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CYCLISTS from Finland

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This page contains a list of the greatest Finnish Cyclists. The pantheon dataset contains 1,214 Cyclists, 4 of which were born in Finland. This makes Finland the birth place of the 36th most number of Cyclists behind Greece and Ireland.

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Finnish Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Finnish Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Kjell Carlström (1976 - )

With an HPI of 32.78, Kjell Carlström is the most famous Finnish Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Kjell Carlström (born 18 October 1976) is a Finnish former professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2011. He won the Finnish national road race title in 2000, 2004 and 2011.He raced in the Tour de France in 2005, 2006 and 2007. His best performance in the Tour de France was a second place stage finish on stage 8 in the 2006 race. In December 2011 he announced his retirement after his contract with Team Sky was not renewed and he was unable to find a new team.Starting in 2013, he became one of the directeurs sportifs at IAM Cycling. After the team disbanded, he moved to a similar position at Israel–Premier Tech, where he presently works as the team's general manager.

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2. Jussi Veikkanen (1981 - )

With an HPI of 30.82, Jussi Veikkanen is the 2nd most famous Finnish Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Jussi Veikkanen (born 29 March 1981) is a Finnish former road racing cyclist, who rode as a professional between 2005 and 2015 for the Omega Pharma–Lotto and FDJ teams. He won the Finnish National Road Race Championships seven times between 2003 and 2014.

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3. Charly Wegelius (1978 - )

With an HPI of 29.19, Charly Wegelius is the 3rd most famous Finnish Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Charles "Charly" Wegelius (born 26 April 1978 in Espoo, Finland) is a British former professional road racing cyclist. Never a winner of a professional race individually, Wegelius nevertheless made a career out of being a reliable and strong domestique, most notably in the mountains.

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4. Lotta Lepistö (1989 - )

With an HPI of 23.43, Lotta Lepistö is the 4th most famous Finnish Cyclist.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Lotta Pauliina Henttala (née Lepistö; born 28 June 1989) is a Finnish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step. She has won the Finnish National Road Race Championships seven times, consecutively between 2012 and 2018.

Pantheon has 4 people classified as cyclists born between 1976 and 1989. Of these 4, 4 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living cyclists include Kjell Carlström, Jussi Veikkanen, and Charly Wegelius.

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