Team Fakta

Team Fakta

Team information
UCI code	FAK
Founded	1999
Disbanded	2003
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	Trade Team III (1999) Trade Team II (2000–2002) Trade Team I (2003)
Bicycles	Pinarello
Team name history
1999–2002 2002 2003	Team Fakta EDS–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. Nicki Sørensen was on the team from 2000, Kurt Asle Arvesen and Scott Sunderland from 2001 and Magnus Bäckstedt from 2002.

Final roster

Rider Date of birth Allan Bo Andresen (DEN) (1973-02-19)February 19, 1973 (aged 29) Kurt Asle Arvesen (NOR) (1975-02-09)February 9, 1975 (aged 27) Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) (1975-01-30)January 30, 1975 (aged 27) Lars Bak (DEN) (1980-01-16)January 16, 1980 (aged 22) Thomas Grönqvist (SWE) (1975-10-02)October 2, 1975 (aged 27) Frank Hoj (DEN) (1973-01-04)January 4, 1973 (aged 29) Allan Johansen (DEN) (1971-07-14)July 14, 1971 (aged 31) René Jørgensen (DEN) (1975-07-26)July 26, 1975 (aged 27) Fredrik Modin (SWE) (1980-04-05)April 5, 1980 (aged 22) Bjarke Nielsen (DEN) (1976-02-10)February 10, 1976 (aged 26)

Rider Date of birth Jorgen Bo Petersen (DEN) (1970-04-11)April 11, 1970 (aged 32) Jacob Moe Rasmussen (DEN) (1975-01-19)January 19, 1975 (aged 27) Michael Reihs (DEN) (1979-04-25)April 25, 1979 (aged 23) Werner Riebenbauer (AUT) (1974-07-07)July 7, 1974 (aged 28) Martin Rittsel (SWE) (1971-03-28)March 28, 1971 (aged 31) Michael Skelde (DEN) (1973-08-13)August 13, 1973 (aged 29) Scott Sunderland (AUS) (1966-11-28)November 28, 1966 (aged 36) Bjørnar Vestøl (NOR) (1974-05-28)May 28, 1974 (aged 28) Julian Winn (GBR) (1972-09-23)September 23, 1972 (aged 30)

Major wins

1999

Stage 1a Tour de Langkawi, Lennie Kristensen

2000

Stage 4 Tour de Normandie, Lennie Kristensen

Overall Circuit des Mines, Nicki Sørensen

Stage 1, Nicki Sørensen

Rund um die Hainleite-Erfurt, Nicki Sørensen

Lemvig-Holstebro-Lemvig, Nicki Sørensen

Stage 2 Sachsen-Tour, Morten Sonne

Fyn Rundt, Morten Sonne

2001

Stage 3 Tour of Rhodes, Marcus Ljungqvist

Stage 5 Tour de Normandie, Marcus Ljungqvist

Grand Prix Pino Cerami, Scott Sunderland

Rund um Düren, Bjørnar Vestøl

Overall Tour de Luxembourg, Jorgen Bo Petersen

Norway Time Trial Championships, Kurt Asle Arvesen

Sweden Road Race Championships, Marcus Ljungqvist

Overall Sachsen-Tour, Jorgen Bo Petersen

Stage 2, Morten Sonne

Stage 4a, Jorgen Bo Petersen

Stage 5 Hessen-Rundfahrt, Bjørnar Vestøl

Stage 1 Ster Elektrotoer, Allan Bo Andresen

Grand Prix de Fourmies, Scott Sunderland

Stage 3 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, Marcus Ljungqvist

Stage 3 Paris–Corrèze, Jorgen Bo Petersen

Stage 4 Herald Sun Tour, Scott Sunderland

Stage 7a Herald Sun Tour, Kurt Asle Arvesen

2002

GP Fayt-le-Franc, Magnus Bäckstedt

Paris–Camembert, Marcus Ljungqvist

Route Adélie de Vitré, Marcus Ljungqvist

Stage 4 Circuit des Mines, Jorgen Bo Petersen

Overall Tour de Luxembourg, Marcus Ljungqvist

Stage 2, Marcus Ljungqvist

Schynberg-Rundfahrt, Kurt Asle Arvesen

Stage 7 Tour of Austria, Scott Sunderland

Overall Tour of Sweden, Kurt Asle Arvesen

Norway Road Race Championships, Kurt Asle Arvesen

Fyen Rundt, Jacob Moe Rasmussen

Stage 3 Danmark Rundt, Kurt Asle Arvesen

GP Schwarzwald, Jorgen Bo Petersen

Stage 5 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, Allan Johansen

Paris–Bourges, Allan Johansen

2003

GP de Villers-Cotterêts, Julian Winn

GP S.A.T.S.-Midtbank, Frank Hoj

Stage 10 Giro d'Italia, Kurt Asle Arvesen

Sweden Time Trial Championships, Magnus Bäckstedt

Fyen Rundt, Jacob Moe Rasmussen

External links

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