Chris Anker Sørensen

Chris Anker Sørensen was a Danish road cyclist who competed at the 2008 and 2016 Olympic Games. He was in the pro peloton from 2005-18, riding for Team Designa Køkken, Tinkoff–Saxo, Fortuneo–Vital Concept, and Riwal Platform.

Sørensen rode 13 Grand Tours, with five Tours de France and four appearances each at the Giro and Vuelta. His best finish in those was a 12th at the 2011 Vuelta a España, and in 2012 he was 14th at the Tour de France. A top climber, Sørensen won the mountain climber jersey at the 2011 Tour de Romandie and the 2012 Volta a Catalunya. His best finish in a monument race was sixth at Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2011.

After he retired in 2018 Sørensen became a TV commentator in Denmark on cycling races. He was tragically killed when he was struck by a van driver while on a bike ride in Zeebrugge, Belgium.