Emil Lindgren Explained
| Emil Lindgren |
| Fullname: | Karl Emil Lindgren |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Falun, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Weight: | 59 kg |
| Currentteam: | Rabobank Giant Pro |
| Discipline: | Mountain biking
Cyclo-cross |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Cross-country |
| Proyears1: | 2004–2006 |
| Proteam1: | Bianchi-Agos |
| Proyears2: | 2007 |
| Proteam2: | Gewiss-Bianchi |
| Proyears3: | 2008 |
| Proteam3: | Full Dynamix IT |
| Proyears4: | 2009 |
| Proteam4: | De Brink-Ten Tusscher |
| Proyears5: | 2010–2012 |
| Proyears6: | 2013– |
| Proteam6: | Rabobank Giant Pro |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Karl Emil Lindgren (born 4 May 1985 in Falun) is a Swedish professional mountain biker.[1] Riding the sport for more than 15 years, Lindgren has won ten Swedish national championship titles in men's mountain biking (both under the men's junior and elite categories), and later represented his nation Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2009, Lindgren reached the summit of his mountain biking career by grabbing a first-place trophy and a yellow jersey at the Afxentia Stage Race, also known as the Sunshine Cup, in Cyprus.[2] Lindgren currently trains and races professionally for the 2013 season on the Giant Pro XC Team, although he has appeared short stints on Bianchi, Full-Dynamix, De Brink-Ten Tusscher, and cycling teams.[3] [4]
Lindgren qualified for the Swedish squad, along with his teammate and two-time Olympian Fredrik Kessiakoff, in the men's cross-country race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the nation's two available berths from the Swedish Cycling Federation (Swedish: Svenska Cykelförbundet, SCF) and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), based on his best performance at the World Cup series, World and European Championships, and Mountain Biking World Series.[5] Lindgren could not upgrade a much stellar ride to complete a 4.8-km sturdy, treacherous cross-country course, as he decided to end his course with only two laps left and a thirty-eighth-place finish because of bike problems.[6] [7] [8]
He also competes in cyclo-cross, having won the Swedish National Cyclo-Cross Championships in 2010 and 2020.
Career achievements
- 2004
1st Swedish MTB Championships (Cross-country, ITT), Sweden
- 2007
3rd Swedish MTB Championships (Cross-country & team relay), Huskvarna (SWE)
- 2008
1st Swedish MTB Championships (Team relay), Norberg (SWE)
2nd Swedish MTB Championships (Cross-country), Norberg (SWE)
2nd Swedish MTB Championships (Cyclo-cross), Gothenburg (SWE)
3rd Swedish MTB Championships (Cross-country, ITT), Norberg (SWE)
3rd Stage 1, Afxentia Stage Race, Cyprus
European Championships (Team relay), Sankt Wendel (GER)
38th Olympic Games (Cross-country), Beijing (CHN)
- 2009
1st Overall, Afxentia Stage Race, Cyprus
1st Stages 1, 2, & 3
3rd Swedish MTB Championships (Cyclo-cross), Borås (SWE)
- 2010
1st Swedish MTB Championships (Cyclo-cross), Sweden
19th UCI World Championships (Cross-country), Mont Sainte-Anne (CAN)
- 2011
1st Swedish MTB Championships (Cross-country, ITT, & Team relay), Borås (SWE)
18th UCI World Championships (Cross-country), Champéry (SUI)
- 2012
1st Points classification, Afxentia Stage Race, Cyprus
2nd Overall, Afxentia Stage Race, Cyprus
- 2013
2nd Langkawi International MTB Challenge, Langkawi (MAS)
- 2019
1st, Cykelvasan, Sweden[9] External links
Notes and References
- Emil Lindgren. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204024/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/emil-lindgren-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 30 October 2013.
- News: George. Sue. Lindgren sweeps Afxentia stages. Cyclingnews.com. 5 March 2009. 30 October 2013.
- News: Yunus. Akil. Lindgren draws first blood. New Straits Times. 2 October 2013. 27 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101145342/http://www.nst.com.my/sports/racing/lindgren-draws-first-blood-1.366496. 1 November 2013. dead.
- News: Emil Lindgren defeats the World Champion. Ride Fox. 27 February 2012. 30 October 2013. 1 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101043213/http://www.ridefox.com/news.php?m=bike&id=1404&ref=search. dead.
- News: Hultqvist. Daniel. Största äventyret väntar för Emil Lindgren. Biggest adventure awaits for Emil Lindgren. Swedish. Jnytt. 7 August 2008. 30 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031225201/http://www.jnytt.se/storsta-aventyret-vantar-for-emil-lindgren. 31 October 2013. dead.
- Web site: Men's Cross-Country Race . . . 21 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819172012/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DCMM021100/standings.html . 19 August 2012 .
- News: "Unbeatable" Absalon wins his second gold. Agence France-Presse. Velo News. 22 August 2008. 24 October 2013. 29 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201916/http://velonews.competitor.com/2008/08/olympics/unbeatable-absalon-wins-his-second-gold_82270. dead.
- News: Fredrik Kessiakoff långt ifrån OS-medalj . Fredrik Kessiakoff finished farther from the Olympic medal . Swedish . . 23 August 2008 . 30 October 2013 .
- News: Vinnarna i årets Cykelvasan. SVT Sport. Swedish. Björn Becksmo, Theo Bylund. 10 August 2019. 10 August 2019.
