Linda Melanie Villumsen Serup is a Danish-born road racing cyclist who became a New Zealand citizen in 2009 and has ridden under a Kiwi licence from 2010.
Education
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing she finished 5th in the women"s road race and 13th in the time trial. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London she finished 18th in the road race and fourth in the time trial, missing out on a medal by less than two seconds.
Career
In 2006, Cycling World named her their Cyclist of the Year. From 2008 to 2014 she placed 10th, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd and 9th in world championships time trials. From 2012 to 2014 she placed 7th, 6th and 8th in world championships road races.
In September 2014 the UnitedHealthcare Women"s Team announced that they had signed Villumsen for the 2015 season after two seasons with Wiggle-Honda.
Afterwards, her trade team, UnitedHealthCare, almost dropped her for riding her team issue New Zealand frame instead of her normal Wilier Cento Time Trial bike. The New Zealand teams bike, with its altered geometry, meant she could get much lower.