Magnus Bäckstedt

Magnus Bäckstedt
Bäckstedt in 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)

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.