Magnus Cort Nielsen (born 16 January 1993) is a Danish professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Uno-X Mobility.[10]
 Cort at the 2023 Danmark Rundt | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Magnus Cort Nielsen |
| Nickname | Kong-Cort[1] ConCorten[2] |
| Born | 16 January 1993 Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)[3] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Uno-X Mobility |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Breakaway specialist, puncheur, sprinter |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2004–2010 | Bornholms Cycle Club |
| 2011 | Team ABC Junior |
| Professional teams | |
| 2012 | Forsikring–Himmerland |
| 2013–2014 | Team Cult Energy[4] |
| 2014 | Orica–GreenEDGE (stagiaire) |
| 2015–2017 | Orica–GreenEDGE[5] |
| 2018–2019 | Astana[6][7] |
| 2020–2023 | EF Pro Cycling[8][9] |
| 2024– | Uno-X Mobility |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
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Career
editOrica–GreenEDGE (2015–17)
editIn June 2014, World Tour team Orica–GreenEDGE signed Cort for three years, starting from the 2015 season.[5] He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España,[11] where he won stages 18[12] and 21.[13]
Astana (2018–19)
editCort rode for Astana in 2018.[6] He was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.[14] On 22 July 2018, Cort won stage 15 of the race after being in a breakaway for most of the day. Cort attacked with 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) to go, and ended up in a breakaway together with Bauke Mollema and Ion Izagirre, where he was the fastest man in the final sprint and won the first Tour de France stage of his career.[15]
EF Education First (2020–23)
editIn August 2019, it was announced that Cort would be joining the EF Pro Cycling team on a two-year contract, from the 2020 season.[8]
During the 2021 Vuelta a España he won three individual stages and was named the most combative rider of the race.[16] He won the intermediate stage 6, where he just edged overall race leader Primož Roglič for the win. On stage 11 he dropped the surviving breakaway riders and was within less than 300 meters from his second stage win, but he was caught by Roglič, Enric Mas and other riders fighting for the general classification. The very next day Cort survived the two climbs and won his second stage of the Vuelta, crediting his team with setting him up perfectly for the sprint finish.[17] On stage 19 Cort once again found himself at the front of the race near the end of the stage. With less than a kilometer to go his teammate Lawson Craddock rode at the front of the group to control the pace and put Cort in position to time his attack perfectly, which he then did defeating Rui Oliveira and Quinn Simmons in the sprint. Craddock came across the line five seconds later with his arms in the air celebrating the victory of his teammate.
At the start of the 2022 Tour de France he took every available mountain point, over the small hills of Denmark, to earn the polka dot jersey early in the race.[18] After the rest day when the race moved to France, he broke the record of the great Federico Bahamontes, for finishing first at the most consecutive mountain checkpoints.[19] On stage 5 the following day he once again joined the breakaway, with teammate Neilson Powless, who had a chance to take the yellow jersey. He fell slightly behind towards the end of the stage but won his second Most Combative Rider award in three stages. He lost the polka dot jersey after stage 9, but on stage 10 he joined the breakaway yet again; and survived to the finish where he won the eighth grand tour stage and second Tour de France stage of his career, in a photo finish.[20] As the third week began he was forced to abandon the race due to a positive COVID test.[21] As a result, this became the first grand tour he ever entered that he did not finish.
Uno-X Mobility (2024–present)
editCort signed with the Uno-X Pro Cycling Team for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 seasons.[22] On 3 June 2024, he won the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné on the Col de la Loge and took the yellow jersey, which he held for a day.[23] He won the Arctic Race of Norway in August, taking the stage into Bodø and finishing on the podium on two further stages.[24] In October, he won the Veneto Classic alone.[25]
The team raced as Uno-X Mobility from 2025. Cort won the opening stage of O Gran Camiño at Matosinhos on 26 February. He hit an obstacle and ran into another rider inside the final kilometre, then sprinted from 250 m (820 ft) out to beat Santiago Mesa and Giovanni Lonardi, and took the leader's jersey with four seconds in hand.[26] He won the second stage at A Estrada the next day, beating Martin Marcellusi and Carlos Canal by several lengths on a rising finish, and extended his lead through the ten-second winner's bonus.[27] He lost the jersey to Derek Gee on the third stage, a time trial at Ourense, finishing 25 seconds down.[28] He won the final stage into Santiago de Compostela from Canal and Lonardi for his third stage win of the race. He finished third overall, 38 seconds behind Gee, and won the points classification.[29] He finished second at Eschborn–Frankfurt, sixth at Milan–San Remo, sixth at Strade Bianche and tenth at the Tour du Doubs.[30][31][32][33]
Uno-X Mobility rode as a UCI WorldTeam from 2026. On 24 March, Cort won the second stage of the Volta a Catalunya on his debut in the race. The stage ran 167.4 km (104.0 mi) from Figueres to Banyoles. A five-man breakaway led by about three minutes, and the last of its riders, Liam Slock, was caught at the flamme rouge. Cort won the sprint from Noa Isidore and Francesco Busatto. Dorian Godon finished fourth and kept the race lead, level on time with Cort, who was second overall. It was Cort's first win at World Tour level since the 2024 Critérium du Dauphiné and the team's first as a WorldTeam.[34] He finished third on the third stage of the Tour de Suisse in June.[35]
Uno-X Mobility announced on 27 June 2026 that Cort would retire at the end of the season.[36][37] Cort said that he still felt he was riding at his best, but that he had been in the sport for many years and was beginning to feel ready to stop.[36] He added that he intended to ride the Tour de France and possibly the Vuelta a España before he finished, and that he had no firm plans afterwards.[36] Cort won the road race at the Danish National Championships at Herning the day after announcing his retirement at the end of the season. The race covered 218 km (135 mi) at an average speed of 49.4 km/h (30.7 mph), the fastest in the championship's history. A move containing Mads Pedersen went clear with 7 km (4.3 mi) to go and was caught inside the final kilometre. Uno-X Mobility led Cort out and he won the sprint from Anders Foldager, with his Uno-X team-mate Anthon Charmig third. Pedersen finished fifth. It was Cort's first national road title at his eleventh attempt.[38][39]
