Team Fakta
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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.
Nicki Sørensen
was on the team from 2000, Kurt Asle Arvesen
and Scott Sunderland
from 2001 and Magnus Bäckstedt
from 2002.
2000
2001
2002
2003
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 racing
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
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.
Nicki Sørensen
Nicki Sørensen
Nicki Sørensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer currently riding for . He has competed in five consecutive editions of the Tour de France from 2001 to 2005, riding as an all-round rider who rides well in hilly terrain, Sørensen is a valued support for the team captain without many wins...
was on the team from 2000, Kurt Asle Arvesen
Kurt Asle Arvesen
Kurt Asle Arvesen is a former Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for . Arvesen is from Eresfjord, Nesset. From 2012 he will be manager of ....
and Scott Sunderland
Scott Sunderland (coach)
Scott G. Sunderland is a former Australian professional cyclist, now Sports Manager and Consultant.Sunderland was born in Inverell, a country town in northern New South Wales...
from 2001 and Magnus Bäckstedt
Magnus Bäckstedt
Magnus Bäckstedt is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer.He began as a skier, selected for the national team when he was 14. His greatest achievement in cycling is winning Paris–Roubaix in 2004. Bäckstedt is 1m 93 tall and weighs 94 kg...
from 2002.
Major Results
1999- 1st Stage 1a Tour de Langkawi, Lennie Kristensen
2000
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de NormandieTour de NormandieTour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandie, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940-1955 and 1960-1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professionals in 1996...
, Lennie Kristensen - 1st Overall Circuit des Mines, Nicki Sörensen
- 1st Stage 1, Nicki Sörensen
- 1st Rund um die Hainleite-Erfurt, Nicki Sörensen
- 1st Lemvig-Holstebro-Lemvig, Nicki Sörensen
- 1st Stage 2 Sachsen-Tour, Morten Sonne
- 1st Fyn Rundt, Morten Sonne
2001
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of RhodesTour of RhodesThe Tour of Rhodes was a cycling race on Rhodes, Greece. It was first held in 1987, but the second edition only took place in 1995. Between 2001 and 2003 it was a professional race. Fabian Cancellara won the race twice, in 2001 and 2002, including his first victory as a professional in 2001. The...
, Marcus LjungqvistMarcus LjungqvistMarcus Ljungqvist is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998, and retired from racing after the 2009 season... - 1st Stage 5 Tour de NormandieTour de NormandieTour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandie, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940-1955 and 1960-1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professionals in 1996...
, Marcus LjungqvistMarcus LjungqvistMarcus Ljungqvist is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998, and retired from racing after the 2009 season... - 1st GP Pino Cerami, Scott Sunderland
- 1st Rund um DürenRund um DürenThe Rund um Düren is a cycling road race held in mid-April in Germany. The event, ranked at 1.2 on the UCI European calendar, is contested around the city of Düren. Prior to 1996 it was an amateur event.-Winners:...
, Bjørnar VestølBjørnar VestølBjörnar Vestöl is a Norwegian former professional racing cyclist whose last team was Sparebanken Vest.-Career highlights:19992001-External links:... - 1st Overall 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...
, Jorgen Bo Petersen - 1st Time Trial Championships, Kurt-Asle Arvesen
- 1st Road Race Championships, Marcus LjungqvistMarcus LjungqvistMarcus Ljungqvist is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998, and retired from racing after the 2009 season...
- 1st Overall Sachsen-Tour, Jorgen Bo Petersen
- 1st Stage 2, Morten Sonne
- 1st Stage 4a, Jorgen Bo Petersen
- 1st Stage 5 Hessen-Rundfahrt, Bjørnar VestølBjørnar VestølBjörnar Vestöl is a Norwegian former professional racing cyclist whose last team was Sparebanken Vest.-Career highlights:19992001-External links:...
- 1st Stage 1 Ster ElektrotoerSter ElektrotoerThe Ster ZLM Toer is a stage race cycling race, held in the Netherlands as 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The race started in 1987 as an amateur race, and became a race for professional cyclists in 1996.-Name of the race:...
, Allan Bo Andresen - 1st GP de Fourmies, Scott Sunderland
- 1st Stage 3 Rheinland-Pfalz RundfahrtRheinland-Pfalz RundfahrtThe International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 2.1 race.In its early years, it was an amateur race...
