Erik Pettersson (cyclist)

Erik Håkan Pettersson (born 4 April 1944) is a retired Swedish cyclist. He was part of the road racing team of four Pettersson brothers, known as Fåglum brothers, who won the world title in 1967–1969 and a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics; three of the brothers were also part of the bronze-winning road team at the 1964 Games. In 1967 they were awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal.^[1]

Erik Pettersson

Personal information
Born	(1944-04-04) 4 April 1944 (age 81) Vårgårda, Sweden
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
1963–1969	Vårgårda CK
Professional team
1970–1971	Ferretti
Medal record Representing SWE Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team time trial 1964 Tokyo Team time trial World Championships 1967 Heerlen Team time trial 1968 Imola Team time trial 1969 Zolder Team time trial

The Fåglum brothers 1967. Erik is second from the left.

Erik was the fastest sprinter among the Fåglum brothers; he was nicknamed Rödtoppen for his red hair. He turned professional after the 1969 World Championships, together with the other brothers, but had little success and retired in 1971.^[2][3]

Major results

1964

3rd Team time trial, Summer Olympics

1966

1st Team time trial, National Road Championships (with Sture & Gösta Pettersson)

1967

1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Sture, Tomas & Gösta Pettersson)

National Road Championships

1st Road race

1st Team time trial (with Sture & Gösta Pettersson)

3rd Overall Tour du Maroc

1968

1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Sture, Tomas & Gösta Pettersson)

2nd Team time trial, Summer Olympics (with Sture, Tomas & Gösta Pettersson)

1969

1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships (with Sture, Tomas & Gösta Pettersson)

1970

5th Coppa Placci

9th Overall Paris–Luxembourg

1971

5th Overall Tour de Romandie

5th Overall Paris–Nice