Albert Philipsen

Albert Philipsen
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Withen Philipsen
Born3 September 2006
Holte, Denmark
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Team information
Current team
  • Tscherning Cycling Academy (road)
  • Canyon CLLCTV (MTB/Cyclo-cross)
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2013–2022Holte MTB Klub
2023Canyon CLLCTV (MTB/Cyclo-cross)
2023–2024Tscherning Cycling Academy (road)
Professional team
2025–Lidl–Trek
Medal record
Representing Denmark
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Junior road race
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Drenthe Junior time trial
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Junior cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Team relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Anadia Junior cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2023 Anadia Team relay

Albert Withen Philipsen (born 3 September 2006) is a Danish cyclist, who competes in road racing, cyclo-cross and mountain biking. In 2023, he won the junior world road race and cross-country championships. This made him the youngest rider ever to win the junior world road race title. In December 2023, he signed a four-year contract with UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek beginning in 2025.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2022–2023
1st National Junior Championships
2023–2024
1st National Junior Championships
Junior X²O Badkamers Trophy
1st Hamme
1st Junior Aarhus I
1st Junior Aarhus II

Mountain bike

2023
UCI World Championships
1st Junior cross-country
3rd Team relay
UEC European Championships
1st Junior cross-country
1st Team relay
1st Cross-country, National Junior Championships

Road

2023
1st Road race, UCI World Junior Championships
1st Time trial, UEC European Junior Championships
National Junior Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
4th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
1st Points classification
1st Sprints classification