Johannes Kulset
{{Short description|Norwegian road cyclist (born 2004)}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Johannes Kulset
| image = Stage 20 Tour de France 2024 Col de la Couillole 33.jpg
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| caption = Kulset at the 2024 Tour de France
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|4|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oslo, Norway
| height = 1.75 m
| weight = 58 kg
| currentteam = {{UCI team code|UXT}}
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
| ridertype = Climber
| amateuryears1 = 2021–2022
| amateurteam1 = Ringerike SK Junior{{cite web | url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=15641 | title=Johannes Kulset | work=FirstCycling.com | accessdate=3 February 2024}}
| proyears1 = 2023
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|UDT|2023}}{{cite web | url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/18484 | title=Uno-X Dare Development Team | work=UCI.org | accessdate=28 July 2023}}
| proyears2 = 2024–
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|UXT|2024}}
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Johannes Kulset (born 14 April 2004) is a Norwegian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|UXT}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/19514|title=Uno-X Mobility|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=14 January 2024}}
His brothers Kristian, Sindre and Magnus are also professional cyclists.
Career
After riding for Ringerike SK as a junior, Kulset signed a 5-year contract with Uno-X in 2022.{{cite web |last1=Rai |first1=Sangnum |title=Uno-X Pro Cycling Team Sign 18-year until 2027 |url=https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling/uno-x-pro-cycling-team-sign-18-year-until-2027 |website=Cyclinguptodate |access-date=19 July 2024 |date=4 June 2024}}
Kulset took part in the 2024 Tour de France, the youngest rider to take part in the race.{{cite web |last1=Jary |first1=Rachel |title=Johannes Kulset: The Tour de France’s youngest rider who is going to ‘let his legs to do the talking’ |url=https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/johannes-kulset-the-tour-de-france-s-youngest-rider-who-is-going-to-let-his-legs-to-do-the-talking |website=Rouleur |access-date=19 July 2024}} On Stage 16, he crashed after hitting a spectator's outstretched arm, and later narrowly avoided being involved in a collision with two Uno-X team cars as he chased back to the peloton.{{cite web |last1=Farrand |first1=Stephen |title=‘If I’d slowed down, it would quickly have got ugly’ - Uno-X Mobility unfazed after near collision at Tour de France |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/if-id-slowed-down-it-would-quickly-have-got-ugly-uno-x-mobility-unfazed-after-near-collision-at-tour-de-france/ |website=Cycling News |access-date=19 July 2024 |date=17 July 2024}}
Major results
;2021
: 1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification, Giro della Lunigiana
;2022
: 2nd Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
: 3rd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
;2023
: 2nd Lillehammer GP
: 3rd Overall Alpes Isère Tour
: 8th Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
: 9th Overall Tour de l'Avenir
;2024
: 8th Overall Tour of Oman
;2025
: 3rd Overall AlUla Tour
::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification
: 5th Tour du Doubs
: 10th Overall O Gran Camiño
=Grand Tour general classification results timeline=
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scope="col" | Grand Tour
! scope="col" | 2024 |
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! scope="row" | File:Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia | — |
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! scope="row" | File:Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France | 47 |
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! scope="row" | File:Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España | — |
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|+ Legend |
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| Did not compete |
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scope="row" | DNF
| Did not finish |
References
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External links
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