Jonas Ljungblad

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.

Jonas Ljungblad

Personal information
Full name	Jonas Ljungblad
Born	(1979-01-15) January 15, 1979 (age 46) 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

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 [es]

1st Points classification

1st Stage 1

2011

3rd Tartu GP

5th Ronde van Noord-Holland

9th Paris–Camembert