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Swedish cyclist
Alexander Wetterhall
 Wetterhall, competing in the time trial, at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships. |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Alexander Wetterhall |
| Nickname | Ikea[1] |
| Born | (1986-04-12) 12 April 1986 (age 38)Gislaved, Sweden |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Disciplines | RoadMountain biking |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2008 | Team Cyclesport.se |
| 2008 | Pezula Racing (stagiaire) |
| 2009 | MagnusMaximusCoffee.com |
| 2010 | Team Sprocket |
| 2010 | Cervélo TestTeam (stagiaire) |
| 2019 | Tre Berg Cykelklubb |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011–2012 | Endura Racing |
| 2013 | NetApp–Endura |
| 2014 | Firefighters Upsala CK[2] |
| 2015–2017 | Team Tre Berg–Bianchi |
| Major wins | |
| One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (2009, 2016) | |
Alexander Wetterhall (born 12 April 1986) is a Swedish road bicycle racer and mountain biker.
Born in Gislaved, Wetterhall was born with dysmelia of his feet, which needed several surgeries to be corrected.[3]
He first competed as a professional in 2011, competing for Endura Racing prior to the squad's merger with Team NetApp for the 2013 season.[4] He was the winner of the Swedish National Time Trial Championships in 2009,[5] and 2016. Wetterhall is also a former winner of the Rás Tailteann,[6] and the Ronde van Drenthe races.[7]
For the 2014 season, Wetterhall joined the new Firefighters Upsala CK team.[2] In November 2014 he was announced as part of the squad for the new Swedish outfit Team Tre Berg–Bianchi for the 2015 season.[8]
Source:[9]
- ^ "Introducing our NEW teammates: Alexander Wetterhall". NetApp–Endura. NetApp Deutschland GmbH. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Alexander Wetterhall klar för Firefighters Upsala" [Alexander Wetterhall ready for Firefighters Upsala]. P4 Uppland (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Kaggestad, Johan (2013). Flandern rundt 2013 [_Tour of Flanders 2013_] (Television broadcast) (in Norwegian). TV 2.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (28 October 2012). "NetApp-Endura reveal 2013 jersey". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (25 June 2009). "Wetterhall takes men's TT title". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Cromwell, Gerard (31 May 2010). "Wetterhall holds rivals at bay to secure Ras". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Atkins, Ben (9 March 2013). "Alexander Wetterhall solos to Ronde van Drenthe victory". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "New Tre Berg-Bianchi Team unveiled in Sweden". Bianchi (company). 15 November 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Alexander Wetterhall". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 26 September 2022.