Mathias Møller Nielsen

Mathias Møller Nielsen (born 19 March 1994 in Gentofte) is a Danish amateur road and track cyclist.^[1][2] 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.^[3] At the peak of his early sporting career, Nielsen currently rides for the Blue Water Cycling Team and Team Trefor-Blue Water.

Mathias Møller Nielsen

Danish amateur road and track cyclist
Personal information
Full name	Mathias Møller Nielsen
Born	(1994-03-19) 19 March 1994 (age 31) Gentofte, Denmark
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road, track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Pursuit
Amateur teams
2013	Blue Water Cycling
2014	Team TreFor–Blue Water
2016	Team TreFor
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing  Denmark 2012 Anadia Team pursuit

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.^[4] 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.^[5][6]

Career highlights

2011

National Junior Track Championships, Ballerup

2nd Team pursuit

3rd Madison

9th National Junior Time Trial Championships

2012

European Under-23 Track Championships (Team pursuit), Anadia (POR)

UCI World Cup (Team pursuit), Glasgow (GBR)

2nd National Junior Track Championships (Team pursuit), Ballerup

2013

1st Overall, Tour of Berlin U23, Berlin (GER)

1st Stage 1, Tour of Slovakia, Košice (SVK)