Dag Otto Lauritzen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Dag Otto Lauritzen

Norwegian racing cyclist

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1956

Place of Birth: Grimstad, Aust-Agder, Norway

Profession: sport cyclist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Dag Otto Lauritzen

  • Dag Otto Lauritzen (born 12 September 1956) is a retired Norwegian professional cyclist.
  • At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won a bronze medal in the individual road race.
  • He was the first Norwegian to win a stage of the Tour de France, which he did on Bastille Day in 1987 at Luz Ardiden.
  • Over his career he rode the Tour de France eight times. Lauritzen began cycling to recuperate from a military parachuting injury, and switched careers from police officer to cyclist.
  • He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1984 and the Norwegian National Time Trial Championship in 1990.He is now a cycling commentator on Norwegian TV station TV 2.

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