Henrik Djernis (born 22 April 1968) is a Danish cyclist. He competed in cyclo-cross, mountain bike and road racing. He was the first man to win the World Mountain Bike Championship three times, which he did in 1992 (in Bromont, QC, Canada), 1993 (in Métabief, France), and 1994 (in Vail, CO, United States). Djernis won the Danish Cyclocross National Championship ten times in a row from 1989 to 1998 and then won the title twice more in 2000 and 2001.
He has been nominated for induction into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame by Tom Ritchey.[when?][citation needed]
Major results
Cyclo-cross
- 1983
- 1st
National Junior Championships
- 1984
- 1st
National Junior Championships
- 1985
- 1st
National Championships
- 1986
- 1st
National Championships
- 1987
- 1st
National Championships
- 1988
- 1st
National Championships
- 3rd
UCI World Amateur Championships
- 1989
- 1st
National Championships
- 1990
- 1st
National Championships
- 1991
- 1st
National Championships
- 2nd
UCI World Amateur Championships
- 1992
- 1st
National Championships
- 1993
- 1st
National Championships
- 1st
UCI World Amateur Championships
- 1994
- 1st
National Championships
- 1995
- 1st
National Championships
- 1996
- 1st
National Championships
- 1997
- 1st
National Championships
- 1998
- 1st
National Championships
- 3rd
UCI World Championships
- 2000
- 1st
National Championships
- 2001
- 1st
National Championships
Mountain bike
- 1992
- 1st
Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- 1993
- 1st
Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- 1st
Cross-country, National Championships
- 1994
- 1st
Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- 1st
Cross-country, National Championships
- 1997
- 1st
Cross-country, National Championships
- 2nd
Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- 1998
- 1st
Cross-country, National Championships
- 1999
- 1st
Cross-country, National Championships
- 2000
- 1st
Cross-country, National Championships
Sources
- Ritchey, Tom 1999 Biography of Henrik Djernis for his nomination to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
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