Andreas Leknessund

Andreas Rikardsen Leknessund (born 21 May 1999 in Tromsø) is a Norwegian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam.

Career
After a successful junior career, Leknessund turned professional in May 2018 with UCI Continental team. His first major victory was the Norwegian elite national time trial championships in 2019. He stayed with the team until being signed by UCI WorldTeam in 2021 after showing promising results, having won the elite national time trial championships a second time, the Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia and the UEC European Under-23 Time Trial Championships among other races in 2020. In June 2022 he won stage two of the Tour de Suisse in a solo victory from the breakaway. In August, he won the Arctic Race of Norway, taking the race lead after winning the fourth and final stage. At the 2023 Giro d'Italia, Leknessund moved into the lead after finishing second on stage four. He was able to hold onto the lead until the time trial on stage nine. He ultimately went on to finish 8th overall. This also made him the first rider from north of the Arctic Circle to have led the race.

After spending three seasons with, Leknessund returned to for the 2024 season on a three-year contract.

Major results

 * 2016
 * 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
 * 5th Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships


 * 2017
 * 1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Time trial, UEC European Junior Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotNoruega.PNG Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour du Pays de Vaud
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 1st Stage 2a Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
 * 2nd Overall Peace Race Juniors
 * 1st Stage 2a
 * 2nd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
 * 8th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships


 * 2018
 * 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 7th Overall Ronde de l'Isard
 * 8th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa


 * 2019 (1 pro win)
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotNoruega.PNG Time trial
 * 2nd Road race
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 2nd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 2nd Overall Ronde de l'Isard
 * 2nd Kattekoers
 * 5th Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships


 * 2020 (1)
 * 1st MaillotNoruega.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Mountains classification
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 3
 * 1st Hafjell GP
 * 1st Lillehammer GP
 * 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
 * 4th Overall Okolo Slovenska
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 8th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia


 * 2021
 * National Road Championships
 * 3rd Time trial
 * 4th Road race
 * 7th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
 * 10th Brabantse Pijl


 * 2022 (3)
 * 1st Overall Arctic Race of Norway
 * 1st Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 4
 * 1st Stage 2 Tour de Suisse


 * 2023
 * 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 8th Overall Giro d'Italia
 * Held Jersey pink.svg & Jersey white.svg after Stages 4–8


 * 2024
 * 2nd Overall Sibiu Cycling Tour
 * National Road Championships
 * 3rd Time trial
 * 5th Road race