Susanne Ljungskog (born 16 March 1976 in Halmstad) is a Swedish former cyclist. As a four-time Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008), she won the world road race championship in 2002 and 2003. The same years, she was UCI points champion. She has also won two World Cup races.
 Ljungskog on the podium at the 2005 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Susanne Ljungskog | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1976 Halmstad, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Menikini–Selle Italia | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | The Greenery Grisley | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Farm Frites – Hartol | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Vlaanden – T Interim | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Bik – Powerplate | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Team S.A.T.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Team Flexpoint | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Menikini–Selle Italia | |||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | ||||||||||||||||||
Stage races
One day races & Classics
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Medal record
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Ljungskog received the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 2002.[1]
Career highlights
edit- 1994
- 1st
National Road Race Championships - 2nd Drei Tagen von Pattensen
- 3rd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
- 3rd GP Scandinavia Time Trial
- 3rd Tjejtrampet – 3rd place
- 1996
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road Race
- 2nd Time Trial
- 1st
- 1997
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road Race
- 3rd Time Trial
- 1st
- 4th European U23 Road Race Championships
- 1998
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road Race
- 2nd Time Trial
- 1st
- European U23 Road Championships
- 1st
Road Race
- 1st
- 1st Tjejtrampet
- 2nd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Overall Eurosport Tour of Poland
- 2 stage wins
- 5th Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
- 1st Stage 1
- 1999
- 3rd Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 2000
- 2nd Luba Classic
- 3rd Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 3rd Overall Vuelta International a Majorca
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th Tjejtrampet
- 2001
- 1st GP Suisse Féminin
- 1st Primavera Rosa
- 2nd Montréal
- 3rd Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
- 6th Overall
- 1st Stage 1 Grande Boucle
- 2002
- 1st
UCI Road World Championships Road Race - 1st
Overall Giro della Toscana
- 3 stage wins
- 1st UCI Road World Cup Points Championship
- 2nd Overall Grande Boucle
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Overall Trophée Féminin Méditerranéen
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall Tour de Snowy
- 3rd GP de Plouay (World Cup)
- 4th Overall Emakumeen Bira
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
- 2003
- 1st UCI Road World Championships Road Race
- 1st Overall Giro della Toscana
- 1st
Overall Holland Ladies Tour - 1st UCI Road World Cup Points Championship
- 2nd Overall
- 1st Stage 1 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
- 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino
- 3rd Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León
- 3rd Rotterdam Tour
- 2004
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Stage 1 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
- 5th Overall Giro del Trentino
- 9th Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
- 1st Stage 1
- 2005
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 1st Overall Giro della Toscana
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Castilla y Leon
- 2nd Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 2 stage wins
- 2nd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
- 2nd Overall Gracia–Orlová
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Overall Geelong Tour
- 2nd UCI Road World Cup Points Championship
- 2nd GP Wales
- 2nd Ronde van Vlaaneren
- 6th Overall Emakumeen Bira
- 1st Stage 1
- 2006
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road Race
- 1st Time Trial
- 1st
- 1st Overall Holland Ladies Tour
- 1st Open de Suède Vårgårda
- 2nd Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
- 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 2007
- 1st
Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin - 1st Overall Emakumeen Bira
- 1st Stage 1
- 2008
- 1st Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
- 1st Stage 4
References
edit- ^ Susanna Vidlund, Josefine Swenson, Martin Strömberg (3 December 2002). "Bragdguldet till Ljungskog" (in Swedish). Sportlbadet. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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