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.
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.Erik Fåglum. Swedish Olympic Committee. cyclingarchives.com
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
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