Career
In 2012, Hansen became the second Australian to complete all three Grand Tours – the Giro d"Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España – in a calendar year. In completing the 2015 Vuelta a España, his thirteen grand tour in a row, he broke Bernardo Ruiz"s 68-year-old record for consecutive grand tours completed. In 2013, Hansen broke away early in the seventh stage of the Giro d"Italia, a stage featuring numerous short and steep climbs.
Hansen likes to rib his teammates by posting funny pictures of them on his Twitter accountant
As an engineer Hansen has designed his own shoes and ridden with them on numerous occasions. He has also written software for his current team, Lotto-Soudal, which manages the team"s logistics.
He lives in Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czechoslovakian Republic, and has since 2005.
