Marcus Ljungqvist (born October 26, 1974, in Falun) is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional in 1998, and retired from racing after the 2009 season. He worked for as a sporting director from 2010 until 2013. He finished 4th in the road race at the 2005 UCI Road World Championships, which is the best placement ever for a Swedish rider. Career achievements Major results 1996 1st Road race, National Road Championships 1998 1st Stage 2 Tour of Japan 3rd Overall Tour of Sweden 1999 1st Stage 11 Tour de Langkawi 2000 7th Hel van het Mergelland 10th Overall Tour of Sweden 2001 1st Road race, National Road Championships 1st Stage 3 Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt 1st Stage 3 Tour of Rhodes 2nd Boucles de l'Aulne 3rd Overall Tour de Normandie 1st Stage 5 4th GP Aarhus 10th Overall Danmark Rundt 2002 1st Overall Tour de Luxembourg 1st Stage 2 1st Paris–Camembert 1st Route Adélie 6th Overall Tour of Rhodes 6th Overall Étoile de Bessèges 7th GP de Fourmies 7th Overall Tour of Sweden 8th Grand Prix Pino Cerami 8th Rund um den Henninger Turm 2004 1st Scandinavian Open Road Race 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 5th E3 Harelbeke 2005 4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships 2006 1st Stage 2 Paris–Corrèze 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 5th Grand Prix Herning 5th Brabantse Pijl 6th E3 Harelbeke 2007 2nd Overall Tour of Ireland 2nd Monte Paschi Eroica 2009 1st Road race, National Road Championships Grand Tour general classification results timeline References External links Official homepage Team CSC profile 1974 births Living people Swedish male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Sweden Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Falun Sportspeople from Dalarna County