Norwegian road cyclist
Odd Christian Eiking (born 28 December 1994) is a Norwegian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Uno-X Mobility.[8]
Career
Born in Stord, Eiking was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.[9]
In August 2017, Eiking signed a contract with Wanty–Groupe Gobert and joined them ahead of the 2018 season.[10] In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.[11]
At the 2021 Vuelta a España, Eiking was part of a 31-rider breakaway group on the tenth stage,[12] from which he was the highest-placed rider in the general classification, trailing race leader Primož Roglič (Team Jumbo–Visma) by just over nine minutes overnight. The group's advantage over the peloton reached over thirteen minutes at its maximum, with Eiking ultimately finishing almost eleven-and-a-half minutes clear of Roglič, to take the race leader's red jersey. He held the race lead until the final week,[13] ceding the jersey on stage 17, when he was dropped on the second of four categorised climbs to be ascented during the stage.[14] He lost 9' 23" by the end of the stage, dropping to eleventh overall, where he would ultimately finish in the general classification.[15] A few days after the race, Eiking signed a contract with the EF Education–EasyPost team for the 2022 season.[6]
Major results
Source: [16]
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
- ^ "Odd Christian Eiking » Team Joker". Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "FDJ: Odd Christian Eiking arrive en 2016" [FDJ: Odd Christian Eiking arrives in 2016]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 June 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ Almeida, Giampaolo (6 January 2019). "Wanty-Groupe Gobert, il rinnovo di Backaert completa il roster 2019" [Wanty-Groupe Gobert, the renewal of Backaert completes the 2019 roster]. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net (in Italian). Gravatar. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Circus - Wanty Gobert". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Eiking signs with EF Education-Nippo". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Odd Christian Eiking". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Uno-X Mobility". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Vuelta a Espana 2016 - Start List". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Eiking klar for belgisk lag – får kapteinsrolle".
- ^ "2019: 106th Tour de France: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel (24 August 2021). "Vuelta a España: Michael Storer wins stage 10 as Primoz Roglic crashes on final descent". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (31 August 2021). "Odd Christian Eiking: I'm not giving away the Vuelta a España lead for free". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Barry (1 September 2021). "Vuelta a España: Roglic storms to victory on Lagos de Covadonga". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (5 September 2021). "Primoz Roglic wins the Vuelta a España". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Odd Christian Eiking". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
External links
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- Odd Christian Eiking at Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
- Odd Christian Eiking at UCI
- Odd Christian Eiking at Cycling Archives
- Odd Christian Eiking at ProCyclingStats
- Odd Christian Eiking at CQ Ranking
- Odd Christian Eiking at CycleBase