Fredrik Ludvigsson
Fredrik Ludvigsson (born 28 April 1994) is a Swedish professional road cyclist who as of 2017 rides for Danish UCI Continental team Christina Jewelry–Kuma. He is the younger brother of teammate Tobias Ludvigsson.[1]
Ludvigsson at the 2015 Brabantse Pijl. | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Fredrik Ludvigsson |
Born | [1] Jönköping, Sweden | April 28, 1994
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1] |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb)[1] |
Team information | |
Current team | Christina Jewelry–Kuma |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2013 | Team People4you - Unaas Cycling |
2014 | Development Team Giant-Shimano |
Professional teams | |
2014 | Giant–Shimano (Stagiaire) |
2015–2016 | Team Giant–Alpecin |
2017– | Copenhagen Pro Cycling |
Biography
2014 season
In March Ludvigsson was 10th overall and fifth in the young rider classification at the Tour de Normandie.[2] In April he was fifth overall in the Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux in Belgium.[2] Ludvigsson the finished 10th overall and won the young rider classification at the Circuit des Ardennes in France.[2] He was 23rd in La Côte Picarde, and finished seventh in the U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège.[2] Ludvigsson finished 29th in the Rund um Köln.[2] He rode into 16th place overall in the Tour d'Azerbaïdjan in May.
In June Ludvigsson did not finish the Paris–Roubaix Espoirs and came 27th in the Memorial Van Coningsloo before coming 50th overall and 23rd in the young rider classification at the Ronde de l'Oise stage race in France.[2] He finished 44th overall at the Oberösterreich-Rundfahrt in Austria, before travelling to Sweden to compete at the 2014 national road cycling championships where he was 15th in the individual time trial and fourth in the road race.[2] In August he began as a stagiaire at the Dutch UCI ProTeam Giant–Shimano for the remainder of their season.[3] Ludvigsson did not finish the Tour Alsace or the Antwerpse Havenpijl but came 77th overall and 40th in the young rider classification at the Arctic Race of Norway.[2] He then had some mediocre results in one day races in the 2014 UCI Europe Tour and finished his season with a 75th place at the Gooikse Pijl in Belgium.[2] This was partly due to an injury in his leg, which was operated on after the Gooikse Pijl.[1][3]
2015 season
Ludvigsson joined the now German Team Giant–Alpecin with a two-year contract for the 2015 season.[3]
2016 season
On 23 January 2016, he was one of the six members of the Team Giant–Alpecin who were hit by a car which drove into on-coming traffic while they were training in Spain. All riders were in stable condition.[4]
Major results
- 2011
- 3rd National Time Trial Championships
- 2012
- 2nd Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
- 7th Overall Course de la Paix Juniors
- 1st Mountains Classification
- 10th Overall GP Général Patton
- 2013
- 1st Overall Boucle de l'Artois
- 1st Points classification
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT)
- 2nd Overall Tour of Estonia
- 1st Young rider classification
- 4th Hadeland GP
- 5th Overall Tour de Normandie
- 2014
- 4th National Championships Road Race
- 5th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
- 7th U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- 10th Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st Young rider classification
- 10th Overall Tour de Normandie
References
- "Fredrik Ludvigsson". TeamGiantAlpecin.com. Team Giant-Alpecin. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
His 2014 season was marred by a problem with an artery in his leg [...] after his last race, Fredrik had the issue resolved on the operating table
- "Fredrik Ludvigsson » Team Giant - Alpecin - 2014". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- "Caleb Fairly joins, Cheng Ji renews and Fredrik Ludvigsson steps up". TeamGiantAlpecin.com. Team Giant-Alpecin. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- "John Degenkolb and Warren Barguil among six Giant-Alpecin cyclists hospitalised after being hit by a car". Irish Independent. 23 January 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fredrik Ludvigsson. |
- Fredrik Ludvigsson profile at Giant-Alpecin
- Fredrik Ludvigsson at Cycling Archives