Marcus Ljungqvist Explained
| Marcus Ljungqvist |
| Fullname: | Marcus Ljungqvist |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Falun, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.89m (06.2feet) |
| Weight: | 73kg (161lb) |
| Discipline: | Road |
| Role: | Rider
Sporting director |
| Amateuryears1: | 1994 |
| Amateurteam1: | Team Isostar |
| Amateuryears2: | 1995–1997 |
| Amateurteam2: | Team Wirsbo |
| Proyears1: | 1998–1999 |
| Proyears2: | 2000–2002 |
| Proteam2: | ` |
| Proyears3: | 2003 |
| Proyears4: | 2004 |
| Proyears5: | 2005 |
| Proyears6: | 2006–2009 |
| Manageyears1: | 2010–2013 |
Marcus Ljungqvist (born October 26, 1974, in Falun) is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998, and retired from racing after the 2009 season. He worked for as a sporting director[1] from 2010 until 2013. He finished 4th in the road race at the 2005 UCI Road World Championships, which is the best placement ever for a Swedish rider.
Career achievements
Major results
- 1996
1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1998
1st Stage 2 Tour of Japan
3rd Overall Tour of Sweden
- 1999
1st Stage 11 Tour de Langkawi
- 2000
7th Hel van het Mergelland
10th Overall Tour of Sweden
- 2001
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Stage 3 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
1st Stage 3 Tour of Rhodes
2nd Boucles de l'Aulne
3rd Overall Tour de Normandie
1st Stage 5
4th GP Aarhus
10th Overall Danmark Rundt
- 2002
1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg
1st Stage 2
1st Paris–Camembert
1st Route Adélie
6th Overall Tour of Rhodes
6th Overall Étoile de Bessèges
7th GP de Fourmies
7th Overall Tour of Sweden
8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami
8th Rund um den Henninger Turm
- 2004
1st Scandinavian Open Road Race
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
5th E3 Harelbeke
- 2005
4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 2006
1st Stage 2 Paris–Corrèze
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Grand Prix Herning
5th Brabantse Pijl
6th E3 Harelbeke
- 2007
2nd Overall Tour of Ireland
2nd Monte Paschi Eroica
- 2009
1st Road race, National Road ChampionshipsGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Marcus Ljungqvist's profile at Team Sky. 2010-01-04. BSkyB. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101230220721/http://www.teamsky.com/profile/0,27291,17543_5776907,00.html. 2010-12-30.
