Riwal Cycling Team Explained

Riwal Cycling Team
Code:	RIW
Registered:	Himmerland, Denmark
Bicycles:	Pinarello
Generalmanager:	Mogens Tveskov
Discipline:	Road
Season:	2009 2010–2012 2013 2014 2015–2017 2018 2019–2020 2020 2021–2022
Oldname:	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 UCI Continental cycling team based in Himmerland.^[1] Riwal participated 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 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 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 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 team in 2021 to ensure its survival, after a two-year stint as a UCI ProTeam.^[4]

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

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

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

Road Race Championships, Lucas Eriksson

2020

Stage 5 Tour de Luxembourg, Andreas Kron

Road Race Championships, Kim Magnusson

2021

Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites, Nick van der Lijke

Skive–Løbet, Elmar Reinders

PWZ Zuidenveld Tour, Elmar Reinders

Stage 4 Tour de Bretagne, Elmar Reinders

Overall Circuit des Ardennes, Lucas Eriksson

Stage 1, Lucas Eriksson

2022

Visit Friesland Elfsteden Race, Elmar Reinders

Stage 3 Olympia's Tour, Elmar Reinders

Overall Circuit des Ardennes, Lucas Eriksson

Stage 1, Elmar Reinders

Arno Wallaard Memorial, Elmar Reinders

Stage 5 Tour de Bretagne, Elmar Reinders

Notes and References

Web site: Team Concordia Forsikring-Himmerland Website. Team Concordia Forsikring-Himmerland. 15 July 2011.
Web site: Fusieploeg Leopard Riwal heeft selectie rond na aantrekken Andreas Stokbro . Wielerflits . 2022-12-01 . Dutch .
News: Securitas effectively steps in as name sponsor in 2020. . Pro Cycling DK ApS. Emil Walther. Bønding. 22 August 2020. 27 August 2020.
News: Riwal Securitas give up on fight to continue as a ProTeam. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 12 December 2020. 1 January 2021.