Alexander Wetterhall

Alexander Wetterhall
	Wetterhall, competing in the time trial, at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships.
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Wetterhall
Nickname	Ikea
Born	12 April 1986 (age 38); Gislaved, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Disciplines	Road; Mountain 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
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.

Career

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]

Major results

Source: ^[9]

2004

1st

Time trial, National Junior Mountain Bike Championships

2007

1st

Team relay, National Mountain Bike Championships

2008

National Mountain Bike Championships

2nd Time trial

3rd Cross-country

3rd Team relay

2009

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

2010

1st

Overall Rás Tailteann

1st Stage 1 Ringerike GP

2nd Västboloppet

4th Lincoln International GP

2011

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

6th Overall Boucles de la Mayenne

2012

3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

5th Paris–Troyes

8th Tallinn–Tartu GP

10th Tartu GP

2013

1st Ronde van Drenthe

2014

National Road Championships

2nd Time trial

2nd Road race

2015

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

3rd Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher

2016

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

2017

National Road Championships

2nd Time trial

3rd Road race

9th Overall East Bohemia Tour

References

^ "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.