Mogens Frey

Mogens Frey Jensen, known in cycling as Mogens Frey, is a Danish retired amateur cyclist who raced both on the road and on the track. At the 1968 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the 4 km team pursuit with Gunnar Asmussen, Per Lyngemark and Reno Olsen, and he took silver in the individual pursuit. He also won the individual pursuit at the 1968 world championships, after finishing second in 1967 behind Gert Bongers. He is best remembered for stage 9 of the 1970 Tour de France, where he beat his own team captain Joaquim Agostinho in a sprint: Agostinho crossed the line first but was disqualified for putting a hand on Frey's handlebars. It was the only Danish Tour de France stage win until 1983. Olympedia gives his birth as 2 July 1941 in Glostrup.