Linda Villumsen

Linda Villumsen

Villumsen wearing the Danish national team's jersey at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships (left) and riding for New Zealand in the 2012 Olympics time trial (right)
Personal information
Born	(1985-04-09) 9 April 1985 (age 32) Herning, Denmark
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current team	UnitedHealthcare Women's Team
Role	Road rider
Rider type	Time trialist, Climber
Professional team(s)
2005–2006	Buitenpoort - Flexpoint Team
2007-10	T-Mobile Women
2011	AA Drink–leontien.nl
2012	Orica-AIS
2013–2014	Wiggle-Honda
2015–2016	UnitedHealthcare Women's Team
2017–	F A S T Cycling Team
Major wins
One Day races · National Time Trial championships (2006, 2008, 2009, 2013) · National Road Race championships (2008–2009, 2015) · Commonwealth Games Time Trial championships (2014) · World Time Trial Championships (2015) Stage races · Route de France Féminine (2006, 2013) · Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (2009) · Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol (2012) · Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche (2014)
Medal record Road bicycle racing World Championships Representing  Denmark 2009 Mendrisio Time trial Representing  New Zealand 2015 Richmond Time trial 2011 Copenhagen Time trial 2013 Tuscany Time trial 2010 Melbourne Time trial 2012 Valkenburg Time trial Representing Orica-AIS 2012 Valkenburg Team time trial Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Time trial 2010 Delhi Time trial

Linda Melanie Villumsen Serup (born 9 April 1985 in Herning) is a Danish-born road racing cyclist who became a New Zealand citizen in 2009 and has ridden under a Kiwi licence from 2010.

She won the European under 23 time trial championship in 2006 and 2007.

She was Danish national champion in both road racing and time trialing in 2006, 2008 and 2009. In 2006, Cycling World named her their Cyclist of the Year.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she finished 5th in the women's road race and 13th in the time trial.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London she finished 18th in the road race and fourth in the time trial, missing out on a medal by less than two seconds.

Villumsen won the Route de France Féminine in 2006 and 2013.

From 2008 to 2014 she placed 10th, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd and 9th in world championships time trials.

From 2012 to 2014 she placed 7th, 6th and 8th in world championships road races.