Born in
Herning, Villumsen won the European under 23 time trial championship in 2006 and 2007. She was Danish
national champion in both
road racing and
time trialing in
2006,
2008 and
2009. In 2006,
Cycling World named her their Cyclist of the Year. 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. Villumsen won the
Route de France Féminine in 2006 and 2013 and was one of only two riders to win the race twice. From 2008 to 2015 she placed 10th, 3rd, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 9th and 1st in
world championships time trials. From 2012 to 2014 she placed 7th, 6th and 8th in
world championships road races. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games she won the gold medal in the
road time trial and placed 5th in the
road race. In September 2014 the team announced that they had signed Villumsen for the 2015 season after two seasons with . Afterwards, her trade team, , almost dropped her for riding her team issue New Zealand frame instead of her normal Wilier Cento Time Trial bike. The NZ team's bike, with its altered geometry, meant she could get much lower. Villumsen is the only New Zealand senior cyclist to win an individual medal at the UCI Road World Championships. ==Major results==