Verner Blaudzun
Danish cyclist
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Verner Blaudzun (born 23 March 1946) is a Danish former cyclist who represented Denmark at the Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the men's team time trial at the 1976 Montreal Olympics held in Canada,[1] alongside Gert Frank, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund.
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He came fourth in the same even at the 1968 Olympics, and came 42nd 4 years later in the 1980 men's road race.[2]
Blaudzun's son, Michael, was a professional road bicycle racer who was twice Denmark's national road racing champion and 3 times national time trial champion. He retired after the 2008 season.
The Dutch singer-songwriter and bicycle racing enthusiast Johannes Sigmond chose 'Blaudzun' as his stage name.
