Riwal Cycling Team
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| UCI code | VPC |
| Based |
 Denmark |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Status | Continental |
| Bicycles | Trek |
| Team name history | |
| 2009 2010–2012 2013– |
Team Concordia-Vesthimmerland Pro Cycling Team Concordia Forsikring-Himmerland Concordia Forsikring-Riwal |
Concordia Forsikring-Riwal is a Danish professional cycling team based in Himmerland that competes on the UCI Continental Circuits.[1]
Concordia Forsikring-Riwal participates in races in many countries around Europe. Most popular achievement in DK has been Post Denmark, Olympia tours in Netherland and Tour of Slovakia.
In Post Denmark the team won the hill jersey (Martin Mortensen). In Olympia tours the team gained a rang of top 10 (Kasper Klostegaard), and in tour of Slovakia the team won a stage (by Martin Mortensen) and the team competition.;
The team has 13 fulltime riders. Most of the team riders are Danish but also includes Swedish members. The most popular rider is Martin Mortensen. He is the rider there had won most stages and is also the captain for the team. The team have one sports manager and several freelancer are involved around the team.
About 70 businesspartners support 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 will run under Riwal name.
Major results
- 2010
- 1st Stage 8 Vuelta Mexico, Philip Nielsen
- 1st Scandinavian Race, Philip Nielsen
- 2011
- 1st Stage 2b Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux, Rasmus Guldhammer
- 1st Denmark Time Trial Championships, Rasmus Quaade
- 2012
- 1st Stage 1 Tour d'Algérie, Lars Andersson
- 2013
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Normandie, Martin Mortensen
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Slovaquie, Martin Mortensen
Team roster
As of 29 January 2013.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Team Concordia Forsikring-Himmerland Website". Team Concordia Forsikring-Himmerland. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ↑ "Concordia Forsikring-Riwal (VPC) – DEN". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 29 January 2013.