| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 5 | Road Race | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 13 | Individual Time Trial | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | Individual Time Trial | 2011 | Copenhagen, DEN | |
| 3 | Individual Time Trial | 2010 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| 3 | Individual Time Trial | 2009 | Mendrisio, SUI | |
| 10 | Individual Time Trial | 2008 | Varese, ITA | |
| 13 | Road Race | 2008 | Varese, ITA | |
| 16 | Road Race | 2009 | Mendrisio, SUI | |
| 19 | Road Race | 2010 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| 111 | Road Race | 2011 | Copenhagen, DEN | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 2 | Team time trial | 2011 | Open de Suede TTT, SWE | |
| 2 | Team time trial | 2011 | Open de Suede TTT, SWE | |
| 2 | Team time trial | 2010 | Open de Suede TTT, SWE | |
| 2 | Team time trial | 2010 | Open de Suede TTT, SWE | |
| 2 | Team time trial | 2009 | Open de Suede TTT, SWE | |
| 2 | Team time trial | 2009 | Open de Suede TTT, SWE | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2012 | Fleche Wallonne, BEL | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2012 | Fleche Wallonne, BEL | |
| 8 | Road Race | 2009 | Berner Rundfahrt, SUI | |
| 8 | Road Race | 2009 | Berner Rundfahrt, SUI | |
| 9 | Road Race | 2011 | GP de Valladodid, ESP | |
| 9 | Road Race | 2011 | GP de Valladodid, ESP | |
Nickname
Lin. (NOC, 04 Jul 2008)
Hobbies
Listening to music, playing sport, having a good time. (NOC, 17 Jun 2008)
Occupation
Athlete
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
GreenEdge Orica-AIS, Australia
Coach
Marco Pinotti (ITA) (nzherald.co.nz, 09 Jul 2012)
Injuries
She missed the NZ Road Nationals in January 2012 due to illness and returned to competition in February. She had low iron levels. (roadcycling.co.nz, 20 Apr 2012; nzherald.co.nz, 01 May 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She started cycling at Herning Cycle Klub in 1996. (feltet.dk, 28 Jul 2008)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the Olympic Games and to win a medal at the World Championships in the time trial and the road race. (roadcycling.co.nz, 20 Apr 2012)
Awards
In 2006 she was named Cyclist of the Year by 'Cycling World'. (womenscycling.net, 04 Jul 2008)
General
BECOMING A KIWI
She represented her birth country, Denmark, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. She became a citizen of New Zealand 28 Oct 2009 and will represent New Zealand at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (feltet.dk/villumsen, 15 Sep 2010; roadcycling.co.nz, 20 Apr 2012)
COACH
Her coach Marco Pinotti is a professional cyclist with the pro tour, and is currently riding with BMC. (roadcycling.co.nz, 20 Apr 2012)
FIRST FOR NEW ZEALAND
She was the first New Zealand woman to achieve a podium position at the UCI women's road cycling World Cup when she came third at the La Fleche Wallonne Feminine in Belgium in April 2012. (stuff.co.nz, 19 Apr 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
