Jonas Ljungblad (born January 15, 1979, in Gothenburg) is a Swedish former road racing cyclist.[1] He began his professional career with the Amore & Vita team in 2002 as a young helper, but after spending a season with Team Bianchi his career began to skyrocket with a very successful Australian excursion in 2004 winning the Tour of Queensland and the Herald Sun Tour.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jonas Ljungblad |
| Born | January 15, 1979 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 1999 | Team Crescent Tranemo |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000–2001 | Team Crescent |
| 2002 | Amore & Vita–Beretta |
| 2003 | Team Bianchi Scandinavia |
| 2004–2005 | Amore & Vita–Beretta |
| 2006–2007 | Unibet.com |
| 2008 | P3 Transfer–Batavus |
| 2009–2010 | Silence–Lotto |
| 2011–2012 | Differdange–Magic–SportFood.de |
In 2005 he acquired his biggest victory to date, winning the Swedish national championship. This, along with his win in the Route d'Vendée, attracted the attention of Unibet.com Cycling Team who hired him to be a helper to the likes of Baden Cooke and Frank Vandenbroucke.
Major results
edit- 1996
- 1st
Time trial, National Junior Road Championships - 2000
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Overall Flèche du Sud
- 9th Overall International Tour of Rhodes
- 2001
- 1st Stage 4 Okolo Slovenska
- 3rd Scandinavian Open Road Race
- 5th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 2002
- 3rd Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th Scandinavian Open Road Race
- 8th Paris–Camembert
- 2003
- 7th Overall Ringerike GP
- 8th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2004
- 1st
Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 7
- 1st Overall Tour of Queensland
- 1st Stages 5 & 7
- 3rd Scandinavian Open Road Race
- 4th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 10th Overall Tour de Slovénie
- 1st Stage 4
- 2005
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Tour du Lac Léman
- 1st Tour de Vendée
- 1st Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic
- 3rd Scandinavian Open Road Race
- 3rd E.O.S. Tallinn GP
- 5th Giro del Lago Maggiore
- 7th Tartu GP
- 9th Trofeo Franco Balestra
- 2006
- 3rd Grand Prix de Villers-Cotterêts
- 4th Overall Tour de Luxembourg
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th Tour de Vendée
- 6th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 2007
- 9th Cholet-Pays de Loire
- 2008
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 3 Vuelta Ciclista a León
- 1st Stage 2 Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
- 1st Stage 3 Circuit des Ardennes
- 10th Overall Volta da Ascension
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 1
- 2011
- 3rd Tartu GP
- 5th Ronde van Noord-Holland
- 9th Paris–Camembert
References
editExternal links
edit- Jonas Ljungblad at UCI
- Jonas Ljungblad at Cycling Archives
- Jonas Ljungblad at ProCyclingStats
- Jonas Ljungblad at Cycling Quotient
- Jonas Ljungblad at CycleBase
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