Thorvald Ellegaard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thorvald Ellegaard

Danish racing cyclist

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1877

Place of Birth: Fangel, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 27-Apr-1954

Profession: sport cyclist, track cyclist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Thorvald Ellegaard (7 March 1877 - 27 April 1954) was a leading Danish track racing cyclist in the 1900s and 1910s.
He won the world professional sprint title six times, three European titles, and 24 Danish titles.
Over the course of his long career, which spanned 31 years, he competed in 1,560 significant races, winning 925 of them.
He was Denmark's first sports idol.