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Marcus Ljungqvist is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998, and retired from racing after the 2009 season. He is now working for Team Sky

Team Sky

Team Sky is a British professional road bicycle racing team that competes in international road bicycle races. The creation of the team was announced on 26 February 2009 and the team began competition in January 2010....

as a sporting director and will be bringing some of his experience to the racers from inside the team car.

Career highlights

1998
- Stage in Tour of Japan
  Tour of Japan
  Tour of Japan is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...
1999
- Stage in Tour de Langkawi
- 131st Overall, Tour de France
  1999 Tour de France
  The 1999 Tour de France was the 86th Tour de France, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 1999. It was won by Lance Armstrong, his first of 7 consecutive wins, the most in Tour history. There were no French stage winners for the first time since the 1926 Tour de France.The 1999 edition of Tour de...
2001
- Stage in Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
  Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt
  The International Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt is a multi-stage road bicycle race held in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI Europe Tour, being organised as 2.1 race.In its early years, it was an amateur race...
- Stage in Tour de Normandie
  Tour de Normandie
  Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandie, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940-1955 and 1960-1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professionals in 1996...
- Stage in Tour of Rhodes
  Tour of Rhodes
  The Tour of Rhodes was a cycling race on Rhodes, Greece. It was first held in 1987, but the second edition only took place in 1995. Between 2001 and 2003 it was a professional race. Fabian Cancellara won the race twice, in 2001 and 2002, including his first victory as a professional in 2001. The...
2002
- Stage and Overall, Tour de Luxembourg
  Tour de Luxembourg
  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.HC, the highest rating below the ProTour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's governing body. In 2006, the Tour was part of the UCI Europe...
- Paris–Camembert
- Route Adélie
  Route Adélie
  Route Adélie de Vitré is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in a circuit around Vitré, France. Between 1980 and 1995 it was called Tour d'Armorique. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.- Winners :...
2004
- Scandinavian Open Road Race
- 132nd Overall, Tour de France
  2004 Tour de France
  The 2004 Tour de France was the 91st, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 2004. It consisted of 20 stages over 3391 km.Lance Armstrong became the first to win six Tours de France. Armstrong had been favored to win, his competitors seen as being German Jan Ullrich, Spaniards Roberto Heras and...
2005
- Scandinavian Open Road Race
- 125th Overall, Tour de France
  2005 Tour de France
  The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24, 2005. It comprised 21 stages over 3592.5 km, the winner's average speed was 41.654 km/h. The first stages were held in the département of the Vendée, for the third time in 12 years. The 2005 Tour was...
- 4th in World Road Championships
2006
- Stage 2, Paris–Corrèze

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