Glenn Magnusson (born 5 July 1969) is a Swedish former professional road cyclist. He is most known for winning 3 stages of the Giro d'Italia. He also represented Sweden at the Olympics three times (1992, 1996, 2000).[1][2]
 Glenn Magnusson in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1969 Oskarshamn, Sweden |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996–1998 | Amore & Vita–ForzArcore |
| 1999 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 2000–2001 | Farm Frites |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Major results
edit- 1987
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 1992
- 2nd Duo Normand (with Jan Karlsson)
- 9th Overall Tour of Sweden
- 1993
- 1st Prologue Tour of Sweden
- Scandinavian road champion
- 3rd Overall Tour de Berlin
- 3rd Berliner Etappenfahrt
- 1995
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1996
- 1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia
- 5th Overall Tour of Sweden
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 2
- 1997
- 1st
Overall Tour de Normandie
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Stage 13 Giro d'Italia
- 1st
Points classification Tour of Sweden
- 1st Stage 4a
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 3rd Overall Giro di Puglia
- 9th Road race, World Road Championships
- 1998
- 1st Overall Giro di Puglia
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Tour du Lac Léman
- 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2 Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st Stages 3 & 6 Giro d'Abruzzo
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 9th Overall Tour of Sweden
- 9th Tour de Berne
- 2001
- 1st Points classification, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
DNF | 85 | DNF | — | — | — |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — | — | 91 | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | — | — | 91 | DNF | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b "Glenn Magnusson". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glenn Magnusson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Glenn Magnusson". Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Glenn Magnusson". Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glenn Magnusson.
- Glenn Magnusson at Cycling Archives
- Glenn Magnusson at ProCyclingStats
- Glenn Magnusson at CycleBase
- Glenn Magnusson at Olympedia
- Glenn Magnusson at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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