Mikkel Honoré

Hometown

Fredericia, Denmark

Birthdate

21 January 1997

Languages

Danish, English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish

Mikkel Honoré loves to light up races in EF Education-EasyPost pink. The Dane is a very versatile rider. He has the horsepower and skill to shepherd our GC captains through a racing peloton during the hardest grand tour stages. A great climber with a strong finishing kick, who can hold his own on the cobbles, Mikkel has sprinted to stage victories at the Tour of the Basque Country and Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali — two of the hilliest stage races on the calendar. He is consistently at the front of the biggest races and always ready to do his turn for his teammates. We count on Mikkel to be there for us at crucial moments in grand tours and attack the finales of the great one-day races. He’ll go for more victories himself.

Mikkel lives in Switzerland, near the shores of Lake Como. He loves to travel and always has a book with him on the bus. Reading takes him away from the bubble of racing and training. He enjoys philosophy and novels and will always read up on the places where we race to better understand the people who live in the countryside that we pass through.

Mikkel is a great basketball fan. He and his wife will go watch a game together whenever they get the chance. He is also a polyglot and enjoys learning new languages.


Questions & Answers

What’s your hidden talent? Eating 6,000 calories a day and still being hungry.

What’s your hidden talent? Eating 6,000 calories a day and still being hungry.

If you could time travel, what date/year would you visit and why?

Probably the 1980s. I’d love to experience cycling back then — the style, the atmosphere and instinctive racing.

What is your favorite thing to do on a rest day?

Sleep in, drink too much coffee, and convince myself I’ll do some stretching (then don’t).

What is your favorite song in your native language?

I don’t listen to much Danish music, but when I do, it’s Andreas Odbjerg.

Who is the person you most admire and why?

My wife, because she manages to handle me and my bike obsession and still smile about it.

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