, Marcus LjungqvistMarcus LjungqvistMarcus Ljungqvist is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998, and retired from racing after the 2009 season... - 1st Stage 3 Paris-CorrèzeParis-CorrèzeParis–Corrèze is a road bicycle race held annually in France, usually between a department near Paris and the department of Corrèze. It was created by Laurent Fignon and Max Mamers. It was first held in 2001 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe...
, Jorgen Bo Petersen - 1st Stage 4 Herald Sun TourHerald Sun TourThe Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale . The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six day event and it is held annually in October. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's...
, Scott Sunderland - 1st Stage 7a Herald Sun TourHerald Sun TourThe Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale . The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six day event and it is held annually in October. It is named after the Herald Sun, Melbourne's...
, Kurt-Asle Arvesen
2002
- 1st GP Fayt-le-Franc, Magnus BackstedtMagnus BäckstedtMagnus Bäckstedt is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer.He began as a skier, selected for the national team when he was 14. His greatest achievement in cycling is winning Paris–Roubaix in 2004. Bäckstedt is 1m 93 tall and weighs 94 kg...
- 1st Paris-CamembertParis-CamembertParis–Camembert is a semi classic held annually in April. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour...
, Marcus LjungqvistMarcus LjungqvistMarcus Ljungqvist is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998, and retired from racing after the 2009 season... - 1st Route Adélie de Vitré, Marcus LjungqvistMarcus LjungqvistMarcus Ljungqvist is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998, and retired from racing after the 2009 season...
- 1st Stage 4 Circuit des Mines, Jorgen Bo Petersen
- 1st Overall 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...
, Marcus LjungqvistMarcus LjungqvistMarcus Ljungqvist is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998, and retired from racing after the 2009 season...
- 1st Stage 2, Marcus LjungqvistMarcus LjungqvistMarcus Ljungqvist is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998, and retired from racing after the 2009 season...
- 1st Stage 2, Marcus Ljungqvist
- 1st Schynberg-Rundfahrt, Kurt-Asle Arvesen
- 1st Stage 7 Österreich-Rundfahrt, Scott Sunderland
- 1st Overall Tour of SwedenTour of SwedenThe Tour of Sweden was an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Sweden from 1982 to 2002.- Past winners :* 1982 : * 1983 : * 1984 : * 1985 : * 1986 : * 1987 : * 1988 : * 1989 : * 1990 : * 1991 :...
, Kurt-Asle Arvesen - 1st Road Race Championships, Kurt-Asle Arvesen
- 1st Fyn Rundt, Jacob Moe Rasmussen
- 1st Stage 3 Danmark RundtDanmark RundtDanmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...
, Kurt-Asle Arvesen - 1st GP Schwarzwald, Jorgen Bo Petersen
- 1st Stage 5 Rheinland-Pfalz RundfahrtRheinland-Pfalz RundfahrtThe International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 2.1 race.In its early years, it was an amateur race...
, Allan JohansenAllan JohansenAllan 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,... - 1st Paris-BourgesParis-BourgesParis–Bourges is a French road bicycle race. It runs from Paris to the town of Bourges in the Région Centre.The first race was run in 1913, and won by André Narcy and it has been an annual event since 1990. Since 1949, it has been for professionals, after previously being an amateur race. It is...
, Allan JohansenAllan JohansenAllan 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,...
2003
- 1st GP de Villers-Cotterêts, Julian WinnJulian WinnJulian Winn from Abergavenny, Wales is a former Welsh competitive cyclist who now manages the UCI Continental cycling team Endura Racing. He represented Wales in the 1998 Commonwealth Games at Kuala Lumpur and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester...
- 1st GP S.A.T.S.-Midtbank, Frank Hoj
- 1st Stage 10 Giro d'Italia2003 Giro d'ItaliaThe 2003 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 86th running of the race, was held from 10 May to 1 June 2003, consisting of 21 stages for a total of 3,472 km, ridden at an average speed of 38.828 km/h. It was won by Gilberto Simoni....
, Kurt-Asle Arvesen - 1st Time Trial Championships, Magnus BackstedtMagnus BäckstedtMagnus Bäckstedt is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer.He began as a skier, selected for the national team when he was 14. His greatest achievement in cycling is winning Paris–Roubaix in 2004. Bäckstedt is 1m 93 tall and weighs 94 kg...
- 1st Fyn Rundt, Jacob Moe Rasmussen
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