The Danish team is back after staying more or less comfortably free of relegation danger during their first run in the ProTour. With improved riders and more experience, the team has to perform even better this time around to stay clear of the now four relegation spots.
On this site a presentation of the team will follow, when the transfer season is over. Again this year Team B&O are not going to alter the team in any major way, besides hiring some new potential talents.
Total Wins: 7 Stage Wins: 6 Tour Wins: 1 1-Day Race Wins: 0 Jersey Wins: 3
- Leaders Jersey: 1
- Points Jersey: 1
- KOM Jersey: 0
- Young Rider: 1
- Best Team: 0
2009 Season Stats
Total Wins: 25 Stage Wins: 18 Tour Wins: 3 1-Day Race Wins: 4 Jersey Wins: 10
- Leaders Jersey: 3
- Points Jersey: 1
- KOM Jersey: 1
- Young Rider: 4
- Best Team: 1
2008 Season Stats
Total Wins: 3 Stage Wins: 2 Tour Wins: 1 1-Day Race Wins: 0 Jersey Wins: 7
- Leaders Jersey: 1
- Points Jersey: 0
- KOM Jersey: 0
- Young Rider: 5
- Best Team: 1
All-Time
Total Wins: 35 Stage Wins: 26 Tour Wins: 5 1-Day Race Wins: 4 Jersey Wins: 20
- Leader's Jersey: 5
- Points Jersey: 2
- KOM Jersey: 1
- Young Rider: 10
- Best Team: 2
Tour Wins
- 2008 Tour Down Under (Ivan Rovny)
- 2009 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque (Edvald Boasson Hagen)
- 2009 Tour of Hellas (Aleksandr Pluchkin)
- 2009 Tour de Slovenie (Edvald Boasson Hagen)
- 2010 Tour de Romandie (Aleksandr Pluchkin)
All-Time Other Races
National Championships Wins: 10
- Road Race: 6
- Time Trial: 4 U/23 Races Wins: 7
- Various 1-day races: 0
- World RR Championships: 1
- World TT Championships: 1
- Tour Wins: 1
- Stage Wins: 4
Finish in the Top 10 in the Team Rankings
The team stood inside the Top 10 for a great deal of last season, so with an improved and knowing the ProTour somewhat better, Team B&O now feel confident enough to achieve that goal.
Have a rider on the podium at Liege-Bastogne-Liege
The team did exactly that already last season, as team captain Edvald Boasson Hagen raced his way to 2nd place behind a untouchable Frank Schleck. Again the team will be looking to the Norwegian to help them with this goal.
Stage Win in the Tour de France
Again something the team has proved it can deliver. Last season Alex Pluchkin won Stage 11 of the most prestigous stage race in the world and ended up overall 6th, despite of a crash in the early stages of the race. For this goal the team has more strings to play on.
Finish on the Podium in Paris-Nice
This goal is team captain Alex Pluchkin's to achieve. Last year he finished 9th in Paris-Nice, but again he lost time due to a crash in one of the early stages. So hopefully his Top 10 achievement can be exchanged to at least Bronze giving placing.
Have a rider on the Podium in the Fallen Leaves' Classic
Edvald Boasson Hagen dissapointed heavily in last season's Giro di Lombardia, but the Norwegian demands revenge and is keen on showing that he can do much better in what is arguably the most beautiful classic of them all. Or maybe the team have someone different for this target?
Maxime Bouet and Thomas de Gendt towards new challenges
Two of the prolific time trial specialists and there from the start of the team's history, are leaving after three seasons at Team B&O after having a great spell at the talented team.
Maxime Bouet's most important and only win while racing for B&O came in 2009, when he won World ITT Championships for U23 Riders in Paris. Other than that he is done a great job in supporting the team leaders and showed incredibly loyality throughout his time at this aspiring team. Bouet is changing to a French run team, namely Auber 93 - Look, who will definitely benefit from the Frenchman's great tempo skills.
