- Susanne Ljungskog
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Susanne Ljungskog
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fullname = Susanne Ljungskog
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|3|16
country = SWE
height = 1.71 m
weight = 57 kg
currentteam =Menikini-Selle Italia
discipline = Road
role = Rider
ridertype = All-rounder
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amateuryears =
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proteams = 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
majorwins = flagiconUCI World Cycling Champion (2002, 2003)
UCI Points Winner (2002, 2003)
Castilla y Leon (2005)
Open de Suède Vargarda (2006)
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin(2007)
flagicon|SWE National Champion
:(1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2006)
updated =January 17 ,2007 Susanne Ljungskog (born
March 16 ,1976 in Halmstad) is a Swedish cyclist. 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 received the
Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal in 2002.Career highlights
Note: Beginning in 1997, the;1994:flagicon|SWE Swedish Road Race Championships - 1st place: Drei Tagen von Pattensen - 2nd place:GP Scandinavia Time Trial - 3rd place:Tjejtrampet - 3rd place:Thuringen Rundfahrt - 3rd place;1996:flagicon|SWE Swedish Championships (Road Race - 1st place; Time Trial - 2nd place);1997: European U-23 Road Race Championships - 4th place:flagicon|SWE Swedish Championships (Road Race - 1st place; Time Trial - 3rd place);1998:European (U-23) Championships (Time Trial - 2nd place; Road Race - 1st place):2nd overall and 1 stage win, Thuringen Rundfahrt: 1st, flagicon|SWE Swedish Road Race Championships: 2nd, Swedish Time Trial Championships: 1st,Union Cycliste Internationale implemented a points listing whereby points were awarded riders based on their performances in racing events. For this purpose, the races were classified into categories. Although the exact system has evolved over the years, the major stage races are generally classified as category 1 (strongest), and category 2. In the listings below, these categories, where known, are given in parentheses. The abbreviation GC stands forGeneral Classification .Tjejtrampet : 2nd overall and 2 stage wins, Eurosport Tour of Poland: 5th overall and 1 stage win,Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin ;1999 (team: Hawk Bikes):3rd overall, Holland Ladies Tour;2000:2nd, Luba Classic:Tjejtrampet (cat. 2) - 5th place:3rd overall, Holland Ladies Tour (cat. 2):3rd overall and 1 stage win, Vuelta International a Majorca (cat. 2);2001:1st, GP Suisse Féminin (World Cup):1st, Primavera Rosa (World Cup):2nd, Montréal (World Cup):3rd overall,Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin (cat. 1):6th overall and 1 stage win,Grande Boucle Féminine (cat. 1);2002: 1st, UCI Road World Cup Points Championship: 1st, flagiconUCI UCI Road World Championships Road Race: 3rd,GP de Plouay (World Cup): 1st overall and 3 stage wins, Giro della Toscana (cat. 1): 2nd overall and 1 stage win,Grande Boucle Féminine (cat. 1): 2nd overall and 1 stage win, Trophée Féminin Méditerranéen (cat. 1): 3rd overall,Tour de Snowy (cat. 1): 4th overall, 1st Points classification, and 1 stage win, Emakumeen Bira (cat. 2);2003:1st, UCI Road World Cup Points Championship:1st, flagiconUCI UCI Road World Championships Road Race:3rd, Rotterdam Tour (World Cup):1st, Holland Ladies Tour (cat. 1):1st overall, Giro della Toscana (cat. 1):2nd overall and 1 stage win, Thuringen-Rundfahrt (cat. 1):2nd, Giro del Trentino (cat. 1):3rd overall and 1 stage win,Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin (cat. 1):3rd overall, Vuelta a Castilla-Leon (cat. 1);2004: 1st, flagicon|SWE Swedish Road Race Championships: 1 stage win, Thuringen-Rundfahrt (cat. 1): 5th overall, Giro del Trentino (cat. 1): 9th overall and 1 stage win,Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin (cat. 1);2005:2nd, UCI Road World Cup Points Championship:1st, flagicon|SWE Swedish Road Race Championships:1st, Castilla y Leon (World Cup):2nd, GP Wales (World Cup):2nd, Ronde van Vlaaneren (World Cup):1st overall and 1 stage win - Giro della Toscana (cat. 1):2nd overall and 2 stage wins - Holland Ladies Tour (cat. 1):2nd overall, Thuringen Rundfahrt (cat. 1):6th overall and 1 stage win, Emakumeen Bira (cat. 1):2nd overall and 1 stage win, Gracia - Orlova (cat. 2):2nd overall, Geelong Tour (cat. 2);2006: 1st,Open de Suède Vargarda (World Cup): 1st, SWE National Cycling Championships Road Race: 1st, SWE National Cycling Championships Time Trial: 2nd overall,Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin (2.1 W): 3rd overall,Giro d'Italia Femminile ;2007: 1st overall,Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin (cat. 1): 1st overall and Stage 1 win,Emakumeen Bira (2.1 W);2008: 1st overall and Stage 4 win,Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin (cat. 1)External links
* [http://www.ljungskog.com Susanne Ljungskog's web site]
* [http://www.team-flexpoint.nl Susanne Ljungskog's team]
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