Christina Malling Siggaard (born 24 March 1994) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2021 for the Firefighters Upsala CK, Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling, Team Virtu Cycling and Lotto–Soudal Ladies teams. Siggaard represented Denmark at the 2015 European Games in the women's road race, and also represented Denmark at the UCI Road World Championships and the European Road Championships.

Christina Siggaard
Personal information
Full nameChristina Malling Siggaard[1]
Born (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 30)
Old Rye, Denmark
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Professional teams
2014Firefighters Upsala CK[2]
2015Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling[2]
2016–2019Team BMS BIRN[2][3]
2020–2021Lotto–Soudal Ladies[4][5]

She now works as a commentator and analyst for Danish broadcaster TV 2 Sport's cycling coverage.[6][7]

Major results

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2010
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Junior time trial
2011
3rd   Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
3rd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2012
7th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2014
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2015
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2016
4th Overall Ladies Tour of Norway
7th Grand Prix de Dottignies
2017
5th Overall Tour of Chongming Island
5th Pajot Hills Classic
10th Le Samyn des Dames
2018
1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
6th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
8th Omloop van het Hageland
10th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
2019
1st Stage 1 BeNe Ladies Tour
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
9th Omloop van het Hageland

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Christina Malling Siggaard". Team BMS BIRN. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Christina Siggaard at Cycling Archives
  3. ^ "Team Virtu Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. ^ Ipsen, Christian (24 March 2022). "Jubler over World Tour-løb i Danmark: - Min drøm er gået i opfyldelse" [Jubilant over World Tour races in Denmark: - My dream has come true]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 21 December 2022. Også TV 2 SPORTs cykelekspert Christina Siggaard, der er tidligere professionel rytter, jubler over nyheden om et kvindeligt World Tour-etapeløb på dansk grund. [TV 2 SPORT's cycling expert Christina Siggaard, who is a former professional rider, also rejoices at the news of a female World Tour stage race on Danish soil.]
  7. ^ Klinker Stephensen, Emma (28 July 2022). "Hvorfor står kvindecykling så meget i skyggen af herrecykling?" [Why is women's cycling so much in the shadow of men's cycling?]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 21 December 2022. Træneren for organisationens juniorlandshold træner også både mænd og kvinder, mens andre sponsorer også har øget fokus på kvinderne i sporten, fortæller Tour-kommentator Christina Siggaard. [The coach for the organisation's junior national team also trains both men and women, while other sponsors have also increased their focus on the women in the sport, says Tour commentator Christina Siggaard.]
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