Jonas Ljungblad (born January 15, 1979, in
Gothenburg
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) is a
Swedish
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former
road racing cyclist
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.
[https://www.uci.org/rider-details/12773] He began his professional career with the Amore & Vita team in 2002 as a young helper, but after spending a season with
Team Bianchi
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Team Coast had been unable to pay the salaries of their riders and Bianchi took over the team and the role of titl ...
his career began to skyrocket with a very successful Australian excursion in 2004 winning the
Tour of Queensland
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and the
Herald Sun Tour
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.
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
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The ...
who hired him to be a helper to the likes of
Baden Cooke
Baden Cooke (born 12 October 1978) is an Australian retired professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2000 and 2013.
Early life
Born in Benalla, Victoria, Benalla, Victoria, Cooke began competitive cycling at 11. He comp ...
and
Frank Vandenbroucke Frank Vandenbroucke is the name of:
*Frank Vandenbroucke (politician) (born 1955), Belgian politician
*Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)
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.
Major results
;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
Okolo Slovenska ( en, Tour of Slovakia; french: Tour de Slovaquie) is an annual road cycling stage race in Slovakia. Founded in 1954, since 2017 it has been rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is a stage race that usually includes f ...
: 3rd
Scandinavian Open Road Race
The Scandinavian Open Road Race was a one-day race (cycling), single-day road cycling race held in Vårgårda Municipality, Sweden from 1986 to 2009. It was part of UCI Europe Tour as a category 1.2 event from 2005 to 2009.
Winners
References
: 5th
Road race,
UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
;2002
: 3rd Overall
Herald Sun Tour
The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
::1st Stage 3
: 5th
Scandinavian Open Road Race
The Scandinavian Open Road Race was a one-day race (cycling), single-day road cycling race held in Vårgårda Municipality, Sweden from 1986 to 2009. It was part of UCI Europe Tour as a category 1.2 event from 2005 to 2009.
Winners
References
: 8th
Paris–Camembert
Paris–Camembert (also Paris–Camembert Trophée Lepetit or Paris–Camembert Lepetit) is a semi classic held annually in April. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The route of the race has varied over th ...
;2003
: 7th Overall
Ringerike GP
Ringerike Grand Prix is a road bicycle race held annually near Hønefoss, in the region of Ringerike, Norway. The race was created in 1975 as the Fossen Grand Prix, and was ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour between 2005 and 2010. In 2011 it turn ...
: 8th Overall
Herald Sun Tour
The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
;2004
: 1st Overall
Herald Sun Tour
The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
::1st Stage 7
: 1st Overall
Tour of Queensland
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Travel
* Tourism, travel for pleasure
* Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service
* Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus
* Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ...
::1st Stages 5 & 7
: 3rd
Scandinavian Open Road Race
The Scandinavian Open Road Race was a one-day race (cycling), single-day road cycling race held in Vårgårda Municipality, Sweden from 1986 to 2009. It was part of UCI Europe Tour as a category 1.2 event from 2005 to 2009.
Winners
References
: 4th
Boucles de l'Aulne
Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
It was previously known as Grand Pri ...
: 10th Overall
Tour de Slovénie
Tour of Slovenia is a stage race cycling race held in Slovenia. Between 2005 and 2018, it was organised as a 2.1 race on the UCI Europe Tour. The 2019 edition was classified as a 2.HC race. It became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020.
Winners
...
::1st Stage 4
;2005
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st
Tour du Lac Léman
: 1st
Tour de Vendée
Tour of Vendée is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in October (Previously May) in the region of Vendée, France, finishing in a circuit inside La Roche-sur-Yon town. From 2005 until 2009, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the ...
: 1st
Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic
: 3rd
Scandinavian Open Road Race
The Scandinavian Open Road Race was a one-day race (cycling), single-day road cycling race held in Vårgårda Municipality, Sweden from 1986 to 2009. It was part of UCI Europe Tour as a category 1.2 event from 2005 to 2009.
Winners
References
: 3rd
E.O.S. Tallinn GP
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Gameplay
The game focuses on both the mate ...
: 5th
Giro del Lago Maggiore
: 7th
Tartu GP
: 9th
Trofeo Franco Balestra
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The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union ...
;2006
: 3rd
Grand Prix de Villers-Cotterêts
The Grand Prix de Villers-Cotterêts was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in the commune of Villers-Cotterêts, France from 1998 until 2008. In 2005 and 2006, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, and was also ...
: 4th Overall
Tour de Luxembourg
The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the World Tour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the ...
::1st Stage 3
: 5th
Tour de Vendée
Tour of Vendée is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in October (Previously May) in the region of Vendée, France, finishing in a circuit inside La Roche-sur-Yon town. From 2005 until 2009, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the ...
: 6th
Boucles de l'Aulne
Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
It was previously known as Grand Pri ...
;2007
: 9th
Cholet-Pays de Loire
Grand Prix Cholet-Pays de la Loire is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Cholet, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle rac ...
;2008
: 1st
Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st Stage 3
Vuelta Ciclista a León
Vuelta Ciclista a León, also known as La Vuelta León, is a former road bicycle race held annually in the province of León in Spain. From 2005 until 2013 it was organised as a 2.2 event on the professional UCI Europe Tour. The other editions w ...
: 1st Stage 2
Troféu Joaquim Agostinho
: 1st Stage 3
Circuit des Ardennes
: 10th Overall
::1st Points classification
::1st Stage 1
;2011
: 3rd
Tartu GP
: 5th
Ronde van Noord-Holland
: 9th
Paris–Camembert
Paris–Camembert (also Paris–Camembert Trophée Lepetit or Paris–Camembert Lepetit) is a semi classic held annually in April. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The route of the race has varied over th ...
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Swedish male cyclists
Sportspeople from Gothenburg
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