Major results
editCyclo-cross
edit- 2010-2011
- 1st
National Junior Championships
Gravel
edit- 2023
- 6th UCI World Championships
Road
edit- 2011
- 1st Road race, National Junior Championships
- 1st
Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 1st Stages 3b & 4
- 3rd Overall Kroz Istru
- 5th Overall Tour de la Région de Lodz
- 8th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
- 9th Overall Rothaus Regio-Tour International
- 2012
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Championships
- 3rd Post Cup Odder
- 3rd Tønder GP
- 2013 (2 pro wins)
- Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 1st
Mountains classification - 1st Stage 6
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de la Province de Liège
- 3rd Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
- 3rd Himmerland Rundt
- 9th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 10th Hadeland GP
- 2014 (2)
- 1st
Overall Ronde de l'Oise
- 1st
Points classification - 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stages 3 & 4
- 1st
- 1st Overall Istrian Spring Trophy
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 1st Himmerland Rundt
- 1st Destination Thy
- 1st Ringerike GP
- 1st Stage 1 Danmark Rundt
- 2nd Overall Tour des Fjords
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 5th Volta Limburg Classic
- 6th Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop U23
- 2015
- 4th Road race, National Championships
- 10th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 10th GP Ouest–France
- 2016 (3)
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 18 & 21
- 2nd Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Stage 2
- 4th Road race, National Championships
- 5th Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem
- 7th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
- 9th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 2017 (2)
- 1st Clásica de Almería
- 1st Stage 3 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- 2nd London–Surrey Classic
- 10th Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 2018 (4)
- 1st Stage 15 Tour de France
- 1st Stage 5 BinckBank Tour
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Yorkshire
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of Oman
- 2nd Overall Dubai Tour
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st
- 8th Milan–San Remo
- 2019 (1)
- 1st Stage 4 Paris–Nice
- 1st
Mountains classification, Deutschland Tour - 2020 (2)
- Étoile de Bessèges
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 1st Stage 16 Vuelta a España
- 2021 (5)
- Vuelta a España
- 1st Stages 6, 12 & 19
Overall Combativity award
- 1st Stage 8 Paris–Nice
- 1st Stage 4 Route d'Occitanie
- 2022 (2)
- Tour de France
- 1st Stage 10
- Held after Stages 2–8
Combativity award Stages 3 & 5
- 1st Stage 1 O Gran Camiño
- 2nd Time trial, National Championships
- 5th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 6th Maryland Cycling Classic
- 2023 (3)
- 1st Stage 10 Giro d'Italia
- 3rd Overall Danmark Rundt
- 7th Figueira Champions Classic
- 9th Overall Volta ao Algarve
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st
- 2024 (5)
- 1st
Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 1st Veneto Classic
- 1st Stage 2 Critérium du Dauphiné
- 2nd Overall Danmark Rundt
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Bretagne Classic
- 5th Road race, National Championships
- 8th Overall Tour of Norway
Combativity award Stage 13 Tour de France- 2025 (3)
- 2nd Eschborn–Frankfurt
- 3rd Overall O Gran Camiño
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stages 1, 2 & 5
- 1st
- 6th Milan–San Remo
- 6th Strade Bianche
- 10th Tour du Doubs
- 2026 (2)
- 1st Road race, National Championships
- 1st Stage 2 Volta a Catalunya
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit
| Grand Tour | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 62 | — | — |
| Tour de France |
— | — | 68 | 104 | — | 56 | DNF | 96 | 57 | 130 |
 Vuelta a España |
133 | 126 | — | — | 67 | 77 | — | — | — |
Classics results timeline
edit| Monument | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan–San Remo | — | — | 11 | 8 | 15 | 100 | 61 | — | 14 | — | 6 |
| Tour of Flanders | 102 | 53 | 30 | 20 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paris–Roubaix | 132 | 43 | DNF | DNF | DNF | — | NH | — | — | — | — |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 |
| Giro di Lombardia | — | — | — | — | — | OTL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Classic | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Strade Bianche | 34 | — | — | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | 27 | 6 |
| Eschborn–Frankfurt | NH | — | — | — | 18 | NH | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bretagne Classic | 10 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — | 46 | — | 3 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ↑ Lisby, Mass (11 September 2016). "Kong-Cort: Her bliver danskeren hyldet på podiet i Madrid" [Kong-Cort: Here, the Dane is celebrated on the podium in Madrid]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Ribergaard, Christian (22 December 2024). "ConCorten ser tilbage på en god sæson" [ConCorten looks back on a successful season]. TV2 Regionerne (in Danish). Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Astana - Pro Team". Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ↑ "Magnus Cort Nielsen". Cycling Archives. Cycling Archives. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 "Orica-GreenEdge signs neo-pro Cort for three years". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Cort signs two-year deal with Astana". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019". Astana. Apgrade. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- 1 2 "Cort Nielsen signs with EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ↑ "EF Education - Nippo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Uno-X Mobility". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ↑ "71st Vuelta a España". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ "Vuelta a Espana: Cort Nielsen wins stage 18". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ↑ "Vuelta a Espana 2016: Stage 21 Results | Cyclingnews.com". Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2018/stage-15/results/
- ↑ "2021: Cort kåret til den mest angrebsivrige rytter i Vueltaen". Feltet.dk. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ↑ "Magnus Cort Reigns Supreme in Vuelta Sprint..." The Guardian by Associated Press. 26 August 2021.
