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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Alex Rasmussen, Axel Schandorff, Bjarne Riis, Bo Hamburger, Brian Holm, Brian Vandborg, Casper Jorgensen, Casper von Folsach, Charles Hansen, Chris Anker Sorensen, Daniel Kreutzfeldt, Dan Frost, Frank Hoj, Frode Sorensen (cyclist), Gert Frank, Godtfred Olsen, Gunnar Asmussen, Hans-Henrik Orsted, Harald Christensen, Henry Hansen (cyclist), Jakob Fuglsang, Jakob Piil, Jens-Erik Madsen, Jesper Skibby, Johannes Reinwaldt, Jorgen Hansen (cyclist), Jorgen Marcussen, Jorgen V. Pedersen, Jorn Lund, Kjell Rodian, Knud Enemark Jensen, Lars Bak, Lars Michaelsen, Lasse Norman Hansen, Leif Mortensen, Leo Nielsen, Linda Villumsen, Matti Breschel, Mette Andersen, Michael Faerk Christensen, Michael Morkov, Michael Rasmussen, Michael Sandstod, Mogens Frey, Morten Therkildsen, Nicki Sorensen, Niels Fredborg, Olaf Meyland-Smith, Orla Jorgensen, Per Lyngemark, Peter Meinert Nielsen, Preben Isaksson, Rasmus Quaade, Reno Olsen, Rolf Sorensen, Trine Schmidt, Verner Blaudzun, Willy Gervin, Willy Hansen. Excerpt: Michael Rasmussen (born 1 June 1974) is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who rides for the Danish team Christina Watches-Onfone. In the 2007 Tour de France, Rasmussen, while in the yellow jersey, had his contract terminated by his team and was removed from the Tour. He served a two-year ban from July 2007 to July 2009, for lying about his whereabouts. Specializing in climbing, Rasmussen has shown a propensity for attempting spectacular wins in mountain stages in which he breaks away from the peloton early and rides alone for most of the stage. Michael Rasmussen is known for his care for detail when considering weight. With a staggeringly low weight (60 kg) he is usually one of the lightest riders in his class. He is known for peeling off unnecessary stickers from his bike, not wearing the Livestrong wristband which has become common among many Tour de France riders, due to the additional grams. He used to count each grain of rice before eating and had water with his breakfast cereal, not milk. He only carries one water bottle holder and his Colnago Extreme-C bike weighed 6.81 kg, only 10 g more than the minimum limit. His nickname in Danish is Kyllingen (English: The Chicken), originating from his period as a mountain biker when teammates were watching the Danish children's TV show, Bamses Billedbog, about a bear and a chicken. A large team mechanic was nicknamed Bear, and so Rasmussen was dubbed The Chicken. Rasmussen began his career as a mountain biker, and he won the Mountain Bike World Championships in 1999 before becoming a stagiaire with the professional cycling team CSC-Tiscali in 2001. There he secured a one-year contract for 2002, and following a string of good results in August and September, including his first professional win, he switched from CSC-Tiscali to Rabobank in 2003. After being sacked by Rabobank in the 2007 Tour de France, Rasmussen got a contract offer from Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo. The team's manager then decided that the mov