Belgian Thomas de Gendt is moving to Czech-based team Milka, who also will benefit from a very strong time trialist, who has the ability to lead the team in stage races suited for his abilities. De Gendt had a great time at Team B&O although he struggled scoring individual results in his first season at ProTour level, he had a big share in lifting the team forward and helping the leaders to succes. In 2009 he had a fantastic season though taking four victories - including two stage win in Volta Ciclista al Lleida, a time trial in Volta a Portugal plus the LuK Challenge Duo TT alongside former teammate Roman Kreuziger.
We wish them and their teams all the best in coming season!
Team B&O has finalized their team for the 2011 Season.
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Age: 23
DOB: 17/5-1987
Speciality: Puncheur
Joined B&O: 2008
Career Highlight: 2nd Place in 2010 Liege-Bastogne-Liege
Career Victories: 10
2011 Goals: TBA
Aleksandr Pluchkin
Age: 23
DOB: 13/1-1987
Speciality: Stage Racer
Joined B&O: 2008
Career Highlight: 2010 Tour de Romandie Winner
Career Victories: 8
2011 Goals: TBA
Andriy Grivko
Age: 27
DOB: 8/7-1983
Speciality: Allrounder
Joined B&O: 2008
Career Highlight: 3rd Place in 2009 Giro dell'Emilia
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Roman Kreuziger
Age: 25
DOB: 6/5-1985
Speciality: Time Trialist
Joined B&O: 2008
Career Highlight: 2009 LüK Challenge Duo TT Winner
Career Victories: 4
2011 Goals: TBA
Tom Veelers
Age: 26
DOB: 14/9-1984
Speciality: Cobbler
Joined B&O: 2009
Career Highlight: Winner of Stage 12 in the 2009 Tour de France
Career Victories: 3
2011 Goals: TBA
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
Age: 24
DOB: 20/4-1986
Speciality: Sprinter
Joined B&O: 2008
Career Highlight: Winner of Stage 1 in the 2008 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque
Career Victories: 1
2011 Goals: TBA
Morten Hegreberg
Age: 33
DOB: 11/6-1977
Speciality: Opportunist
Joined B&O: 2008
Career Highlight: Winner of Stage 6 in the 2008 Tour du Langkawi
Career Victories: 1
2011 Goals: TBA
Steven Kruijswijk
Age: 23
DOB: 7/6-1987
Speciality: Allrounder
Joined B&O: 2009
Career Highlight: 5th Place in the 2009 Vattenfall CyClassics
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Sten Stenersen
Age: 22
DOB: 15/8-1988
Speciality: Time Trialist
Joined B&O: 2008
Career Highlight: Coming Up
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Chris Anker Sørensen
Age: 26
DOB: 5/9-1984
Speciality: Climber
Joined B&O: 2008
Career Highlight: 2008 Danish National RR Champion
Career Victories: 1
2011 Goals: TBA
Martin Hacecký Age: 22
DOB: 24/7-1988
Speciality: Climber
Joined B&O: 2008
Career Highlight: Winner of Stage 8 in the 2009 Qinghai Lake
Career Victories: 1
2011 Goals: TBA
Kristoffer Nielsen
Age: 25
DOB: 20/5-1985
Speciality: Cobbler
Joined B&O: 2008
Career Highlight: 15th Place in the 2009 Omloop Het Volk
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Morten Reckweg
Age: 22
DOB: 3/10-1988
Speciality: Time Trialist
Joined B&O: 2008
Career Highlight: 7th Place in the 2009 Giro del Lazio
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Kristian Sobota
Age: 22
DOB: 1/6-1988
Speciality: Sprinter
Joined B&O: 2009
Career Highlight: Coming Up
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Nico Keinath
Age: 23
DOB: 14/1-1987
Speciality: Allrounder
Joined B&O: 2009
Career Highlight: Finished 4th in the 2009 3-Länder-Tour
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Kobe Vanoverschelde
Age: 23
DOB: 19/9-1987
Speciality: Sprinter
Joined B&O: 2009
Career Highlight: 7th Place in the 2009 GP Ouest France - Plouay
