Riwal Cycling Team

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Riwal Cycling Team
2019 ToB stage 1 - Team Riwal Readynez.JPG
Team information
UCI codeRIW
RegisteredHimmerland, Denmark
Founded2009 (2009)
Discipline(s)Road
Status
  • UCI Continental (2009–2018, 2021–)
  • UCI ProTeam (2019–2020)
BicyclesPinarello
Key personnel
General managerMogens Tveskov
Team manager(s)
  • Michael Skelde
  • Peter-Lee Jefferies
Team name history
2009
2010–2012
2013
2014
2015–2017
2018
2019–2020
2020
2021–
Concordia–Vesthimmerland
Concordia Forsikring–Himmerland
Concordia Forsikring–Riwal
Riwal Cycling Team
Riwal Platform Cycling Team
Riwal CeramicSpeed Cycling Team
Riwal–Readynez Cycling Team
Riwal Securitas Cycling Team
Riwal Cycling Team

Riwal Cycling Team is a Danish UCI Continental cycling team based in Himmerland.[1] Riwal participates in races in many countries around Europe. The team's most popular achievements have been the Danmark Rundt, the Olympia's Tour in the Netherlands and the Okolo Slovenska. The team has 10 full-time riders. Most of the team riders are Danish but also includes Swedish, Dutch and Norwegian members. The team has one sports manager and several freelancers.

Team history[]

About 70 business partners support the Riwal Cycling Team by small and large sponsorships. The end of season 2013 Nikola Aistrup conquered the points in the first days of the Tour of Denmark and later he took second place in the final Post Cup department: The rider, who for years has been one of the backbones at Concordia Forsikring–Riwal has recently signed with the new team, which from 2014 ran under the Riwal name.

It was announced on 22 August 2020 that security company Securitas would step up as a co-name sponsor for the rest of the 2020 season.[2]

Due to funding issues, the team decided it would return to being a UCI Continental team in 2021 to ensure its survival, after a two-year stint as a UCI ProTeam.[3]

Team roster[]

As of 23 February 2021.[4]
Rider Date of birth
 Lucas Eriksson (SWE) (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 25)
 Jesper Hansen (DEN) (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 (age 31)
 Tobias Kongstad (DEN) (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 25)
  (NED) (1985-10-21) 21 October 1985 (age 36)
 Christoffer Lisson (DEN) (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 26)
 Kim Magnusson (SWE) (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 29)
Rider Date of birth
  (DEN) (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 19)
 Rasmus Quaade (DEN) (1990-01-07) 7 January 1990 (age 32)
 Elmar Reinders (NED) (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 29)
  (DEN) (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 25)
 Nick van der Lijke (NED) (1991-09-23) 23 September 1991 (age 30)

Major wins[]

2010
Stage 8 Vuelta Mexico Telmex, Philip Nielsen
Scandinavian Race Uppsala, Philip Nielsen
2011
Stage 2b Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux, Rasmus Guldhammer
 Denmark Time Trial Championships, Rasmus Quaade
2012
Stage 1 Tour d'Algérie, Lars Andersson
2013
Stage 2 Tour de Normandie, Martin Mortensen
Stage 4 Okolo Slovenska, Martin Mortensen
2014
Scandinavian Race Uppsala, Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Stages 3 & 4 Dookoła Mazowsza, Alex Rasmussen
2015
Scandinavian Race Uppsala, Nicolai Brøchner
2016
Himmerland Rundt, Jonas Gregaard
2017
Himmerland Rundt, Nicolai Brøchner
Ronde van Overijssel, Nicolai Brøchner
Scandinavian Race Uppsala, Nicolai Brøchner
2018
Stage 3 Flèche du Sud, Andreas Kron
Stage 2 Tour of Estonia, Andreas Stokbro
 Denmark U23 Time Trial Championships, Mathias Norsgaard
Chrono des Nations U23, Mathias Norsgaard
2019
Fyen Rundt, Rasmus Quaade
Scandinavian Race Uppsala, Rasmus Bøgh Wallin
Stage 1 Tour de Normandie, Nicolai Brøchner
Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes, Alexander Kamp
Stage 3 Tour de Yorkshire, Alexander Kamp
 Sweden Road Race Championships, Lucas Eriksson
2020
Stage 5 Tour de Luxembourg, Andreas Kron
 Sweden Road Race Championships, Kim Magnusson
2021
Jersey white.svg Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites, Nick van der Lijke
Skive–Løbet, Elmar Reinders
PWZ Zuidenveld Tour, Elmar Reinders
Stage 4 Tour de Bretagne, Elmar Reinders
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Circuit des Ardennes, Lucas Eriksson
Stage 1, Lucas Eriksson

References[]

  1. ^ "Team Concordia Forsikring-Himmerland Website". Team Concordia Forsikring-Himmerland. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  2. ^ Bønding, Emil Walther (22 August 2020). "Securitas effectively steps in as name sponsor in 2020". Riwal Securitas. Pro Cycling DK ApS. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Riwal Securitas give up on fight to continue as a ProTeam". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Riwal Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

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