Personal information | |
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Full name | Marcus Ljungqvist |
Born | Falun, Sweden | October 26, 1974
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider Sporting director |
Amateur teams | |
1994 | Team Isostar |
1995–1997 | Team Wirsbo |
Professional teams | |
1998–1999 | Cantina Tollo–Alexia Alluminio |
2000–2002 | Team Fakta` |
2003 | Crédit Agricole |
2004 | Alessio–Bianchi |
2005 | Liquigas–Bianchi |
2006–2009 | Team CSC |
Managerial team | |
2010–2013 | Team Sky |
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 Team Sky 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.
Grand Tour | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — |
Tour de France | 131 | — | — | — | — | 132 | 125 | — | — |
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 53 | 43 |
DSQ | Disqualified |
DNF | Did not finish |
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