Michael Rasmussen is a Danish retired professional cyclist who competed in road racing and mountain biking. His most notable victories include four stages of the Tour de France, and one stage of the Vuelta a España. He also won the best climber classification in the 2005 and 2006 Tour de France. In the yellow jersey at the 2007 Tour de France after stages 8–16 — 9 stages, July 15 to July 25, taking it from Linus Gerdemann. Wiki link