Alexander Wetterhall Explained
| Alexander Wetterhall |
| Fullname: | Alexander Wetterhall |
| Nickname: | Ikea[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1986 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Gislaved, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Weight: | 70 kg |
| Disciplines: | Road
Mountain biking |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | All-rounder |
| Amateuryears1: | 2008 |
| Amateurteam1: | Team Cyclesport.se |
| Amateuryears2: | 2008 |
| Amateurteam2: | Pezula Racing (stagiaire) |
| Amateuryears3: | 2009 |
| Amateurteam3: | MagnusMaximusCoffee.com |
| Amateuryears4: | 2010 |
| Amateurteam4: | Team Sprocket |
| Amateuryears5: | 2010 |
| Amateurteam5: | (stagiaire) |
| Amateuryears6: | 2019 |
| Amateurteam6: | Tre Berg Cykelklubb |
| Proyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Proyears2: | 2013 |
| Proyears3: | 2014 |
| Proteam3: | Firefighters Upsala CK[2] |
| Proyears4: | 2015–2017 |
| Majorwins: | One-day races and Classics |
Alexander Wetterhall (born 12 April 1986) is a Swedish road bicycle racer and mountain biker.
Career
Born in Gislaved, Wetterhall was born with dysmelia of his feet, which needed several surgeries to be corrected.[3]
He first competed as a professional in 2011, competing for prior to the squad's merger with for the 2013 season.[4] He was the winner of the Swedish National Time Trial Championships in 2009,[5] and 2016. Wetterhall is also a former winner of the Rás Tailteann,[6] and the Ronde van Drenthe races.[7]
For the 2014 season, Wetterhall joined the new Firefighters Upsala CK team.[2] In November 2014 he was announced as part of the squad for the new Swedish outfit for the 2015 season.[8]
Major results
Source:[9]
- 2004
1st Time trial, National Junior Mountain Bike Championships
- 2007
1st Team relay, National Mountain Bike Championships
- 2008
National Mountain Bike Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Cross-country
3rd Team relay
- 2009
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2010
1st Overall Rás Tailteann
1st Stage 1 Ringerike GP
2nd Västboloppet
4th Lincoln International GP
- 2011
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne
- 2012
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Paris–Troyes
8th Tallinn–Tartu GP
10th Tartu GP
- 2013
1st Ronde van Drenthe
- 2014
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
2nd Road race
- 2015
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
- 2016
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2017
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
9th Overall East Bohemia TourExternal links
- Web site: Team NetApp-Endura profile . 2013-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130813102004/http://www.netapp-endura.com/en/team/riders/profile/?tx_netappriders_pi1%5BriderUid%5D=115&tx_netappriders_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_netappriders_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=Rider&cHash=e95ce4b9e64b6e8d09efda63dee2c318 . 2013-08-13 . dead .
Notes and References
- News: Introducing our NEW teammates: Alexander Wetterhall . . NetApp Deutschland GmbH . 9 December 2012 . 29 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812201500/http://www.netapp-endura.com/en/news/detailview/news/introducing-our-new-teammates-alexander-wetterhall/ . 12 August 2014 .
- News: Alexander Wetterhall klar för Firefighters Upsala. Swedish. Alexander Wetterhall ready for Firefighters Upsala. 7 November 2013. 22 December 2013. P4 Uppland. Sveriges Radio.
- Kaggestad, Johan. 2013. Flandern rundt 2013. Tour of Flanders 2013. Television broadcast. Norwegian. TV 2.
- News: NetApp-Endura reveal 2013 jersey. Stephen. Farrand. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 28 October 2012. 29 March 2013.
- News: Wetterhall takes men's TT title . Laura . Weislo . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited . 25 June 2009 . 29 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224110427/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/swedish-championships-cn/elite-men-time-trial/report . 24 December 2013 .
- News: Wetterhall holds rivals at bay to secure Ras. Gerard. Cromwell. Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 31 May 2010. 29 March 2013.
- News: Alexander Wetterhall solos to Ronde van Drenthe victory. Ben. Atkins. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 9 March 2013. 29 March 2013.
- Web site: New Tre Berg-Bianchi Team unveiled in Sweden . 15 November 2014 . . 27 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150527122248/http://www.bianchi.com/uk/news/news_detail.aspx?NewsIDMaster=205369 . 27 May 2015 .
- Web site: Alexander Wetterhall. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 26 September 2022.
