Career
Østergaard placed second in the 2006 Junior World Championships, held in Spa, Belgium. Østergaard will retire at the end of the 2013 season, after seven years as a professional.
Østergaard placed second in the 2006 Junior World Championships, held in Spa, Belgium. Østergaard will retire at the end of the 2013 season, after seven years as a professional.
He finished with a time of 3 hours, 8 minutes and 59 seconds, which was nine seconds behind the champion, Italy"s Diego Ulissi. After competing with Team GLS during the 2007 and 2008 seasons, he moved to Team Capinordic, where in August 2009, he won three stages in four days in a National series of races in Denmark.
At the age of 19, Østergaard came sixth in the 2007 Giro Delle Regioni, a top level "Young Guns", for riders 23 and under, race as a member of Team GLS.