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Ricardo Mestre
Age: 27
DOB: 11/9-1983
Speciality: Climber
Joined B&O: 2009
Career Highlight: 2nd Place in the 2009 Tour du Langkawi
Career Victories: 2
2011 Goals: TBA
Jempy Drucker
Age: 24
DOB: 3/9-1986
Speciality: Cobbler
Joined B&O: 2009
Career Highlight: 3rd Place in the 2009 Omloop Het Volk
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
Age: 23
DOB: 29/3-1987
Speciality: Cobbler
Joined B&O: 2009
Career Highlights: 4th Place in the 2009 Tour du Faso
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Troels Vinter
Age: 23
DOB: 24/2-1987
Speciality: Sprinter
Joined B&O: 2009
Career Highlights: Coming Up
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Casper Jørgensen
Age: 25
DOB: 20/8-1985
Speciality: Time Trialist
Joined B&O: 2010
Career Highlights: Coming Up
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Domenik Klemme
Age: 24
DOB: 31/10-1986
Speciality: Puncheur
Joined B&O: 2010
Career Highlights: 2nd Place in Stage 14 of the 2010 Giro d'Italia
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Michael Færk Christensen
Age: 24
DOB: 14/2-1986
Speciality: Time Trialist
Joined B&O: 2010
Career Highlights: Winner of Stage 6 in the 2010 Deutschland Tour
Career Victories: 1
2011 Goals: TBA
Alex Rasmussen
Age: 26
DOB: 9/6-1984
Speciality: Sprinter & Track Rider
Joined B&O: 2011
Career Highlights: Coming Up
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Rasmus Guldhammer (On Loan)
Age: 21
DOB: 9/3-1989
Speciality: Allrounder
Joined B&O: 2011
Career Highlights: Coming Up
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Juraj Sagan
Age: 22
DOB: 23/12-1988
Speciality: Time Trialist
Joined B&O: 2011
Career Highlights: Coming Up
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Eric Pidun (Stagiare)
Age: 20
DOB: 16/9-1990
Speciality: Time Trialist
Joined B&O: 2011
Career Highlights: Coming Up
Career Victories: 0
2011 Goals: TBA
Edited by niconico on 28-03-2010 16:56
The transfer season is nearing the end for Team B&O, who once again have been satisfied about which riders came in and out from their ranks.
Two time trial specialists who were both there from the very start of the team has left in pursuit of new challenges, namely Maxime Bouet and Thomas de Gendt, while three new has already joined the 2nd Year Pro Tour Team.
The first one already made his first appearance for the team last season and took an impressive stage win in the Deutschland Tour for Team B&O in his first season ever. This is of course the Danish Time Trial Prodigy Michael Færk Christensen who has now permanently joined leaving Team IKEA - Bianchi. He's going to be a very important rider for the team.
Next one is a guy who contains a lot of raw speed and ability on the track aswell, namely Alex Rasmussen who joins from Auber 93 - Look in a swap including Maxime Bouet, who from now on will be riding under his own national colours. Alex is primarily going to take part in the small tours and on occasion going for a good individual placing whenever he is not leading out sprinting captain Kobe Vanoverschelde.
Number three and the last Dane to join the team for the new season is unarguably the biggest talent from the country out there. We are of course talking about Rasmus Guldhammer, a guy who the team knew they wanted from the start and managed to get hold of aswell. He is expected to make big things in either the Grand Tours or the Classics in the future, but this year the team has agreed on a loan deal that lets him start out gently on the Continental Tour for Team Telenor-SAS.
