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Maxbo–Bianchi
Joker Fuel of Norway () was a UCI Continental cycling team based in Norway, managed by Birger Hungerholdt with assistance from directeur sportifs Gino van Oudehove and Anders Linnestad. The team had well known riders, including Alexander Kristoff who rode for the team from 2007 to 2009, and Edvald Boasson Hagen who joined the team in 2006 and in his first season in the continental circuits he took eight wins including three stages of the Tour de l'Avenir. The team folded in 2020 due to financial pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. Team roster Major wins ;2006 : Road Race Championships, Lars Petter Nordhaug :Stage 4 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour, Edvald Boasson Hagen :Stages 1 & 5 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23, Edvald Boasson Hagen :GP Möbel Alvisse, Gabriel Rasch :Stage 3 Flèche du Sud, Christopher Myhre :Overall Ringerike GP, Gabriel Rasch ::Stage 3, Edvald Boasson Hagen : Scandinavian Open Road Race, Edvald Boasson Hagen :Stages 2, 5 & 7 Tour de l'Avenir, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Edvald Boasson Hagen (born 17 May 1987) is a Norwegian former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2024. He was ranked as no. 3 in the world by Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI as of 31 August 2009, when he was 22 years old. He is known as an all-rounder, having won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 2012, 2015 and 2016. He is also a ten-time winner of the Norwegian National Time Trial Championships. Professional career Maxbo–Bianchi (2006–2007) Boasson Hagen joined the Norwegian continental team in 2006 and in his first season in the continental circuits he took eight wins including three stages of the Tour de l'Avenir. In 2007 he enjoyed a successful season and scored fifteen wins, ending up second in number of victories behind ProTour sprinter Alessandro Petacchi. But, after the disqualification of the Italian in May 2008 for doping, Alessandro Petacchi lost 5 stage wins in the 2007 Giro resulting in Boasson Hagen having the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
