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.

Major Results

1999
1st Stage 1a Tour de Langkawi, Lennie Kristensen
2000
1st Stage 4 Tour de Normandie, 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 Rhodes, Marcus Ljungqvist
1st Stage 5 Tour de Normandie, Marcus Ljungqvist
1st GP Pino Cerami, Scott Sunderland
1st Rund um Düren, Bjørnar Vestøl
1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg, Jorgen Bo Petersen
1st  Norway Time Trial Championships, Kurt-Asle Arvesen
1st  Sweden Road Race Championships, Marcus Ljungqvist
1st Overall Sachsen-Tour, Jorgen Bo Petersen
1st Stage 2, Morten Sonne
1st Stage 4a, Jorgen Bo Petersen
1st Stage 5 Hessen-Rundfahrt, Bjørnar Vestøl
1st Stage 1 Ster Elektrotoer, Allan Bo Andresen
1st GP de Fourmies, Scott Sunderland
1st Stage 3 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, Marcus Ljungqvist
1st Stage 3 Paris-Corrèze, Jorgen Bo Petersen
1st Stage 4 Herald Sun Tour, Scott Sunderland
1st Stage 7a Herald Sun Tour, Kurt-Asle Arvesen
2002
1st GP Fayt-le-Franc, Magnus Backstedt
1st Paris-Camembert, Marcus Ljungqvist
1st Route Adélie de Vitré, Marcus Ljungqvist
1st Stage 4 Circuit des Mines, Jorgen Bo Petersen
1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg, Marcus Ljungqvist
1st Stage 2, Marcus Ljungqvist
1st Schynberg-Rundfahrt, Kurt-Asle Arvesen
1st Stage 7 Österreich-Rundfahrt, Scott Sunderland
1st Overall Tour of Sweden, Kurt-Asle Arvesen
1st  Norway Road Race Championships, Kurt-Asle Arvesen
1st Fyn Rundt, Jacob Moe Rasmussen
1st Stage 3 Danmark Rundt, Kurt-Asle Arvesen
1st GP Schwarzwald, Jorgen Bo Petersen
1st Stage 5 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt, Allan Johansen
1st Paris-Bourges, Allan Johansen
2003
1st GP de Villers-Cotterêts, Julian Winn
1st GP S.A.T.S.-Midtbank, Frank Hoj
1st Stage 10 Giro d'Italia, Kurt-Asle Arvesen
1st  Sweden Time Trial Championships, Magnus Backstedt
1st Fyn Rundt, Jacob Moe Rasmussen

Final Roster

Rider Date of birth
 Allan Bo Andresen (DEN) February 19, 1973 (1973-02-19) (age 39)
 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (NOR) February 9, 1975 (1975-02-09) (age 37)
 Magnus Backstedt (SWE) January 30, 1975 (1975-01-30) (age 37)
 Lars Bak (DEN) January 16, 1980 (1980-01-16) (age 32)
 Thomas Grönqvist (SWE) October 2, 1975 (1975-10-02) (age 36)
 Frank Hoj (DEN) January 4, 1973 (1973-01-04) (age 39)
 Allan Johansen (DEN) July 14, 1971 (1971-07-14) (age 40)
 René Jørgensen (DEN) July 26, 1975 (1975-07-26) (age 36)
 Fredrik Modin (SWE) April 5, 1980 (1980-04-05) (age 31)
 Bjarke Nielsen (DEN) February 10, 1976 (1976-02-10) (age 36)
Rider Date of birth
 Jorgen Bo Petersen (DEN) April 11, 1970 (1970-04-11) (age 41)
 Jacob Moe Rasmussen (DEN) January 19, 1975 (1975-01-19) (age 37)
 Michael Reihs (DEN) April 25, 1979 (1979-04-25) (age 32)
 Werner Riebenbauer (AUT) July 7, 1974 (1974-07-07) (age 37)
 Martin Rittsel (SWE) March 28, 1971 (1971-03-28) (age 40)
 Michael Skelde (DEN) August 13, 1973 (1973-08-13) (age 38)
 Scott Sunderland (AUS) November 28, 1966 (1966-11-28) (age 45)
 Bjørnar Vestøl (NOR) May 28, 1974 (1974-05-28) (age 37)
 Julian Winn (GBR) September 23, 1972 (1972-09-23) (age 39)

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