Tobias Ludvigsson

Tobias Ludvigsson
Personal information
Full name Tobias Ludvigsson
Born (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991
Huskvarna, Sweden
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
Current team Groupama–FDJ
Discipline Road, mountain
Role Rider
Rider type Time Trial Specialist
Amateur team(s)
2011 Skil–Shimano (stagiaire)
Professional team(s)
2010–2011 Team CykelCity.se
2012–2016 Project 1t4i[1]
2017– FDJ
Major wins

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2017, 2018)

Tobias Ludvigsson (born 22 February 1991) is a Swedish cyclist currently riding for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.

Career

As a junior Ludvigsson won several national titles, both on the road and in mountain biking. In 2009, he was eighth in the junior world road race championship.

In mid-2011 he was offered a training contract at the Skil–Shimano team. Soon after, Ludvigsson was offered a professional contract with the team for two years.

He is the older brother of Fredrik Ludvigsson. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia,[2] where he were able to hold the white jersey in the Young rider classification for three stages. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.[3]

Career achievements

Major results

Tobias at 2017 Vuelta a España.
2008
National Junior Mountain Bike Championships
1st Time trial
1st Cross country
1st Team relay
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
2009
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1st Junior Kinnekulleloppet
5th Overall Junior Tour de Himmelfart
2010
2nd Overall Tour of Jamtland
3rd Overall Hammarö 3-dagars
1st Stage 2
2011
1st Overall Hammarö 3-dagars
1st Stages 1 & 3
1st Prologue Tour de Normandie
1st Stage 4 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
4th Overall Olympia's Tour
5th La Côte Picarde
6th Himmerland Rundt
2012
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour of Hainan
4th Västboloppet
2013
1st Västboloppet
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen
1st Young rider classification
3rd Overall Circuit de la Sarthe
1st Young rider classification
2014
1st Overall Étoile de Bessèges
1st Young rider classification
1st Stage 5 (ITT)
5th Overall Tour Méditerranéen
2015
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
5th Time trial
2016
Giro d'Italia
Held after Stages 1–3
2017
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2018
1st Time trial, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 112 DNF 83 51 85 —
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — — — 74
A red jersey Vuelta a España — 62 — 52 59 —
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ↑ ProCyclingStats (1991-02-22). "Tobias Ludvigsson". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  2. ↑ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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