# Riwal Cycling Team > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Riwal_Cycling_Team > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Riwal_Cycling_Team.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riwal_Cycling_Team > Source revision: 1349071386 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Danish cycling team Cycling team Riwal Cycling Team Team information UCI code RIW Registered Himmerland, Denmark Founded 2009 (2009) Discipline Road Status UCI Continental (2009–2018, 2021–2023) UCI ProTeam (2019–2020) Bicycles Pinarello Key personnel General manager Mogens Tveskov Team managers Michael Skelde Peter-Lee Jefferies Team name history 2009 2010–2012 2013 2014 2015–2017 2018 2019–2020 2020 2021–2022 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** was a [Danish](/source/Denmark) [UCI Continental](/source/UCI_Continental) [cycling team](/source/Cycling_team) based in [Himmerland](/source/Himmerland).[1] Riwal participated in races in many countries around Europe. The team's most popular achievements have been the [Danmark Rundt](/source/Danmark_Rundt), the [Olympia's Tour](/source/Olympia's_Tour) in the Netherlands and the [Okolo Slovenska](/source/Okolo_Slovenska). The team had 10 full-time riders. Most of the team riders were Danish but also includes Swedish, Dutch and Norwegian members. The team had one sports manager and several freelancers. It was founded in 2009 and merged in 2023 with team [Leopard Pro Cycling](/source/Leopard_Pro_Cycling) from Luxemburg, to form Leopard Riwal.[2] ## 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](/source/Securitas_AB) would step up as a co-name sponsor for the rest of the 2020 season.[3] Due to funding issues, the team decided it would return to being a [UCI Continental](/source/UCI_Continental) team in 2021 to ensure its survival, after a two-year stint as a [UCI ProTeam](/source/UCI_Professional_Continental).[4] ## Team roster - *As of 15 February 2022.[5]* Rider Date of birth Loïc Bettendorff (LUX) (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 25) Mathias Bregnhøj (DEN) (1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 30) Martijn Budding (NED) (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 (age 30) Jacob Eriksson (SWE) (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 26) Lucas Eriksson (SWE) (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 30) Christoffer Lisson (DEN) (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 30) Rider Date of birth Morten Aalling Nørtoft (DEN) (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 23) Elmar Reinders (NED) (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 34) Alexander Salby (DEN) (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 28) Kasper Viberg Søgaard (DEN) (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 24) Emil Vinjebo (DEN) (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 32) Søren Vosgerau (DEN) (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 26) ## Major wins **2010** - Stage 8 [Vuelta Mexico Telmex](/source/Vuelta_Mexico_Telmex), [Philip Nielsen](/source/Philip_Nielsen) - [Scandinavian Race Uppsala](/source/Scandinavian_Race_Uppsala), [Philip Nielsen](/source/Philip_Nielsen) **2011** - Stage 2b [Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux](/source/Le_Triptyque_des_Monts_et_Ch%C3%A2teaux), [Rasmus Guldhammer](/source/Rasmus_Guldhammer) - [Denmark](/source/Denmark) Time Trial Championships, [Rasmus Quaade](/source/Rasmus_Quaade) **2012** - Stage 1 [Tour d'Algérie](/source/Tour_d'Alg%C3%A9rie), [Lars Andersson](/source/Lars_Andersson_(cyclist)) **2013** - Stage 2 [Tour de Normandie](/source/Tour_de_Normandie), [Martin Mortensen](/source/Martin_Mortensen_(cyclist)) - Stage 4 [Okolo Slovenska](/source/Okolo_Slovenska), [Martin Mortensen](/source/Martin_Mortensen_(cyclist)) **2014** - [Scandinavian Race Uppsala](/source/Scandinavian_Race_Uppsala), [Jonas Aaen Jørgensen](/source/Jonas_Aaen_J%C3%B8rgensen) - Stages 3 & 4 [Dookoła Mazowsza](/source/Dooko%C5%82a_Mazowsza), [Alex Rasmussen](/source/Alex_Rasmussen) **2015** - [Scandinavian Race Uppsala](/source/Scandinavian_Race_Uppsala), [Nicolai Brøchner](/source/Nicolai_Br%C3%B8chner) **2016** - [Himmerland Rundt](/source/Himmerland_Rundt), [Jonas Gregaard](/source/Jonas_Gregaard) **2017** - [Himmerland Rundt](/source/Himmerland_Rundt), [Nicolai Brøchner](/source/Nicolai_Br%C3%B8chner) - [Ronde van Overijssel](/source/Ronde_van_Overijssel), [Nicolai Brøchner](/source/Nicolai_Br%C3%B8chner) - [Scandinavian Race Uppsala](/source/Scandinavian_Race_Uppsala), [Nicolai Brøchner](/source/Nicolai_Br%C3%B8chner) **2018** - Stage 3 [Flèche du Sud](/source/Fl%C3%A8che_du_Sud), [Andreas Kron](/source/Andreas_Kron) - Stage 2 [Tour of Estonia](/source/Tour_of_Estonia), [Andreas Stokbro](/source/Andreas_Stokbro) - [Denmark](/source/Denmark) U23 Time Trial Championships, [Mathias Norsgaard](/source/Mathias_Norsgaard) - [Chrono des Nations U23](/source/Chrono_des_Nations), [Mathias Norsgaard](/source/Mathias_Norsgaard) **2019** - [Fyen Rundt](/source/Fyen_Rundt), [Rasmus