Henrik Djernis (born 22 April 1968) is a Danish cyclist. He competed in cyclo-cross, mountain bike and road racing. He was the first man to win the World Mountain Bike Championship three times, which he did in 1992 (in Bromont, QC, Canada), 1993 (in Métabief, France), and 1994 (in Vail, CO, United States). Djernis won the Danish Cyclocross National Championship ten times in a row from 1989 to 1998 and then won the title twice more in 2000 and 2001.
He has been nominated for induction into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame by Tom Ritchey.
Major results Cyclo-cross
1983 1st National Junior Championships 1984 1st National Junior Championships 1985 1st National Championships 1986 1st National Championships 1987 1st National Championships 1988 1st National Championships 3rd UCI World Amateur Championships 1989 1st National Championships 1990 1st National Championships 1991 1st National Championships 2nd UCI World Amateur Championships 1992 1st National Championships 1993 1st National Championships 1st UCI World Amateur Championships 1994 1st National Championships 1995 1st National Championships 1996 1st National Championships 1997 1st National Championships 1998 1st National Championships 3rd UCI World Championships 2000 1st National Championships 2001 1st National Championships
Mountain bike
1992 1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships 1993 1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships 1st Cross-country, National Championships 1994 1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships 1st Cross-country, National Championships 1997 1st Cross-country, National Championships 2nd Cross-country, UCI World Championships 1998 1st Cross-country, National Championships 1999 1st Cross-country, National Championships 2000 1st Cross-country, National Championships
Sources Ritchey, Tom 1999 Biography of Henrik Djernis for his nomination to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
External links His nomination page on the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.