Lars Bak
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Lars Ytting Bak is a Danish
professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour
team . He became a professional in 2002 for Team Fakta
where he rode with fellow Dane Allan Johansen
. In 2004 they both switched to BankGiroLoterij
where Lars Bak would win his first professional win, but as the BankGiroLoterij team stopped after the 2004 season, both Bak and Johansen went to in 2005.
Here, Lars Bak won the Danish Road Racing Championship, and in the later half of the season he showed his strength and talent as a good upcoming rider, as Bak won the meriting ten stages long U/25 race Tour de l'Avenir
. He conquered the leader's jersey by sprinting to the win in a group of four riders on the first stage, a position he defended through the following nine stages bar one, including a time trial
and a number of hilly stages.
In 2011 he finally had his Tour de France debut where he worked hard for Mark Cavendishs train and finished off with a breakaway on the last stage.
2005
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
team . He became a professional in 2002 for Team Fakta
Team Fakta
Team Fakta was a Danish professional road bicycle racing team, which was active in the seasons 1999 to 2003. The main sponsor FDB is a consumer owned grocery chain, whose discount outlets are called Fakta....
where he rode with fellow Dane Allan Johansen
Allan Johansen
Allan Johansen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer. He became professional in 1998 for Team Chicky World, in 2000 he went on to Team Memorycard - Jack & Jones . Johansen continued at Team Fakta from 2001 to 2003 then to BankGiroLoterij in 2004, before he returned to Team CSC in 2005,...
. In 2004 they both switched to BankGiroLoterij
BankGiroLoterij (cycling team)
BankGiroLoterij was the name of a Dutch professional road bicycle racing team. The main sponsor from 2000 to 2004 was a Dutch lottery operator. No sponsor was available for 2005, so the team disbanded. At that time, they were placed 29th in Division 1 in the UCI Road World Rankings...
where Lars Bak would win his first professional win, but as the BankGiroLoterij team stopped after the 2004 season, both Bak and Johansen went to in 2005.
Here, Lars Bak won the Danish Road Racing Championship, and in the later half of the season he showed his strength and talent as a good upcoming rider, as Bak won the meriting ten stages long U/25 race Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...
. He conquered the leader's jersey by sprinting to the win in a group of four riders on the first stage, a position he defended through the following nine stages bar one, including a time trial
Time trial
In many racing sports an athlete will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of...
and a number of hilly stages.
In 2011 he finally had his Tour de France debut where he worked hard for Mark Cavendishs train and finished off with a breakaway on the last stage.
Palmares
2004- 1st Stage 1, Tour de LuxembourgTour de LuxembourgTour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.HC, the highest rating below the ProTour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's governing body. In 2006, the Tour was part of the UCI Europe...
2005
- 1st
National Road Race Champion - 1st
Overall Tour de l'AvenirTour de l'AvenirTour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Paris–Bourges
2007
- 1st National Time Trial Champion
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de WallonieTour de WallonieThe Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour- Winners...
2008
- 1st National Time Trial Champion
- 2nd Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stage 1 TTTTeam time trialA team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
- 1st Stage 1 TTT
2009
- 1st National Time Trial Champion
- 6th Overall Tour de Romandie2009 Tour de RomandieThe 2009 Tour de Romandie cycling road race started on 28 April and finished on 3 May in Switzerland. It was the 6th event in the 2009 UCI ProTour, and the 12th event in the World Calendar....
- 7th Overall Eneco Tour of Benelux
- 1st Stage 5
2010
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Vuelta a EspañaVuelta a EspañaThe Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
2011
- 1st Stage 1 TTT Giro d'Italia2011 Giro d'ItaliaThe 2011 Giro d'Italia was the 94th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started on 7 May with a team time trial in Turin to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification, when the city served as the first capital of the single state.The route was...
- 3rd GP HerningGP HerningGP Herning is a bicycle race held in Herning , Denmark. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Palmarès :-External links:*...
- 5th Paris–Roubaix2011 Paris–RoubaixThe 2011 Paris–Roubaix was the 109th running of the Paris–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the Hell of the North. It was held on 10 April 2011 over a distance of and was the ninth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season....