=Silver medal Omnium : UCI World Championships ::2nd 15px Madison (with Casper von Folsach) ::3rd 15px|link=Bronze medal Team pursuit : 2nd Six Days of Rotterdam (with Marc Hester) ;2020 : UCI World Championships ::1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} Madison (with Michael Mørkøv) ::1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} Team pursuit ;2021 : Olympic Games ::1st 15px Madison (with Michael Mørkøv) ::2nd 15px Team pursuit : 1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} Madison, UCI World Championships (with Michael Mørkøv) : 3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Michael Mørkøv) ;2022 : 3rd 15px Team pursuit, UCI World Championships ;2023 : 1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} Team pursuit, UCI World Championships ;2025 : UCI World Championships ::1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} Team pursuit ::3rd 15px Madison (with Niklas Larsen) : 1st {{cjersey|europe}} Team pursuit, UEC European Championships {{div col end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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