title: Leif Mortensen
text: # Leif Mortensen
  
  Leif Mortensen (born 5 May 1946) is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He won a silver medal in the individual road race at the 1968 Summer Olympics while finishing fourth in the team time trial. In 1970–1975 he rode professionally with the following achievements.
  
  ## Palmarès
  
  ### 1967
  
      2nd, World Road Championships, 100 km TTT
  
  ### 1968
  
      2nd, Olympic Games, Road race, Mexico City
  
  ### 1969
  
      2nd, World Road Championships, 100 km TTT
      1st, World Road Championships, Amateur road race, Brno
  
  ### 1970
  
      2nd, World Road Championships, Professional road race, Leicester
  
  ### 1971
  
      1st, Hellemmes
      1st, Trofeo Baracchi (with Luis Ocaña)
      6th, Overall, Tour de France
  
  ### 1972
  
      1st, Le Quillo
  
  ### 1973
  
      1st, GP Aix-en-Provence
      1st, Stage 5, Paris–Nice, Manosque
      1st, Overall, Tour of Belgium
         1st, Stage 5b, Nivelles
  