- ↑ Giuliani, Simone (2 July 2022). "Cort propelled toward polka dots as home Tour de France crowds scream his name". Cycling News. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ↑ Weislo, Laura (5 July 2022). "Cort breaks Tour de France consecutive mountain win record". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ↑ Lowe, Felix (12 July 2022). "TOUR DE FRANCE 2022 – MAGNUS CORT SNEAKS STAGE 10 WIN IN ALPS AS LENNARD KAMNA JUMPS TO SECOND IN GC". Eurosport. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Staff Writer (17 July 2022). "Cort Nielsen and Clarke out of Tour de France with COVID-19". Reuters. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ "Magnus Cort Nielsen rejoint Uno-X Pro Cycling, Andreas Leknessund aussi" [Magnus Cort Nielsen joins Uno-X Pro Cycling, as does Andreas Leknessund]. L'Équipe (in French). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Leth, Rasmus Lomholt (3 June 2024). ""Det var nervepirrende" – så hørte han Cort skrige i radioen" ['It was nerve-wracking' – then he heard Cort scream over the radio]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Magnus Cort puts the icing on the Arctic for Uno-X". Arctic Race of Norway. 7 August 2024. Archived from the original on 22 January 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Cort tager vild solosejr" [Cort claims a stunning solo victory]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). 20 October 2024. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Axelgaard, Emil (26 February 2025). "1. etape af O Gran Camiño – The Historical Route". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 February 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "- Det er utroligt, siger Cort" [- 'It's incredible,' says Cort]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). 27 February 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Weislo, Laura (28 February 2025). "O Gran Camiño: Derek Gee wins, takes race lead in stage 3 time trial". Cyclingnews. Archived from the original on 15 October 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Clifford, Flo (2 March 2025). "O Gran Camiño: Magnus Cort seals hat-trick with stage 5 win as Derek Gee secures overall title". Cyclingnews. Archived from the original on 18 February 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Weislo, Laura (1 May 2025). "Eschborn-Frankfurt: Michael Matthews holds off Magnus Cort for first victory of season". Cyclingnews. Archived from the original on 11 April 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Mignon, Jacob (22 March 2025). "KILOMETER FOR KILOMETER Van der Poel snyder Pogacar til allersidst i monument" [KILOMETRE BY KILOMETRE: Van der Poel beats Pogacar at the very last moment in the Monument]. DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Kristensen, Oliver Orup (9 March 2025). "Corts præstation vækker opsigt hos sportsdirektør" [Cort's performance catches the eye of the sporting director]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 March 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Therkelsen, Rasmus Lykke (20 April 2025). "Favoritten Cort snydt på finalestigning i Tour de Doubs" [Favourite Cort let down on the final climb in the Tour de Doubs]. Feltet (in Danish). Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Dvinge, Nicolai (24 March 2026). ""Jeg var sur og vred" – holdkammerat gav Cort en opsang" ["I was annoyed and angry" – a team-mate gave Cort a telling-off]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 March 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Axelgaard, Emil (19 June 2026). "Stjerne i stor triumf – Cort bliver nummer tre" [Star enjoys a great triumph – Cort finishes third]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Magnus Cort to retire after the 2026 season". Uno-X Mobility. 27 June 2026. Archived from the original on 10 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Fotheringham, Alasdair (27 June 2026). "Magnus Cort to retire from professional cycling at end of season". Cyclingnews. Archived from the original on 28 June 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Magnus Cort wins Danish championship for the first time in farewell year". Cyclingflash. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Hansen, Matt (29 June 2026). "Magnus Cort announces retirement, delivers his greatest victory days later". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
External links
edit
- Magnus Cort at ProCyclingStats
- CQ Ranking Profile
- Magnus Cort at Cycling Archives (archive)
