Team Saxo Bank

Team Saxo Bank (UCI Team Code: SAX) is a professional cycling team from Denmark which competes in the road bicycle racing series the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling A/S, and the name sponsor is a Danish investment bank. Founded for the 1998 season under the name of Team home - Jack & Jones, the team started in cycling's second division, but si... more

Team Saxo Bank (UCI Team Code: SAX) is a professional cycling team from Denmark which competes in the road bicycle racing series the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling A/S, and the name sponsor is a Danish investment bank. Founded for the 1998 season under the name of Team home - Jack & Jones, the team started in cycling's second division, but since 2000 it has taken part in cycling's top division (currently known as the UCI ProTour, previously as the 1st Division). Since 2000, under differing sponsor names (Team Memory Card - Jack & Jones and CSC-Tiscali), the team has participated in the Tour de France, the most prestigious of the three Grand Tours of cycling. The team has won stages in all three Grand Tours. and won the overall championship in two of them. In the 2008 Tour de France, team leader Carlos Sastre won the general classification, Andy Schleck won the young rider... less