Jussi Veikkanen (born 29 March 1981) is a Finnish former road racing cyclist, who rode as a professional between 2005 and 2015 for the and teams. He won the Finnish National Road Race Championships seven times between 2003 and 2014.
Career
Born in Riihimäki, Veikkanen started his career with team Mälarenergi and he became a professional cyclist in 2005 with .
After a long breakaway on stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France he donned the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification. He kept the jersey until stage 6, when Stéphane Augé took it.
He signed with for the 2011 season, but rejoined for the 2012 season.
Veikkanen announced ahead of the 2015 edition of the Tour de Vendée that the race would be his last as a professional, and that he would remain with as a member of staff after retiring from the road.
Major results
2002
National Road Championships
:2nd Road race
:2nd Time trial
2003
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
2004
1st Grand Prix des Marbriers
2nd Overall Ruban Granitier Breton
National Road Championships
:3rd Road race
:3rd Time trial
4th ParisâÂÂTroyes
2005
1st Road race, National Road Championships
5th Grand Prix of Aargau Canton
2006
National Road Championships
:1st Road race
:3rd Time trial
1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
:1st Stage 1
3rd Overall Tour du Poitou-Charentes
:1st Stage 2
8th Overall Volta ao Distrito de Santarém
2007
3rd Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Ondimbo
8th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
2008
National Road Championships
:1st Road race
:2nd Time trial
1st Stage 4 Route du Sud
4th Overall Tour de l'Ain
5th Overall Tour de Wallonie
10th Overall Deutschland Tour
:1st Stage 6
2009
2nd Overall Tour Méditerranéen
3rd Overall Tour du Haut Var
9th Overall Tour Down Under
9th Grand Prix d'Isbergues
Tour de France
:Held after Stages 2âÂÂ5
2010
1st Road race, National Road Championships
6th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
:1st Stage 2
2013
1st Road race, National Road Championships
10th Overall Tour Down Under
2014
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2015
National Road Championships
:2nd Road race
:3rd Time trial
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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