Quaade](/source/Rasmus_Quaade) - [Scandinavian Race Uppsala](/source/Scandinavian_Race_Uppsala), [Rasmus Bøgh Wallin](/source/Rasmus_B%C3%B8gh_Wallin) - Stage 1 [Tour de Normandie](/source/Tour_de_Normandie), [Nicolai Brøchner](/source/Nicolai_Br%C3%B8chner) - Stage 2 [Circuit des Ardennes](/source/Circuit_des_Ardennes_(cycling)), [Alexander Kamp](/source/Alexander_Kamp) - Stage 3 [Tour de Yorkshire](/source/2019_Tour_de_Yorkshire), [Alexander Kamp](/source/Alexander_Kamp) - [Sweden](/source/Sweden) Road Race Championships, [Lucas Eriksson](/source/Lucas_Eriksson) **2020** - Stage 5 [Tour de Luxembourg](/source/2020_Tour_de_Luxembourg), [Andreas Kron](/source/Andreas_Kron) - [Sweden](/source/Sweden) Road Race Championships, [Kim Magnusson](/source/Kim_Magnusson_(cyclist)) **2021** - Overall [Kreiz Breizh Elites](/source/Kreiz_Breizh_Elites), [Nick van der Lijke](/source/Nick_van_der_Lijke) - [Skive–Løbet](/source/Skive%E2%80%93L%C3%B8bet), [Elmar Reinders](/source/Elmar_Reinders) - [PWZ Zuidenveld Tour](/source/PWZ_Zuidenveld_Tour), [Elmar Reinders](/source/Elmar_Reinders) - Stage 4 [Tour de Bretagne](/source/Tour_de_Bretagne), [Elmar Reinders](/source/Elmar_Reinders) - Overall [Circuit des Ardennes](/source/Circuit_des_Ardennes_(cycling)), [Lucas Eriksson](/source/Lucas_Eriksson) - Stage 1, [Lucas Eriksson](/source/Lucas_Eriksson) **2022** - [Visit Friesland Elfsteden Race](/source/Visit_Friesland_Elfsteden_Race), [Elmar Reinders](/source/Elmar_Reinders) - Stage 3 [Olympia's Tour](/source/Olympia's_Tour), [Elmar Reinders](/source/Elmar_Reinders) - Overall [Circuit des Ardennes](/source/Circuit_des_Ardennes_(cycling)), [Lucas Eriksson](/source/Lucas_Eriksson) - Stage 1, [Elmar Reinders](/source/Elmar_Reinders) - [Arno Wallaard Memorial](/source/Arno_Wallaard_Memorial), [Elmar Reinders](/source/Elmar_Reinders) - Stage 5 [Tour de Bretagne](/source/Tour_de_Bretagne), [Elmar Reinders](/source/Elmar_Reinders) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Team Concordia Forsikring-Himmerland Website"](http://pclc.dk/velkommen). Team Concordia Forsikring-Himmerland. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Fusieploeg Leopard Riwal heeft selectie rond na aantrekken Andreas Stokbro"](https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/fusieploeg-leopard-riwal-heeft-selectie-rond-na-aantrekken-andreas-stokbro/). *Wielerflits* (in Dutch). 2022-12-01. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bønding, Emil Walther (22 August 2020). ["Securitas effectively steps in as name sponsor in 2020"](https://riwalcyclingteam.dk/sponsors/sponsor-news/securitas-effectively-steps-in-as-name-sponsor-in-2020). *Riwal Securitas*. Pro Cycling DK ApS. Retrieved 27 August 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Riwal Securitas give up on fight to continue as a ProTeam"](https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/riwal-securitas-give-up-on-fight-to-continue-as-a-proteam/). *[Cyclingnews.com](/source/Cyclingnews.com)*. [Future plc](/source/Future_plc). 12 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Riwal Cycling Team"](https://www.uci.org/team-details/17308). *UCI.org*. [Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale). Retrieved 15 February 2022. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.riwalcyclingteam.dk/) v t e Riders on Riwal Cycling Team Lucas Eriksson Jesper Hansen Tobias Kongstad Adrie Lindeman Christoffer Lisson Kim Magnusson Morten Aalling Nørtoft Rasmus Quaade Elmar Reinders Jesper Schultz Nick van der Lijke Manager: Michael Skelde v t e UCI ProSeries teams Current teams Bardiani–CSF 7 Saber Burgos Burpellet BH Caja Rural–Seguros RGA Cofidis Equipo Kern Pharma Euskaltel–Euskadi MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort Modern Adventure Pro Cycling Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team Solution Tech NIPPO Rali Team Flanders–Baloise Team Novo Nordisk Team Polti VisitMalta Team TotalEnergies Tudor Pro Cycling Team Unibet Rose Rockets Former teams Akros–Excelsior–Thömus Alpecin–Premier Tech Andalucía Aqua Blue Sport Arkéa–B&B Hotels B&B Hotels p/b KTM Bolton Equities Black Spoke CCC Development Team CCC Pro Team Champion System Colombia Cult Energy Pro Cycling Delko Drapac Cannondale Holistic Development Team Ed' System ZVVZ Euskadi–Murias Gazprom–RusVelo GW Erco SportFitness Hagens Berman Jayco Hincapie–Leomo p/b BMC Human Powered Health Intermarché–Wanty Kaiku Landbouwkrediet–Colnago Lotto–Intermarché Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè NSN Cycling Team ONE Pro Cycling Riwal Cycling Team Roompot–Charles Sojasun UniFunvic–Pindamonhangaba SpiderTech–C10 Stölting Service Group UnitedHealthcare Szuper Beton Team Manzana Postobón Tenax–Menikini Uno-X Mobility Verva ActiveJet Vérandas Willems–Crelan Vini Zabù Wagner Bazin WB Teams by year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Riwal Cycling Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riwal_Cycling_Team) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riwal_Cycling_Team?action=history)). 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