Kurt Asle Arvesen

Kurt Asle Arvesen
Arvesen at the 2005 HEW Cyclassics
Personal information
Full nameKurt Asle Arvesen
Born (1975-02-09) 9 February 1975 (age 49)
Molde, Norway
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Team information
Current teamUno-X Mobility
DisciplineRoad
Role
Rider type
  • Sprinter
  • Classics specialist
Professional teams
1998Asics–CGA
1999–2000Riso Scotti–Vinavil
2001–2003Team Fakta
2004–2009Team CSC
2010–2011Team Sky
Managerial teams
2012–2016Team Sky
2017–Uno-X Hydrogen Development Team[1]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2008)
Giro d'Italia
2 individual stages (2003, 2007)
Vuelta a España
1 TTT stage (2006)

Stage races

Danmark Rundt (2004, 2007)
Ster Elektrotoer (2006)

One-day races and Classics

National Road Race Championships (1997, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009)
National Time Trial Championships (2001, 2006)
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen (2008)

Kurt Asle Arvesen (born 9 February 1975) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 1998 and 2011.[2] Arvesen is from Eresfjord, Nesset. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships five times,[3] as well as stages in each of the three Grand Tours.

After retiring as a rider, Arvesen became a coach with Team Sky.[4] He currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI ProTeam Uno-X Mobility.[5]

  1. ^ "Uno – X Norwegian Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. ^ Benson, Daniel (14 August 2011). "Arvesen to retire at the end of the season". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  3. ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Norway". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Coaching role for Arvesen at Team Sky". Cycling News. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Uno – X Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.