Magnus Bäckstedt

Magnus Bäckstedt (born 30 January 1975) is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. His most notable achievement in cycling is winning Paris–Roubaix in 2004.

Magnus Bäckstedt
Magnus Bäckstedt in May 2011
Personal information
Full nameMagnus Bäckstedt
NicknameMagnus Maximus
Big Maggy
Born (1975-01-30) 30 January 1975
Linköping, Sweden
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Professional teams
1996–1997Palmans–Boghemans
1998–2001GAN / Crédit Agricole
2002–2003Team Fakta
2004Alessio–Bianchi
2005–2007Liquigas–Bianchi
2008–2009Slipstream–Chipotle
2009MagnusMaximusCoffee.com
2012Team UK Youth
2013MG-Maxifuel
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (1998)
Giro d'Italia
Intergiro Classification (2003)
1 TTT (2008)

One-Day Races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (2007)
National Time Trial Championships (2003)
Paris–Roubaix (2004)
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