Edvald Boasson Hagen
1st, Amstel Gold Race
1st, Deutschland Tour - Stage 2
1st, Deutschland Tour - Stage 6
1st, Deutschland Tour - Points Competition
2nd, GP Yekaritinburg
3rd, Deutschland Tour - Stage 7
4th, Rund um Köln
4th, Giro di Lombardia
4th, Deutschland Tour - Stage 1
5th, Classique du Grand-Duche
6th, Badaling International
6th, FBD Éire Tour - Stage 5
7th, Liege-Bastogne-Liege
8th, Tirreno-Adriatico
9th, Fleche Wallonne
14th, Vuelta al Pais Vasco
Aleksandr Pluchkin
1st, Tour de Romandie - Stage 3
1st, Tour de France - Stage 10
1st, Tour de France - Stage 18
1st, Deutschland Tour - Stage 2
1st, Deutschland Tour - Stage 5
2nd, Tour de Romandie
2nd, Deutschland Tour
2nd, Tour de Suisse - Stage 3
3rd, Tour de Suisse - Stage 1
3rd, Tour de France - Stage 13
4th, Tour de France
4th, Deutschland Tour - Stage 4
6th, Tour de Suisse - Stage 9
6th, Tour de France - Stage 15
6th, Tour de France - Stage 20
7th, Paris-Nice
8th, Tour de France - Stage 1
8th, Tour de France - Stage 9
14th, Tour de Suisse Andriy Grivko
1st, Giro d'Italia - Stage 4
1st, Deutschland Tour - Stage 2
10th, Fleche Wallonne
13th, Seine-Marne-Seine
19th, Tour de Suisse
20th, Classique du Grand-Duche
Roman Kreuziger
1st, Giro d'Italia - Stage 4
1st, Deutschland Tour - Stage 2
10th, Criterium du Dauphine Libere - Stage 4
Tom Veelers
3rd, Vuelta a España - Stage 5
7th, Vuelta a España - Stage 21
Jonas Aaen Jørgensen
6th, Tour of Qatar - Stage 2
Morten Hegreberg
Steven Kruijswijk
9th, FBD Éire Tour - Stage 7
Sten Stenersen
1st, Giro d'Italia - Stage 4
Chris Anker Sørensen
Martin Hacecký
5th, Vuelta a España - Stage 19
6th, Vuelta a Asturias - Stage 2
8th, Vuelta a España - Stage 11
8th, Vuelta a Asturias - Stage 5
10th, Vuelta a Asturias - Stage 6
17th, Tour de Suisse
22nd, Vuelta a España
22nd, Vuelta a Asturias
Nico Keinath
1st, Giro d'Italia - Stage 4
1st, Deutschland Tour - Stage 2
7th, Deutschland Tour - Stage 4
19th, Badaling International
20th, Giro d'Italia
Kobe Vanoverschelde
1st, Vuelta a España - Stage 5
1st, Tour of Qatar - Stage 3
2nd, Tour of Qatar - Stage 2
2nd, Vuelta a España - Stage 3
6th, Vuelta a España - Stage 4
7th, Tour of Qatar - Stage 5
9th, Tour of Qatar - Stage 4
10th, Vuelta a España - Stage 17
10th, Tour de France - Stage 7
16th, Tour of Qatar
Ricardo Mestre
Jempy Drucker
Thomas Riber-Sellebjerg
1st, Danish Championships - Road Race
Troels Vinter
Casper Jørgensen
1st, Giro d'Italia - Stage 4
Domenik Klemme
1st, Deutschland Tour - Stage 2
6th, Tour de France - Stage 19
10th, Vuelta a España - Stage 6
Michael Færk Christensen
1st, Giro d'Italia - Stage 4
1st, Deutschland Tour - Stage 2
2nd, Danish Championships - Time Trial
8th, Danish Championships - Road Race
Alex Rasmussen
9th, Tour of Qatar - Stage 5
10th, Tour of Qatar - Stage 4
After a weak start to the season Team B&O is gradually picking up the pace. After team captain Boasson Hagen won the Amstel Gold Race last month and Alex Pluchkin took overall 2nd plus a stage win in Tour de Romandie, the team is now also the leading team of the Giro d'Italia with the Danish TT talent Michael Færk Christensen wearing pink.
The biggest highlight though, came in stage 4, the team time trial. B&O had deliberately fielded a strong tempo team for particular this stage and it paid off as the team just managed to edge out Sony Ericsson to grab the stage and the leaders jersey for Michael Færk. The team's first leader's jersey in any Grand Tour.
