Full name Mathias Moller Nielsen Name Mathias Nielsen Current team Blue Water Cycling 2014 Team Trefor-Blue Water Weight 79 kg | 2013 Blue Water Cycling Height 1.90 m Rider type Pursuit Role Cyclist | |
Born 19 March 1994 (age 30)
Gentofte, Denmark ( 1994-03-19 ) Disciplines Road cycling, Track cycling | ||
Mathias Møller Nielsen (born March 19, 1994 in Gentofte) is a Danish amateur road and track cyclist. He helped his Danish squad claim a gold medal in the men's junior team pursuit at the 2012 European Track Cycling Championships in Anadia, Portugal, and later represented his nation Denmark at the Summer Olympics in London. At the peak of his early sporting career, Nielsen currently rides for the Blue Water Cycling Team and Team Trefor-Blue Water.
Nielsen qualified for the Danish squad in the men's team pursuit at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings. He and his teammates Michael Mørkøv, Rasmus Quaade, and Casper von Folsach surpassed the Spaniards by a short distance gap for a fifth-place finish in their final match at 4:02.671.