Susanne Ljungskog

Ljungskog on the podium at the 2005 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen

Personal information

Full name

Susanne Ljungskog

Born

16 March 1976
Halmstad, Sweden

Height

1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

57 kg (126 lb)

Team information

Current team

Menikini-Selle Italia

Discipline

Road

Role

Rider

Rider type

All-rounder

Professional team(s)

1999

The Greenery Grisley

2000

Farm Frites – Hartol

2001-02

Vlaanden – T Interim

2003

Bik – Powerplate

2004

Team S.A.T.S.

2005-07

Team Flexpoint

2008-

Menikini-Selle Italia

Major wins

World Cycling Champion (2002, 2003)
UCI Points Winner (2002, 2003)
Castilla y Leon (2005)
Open de Suède Vårgårda (2006)
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin (2007)
Emakumeen Bira (2007)
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin (2008)
National Champion

(1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2006)

Medal record

Representing Sweden
Road bicycle racing
World Championships
	2002	Women's Road Race
	2003	Women's Road Race

Infobox last updated on
21 November 2008

Susanne Ljungskog (born 16 March 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 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 for General classification.

1994: 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: Swedish Championships (Road Race – 1st place; Time Trial – 2nd place)
1997: European U-23 Road Race Championships – 4th place; 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, Swedish Road Race Championships; 2nd, Swedish Time Trial Championships; 1st, Tjejtrampet; 2nd overall and 2 stage wins, Eurosport Tour of Poland; 5th overall and 1 stage win, Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
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 Féminin (cat. 1); 6th overall and 1 stage win, Grande Boucle Féminine (cat. 1)
2002: 1st, UCI Road World Cup Points Championship; 1st, 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, 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 Féminin (cat. 1); 3rd overall, Vuelta a Castilla-Leon (cat. 1)
2004: 1st, 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 Féminin (cat. 1)
2005: 2nd, UCI Road World Cup Points Championship; 1st, 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-Orlová (cat. 2); 2nd overall, Geelong Tour (cat. 2)
2006 (Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team): 1st, Open de Suède Vårgårda (World Cup); 1st, Sweden National Cycling Championships Road Race; 1st, Sweden National Cycling Championships Time Trial; 2nd overall, Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin (2.1 W); 3rd overall, Giro d'Italia Femminile; 1st overall, Holland Ladies Tour (2.1 W)
2007: 1st overall, Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin (cat. 1); 1st overall and Stage 1 win, Emakumeen Bira (2.1 W)
2008 (Team Flexpoint): 1st overall and Stage 4 win, 2008 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin (cat. 1)

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Rasa Polikevičiūtė	World Road Race Champion 2002, 2003	Succeeded by Judith Arndt
Awards
Preceded by Per Elofsson	Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal 2002	Succeeded by Carolina Klüft

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