Swedish National Championships - CN

Sunne, Sweden, June 24-29, 2003

Main Page Results Previous Day Next Day

Day 2 - June 25: Elite Men/Women/Junior Men's Criteriums, 80/50/60 km

Winning by numbers

By Tomas Nilsson

The Swedish Island province of Gotland isn't known for its cyclists, more for hosting the national betting and lottery company. But now it has its first Swedish elite cycling champion in 19 year old Thomas Lövkvist (Team Bianchi Scandinavia) in the Short Circuit event in Sunne.

His team used its superiority in numbers (and by all means strength) by sending Tobias Lergård in front after a couple of laps. When he was reeled in, a four man breakaway was formed containing Bianchi's Petter Renäng with fakta pros Fredrik Modin (racing for Team Mälarenergi here) and Thomas Grönqvist (ECI Champion) plus Jan Mattsson (Upsala CK).

"When two of them were left behind and I was left alone with Grönqvist, the team decided to take it easy and not risk the win in a two up sprint," said Renäng.

When the pair was reeled in Lövkvist attacked with a lap and a half to go and managed to put almost a minute between himself and the peloton. Bianchi's Jonas Holmkvist took second after a late attack.

In women's race Madeleine Lindberg had no problems winning solo in the absence of World Champion Susanne Ljungskog, who is concentrating on the road race on Saturday. Junior rider Caroline Asplund took a sensational second place.

Results

Women Elite & Junior, 10 laps x 4,9 km = 49 km

1 Madeleine Lindberg (Team Mälarenergi CK)             1.20.12 (36,7 km/h)
2 Carolina Asplund (Örebrocyklisterna)                    0.18
3 Åsa Hagberg (Borlänge CK)                               0.19
4 Monica Holler (Laxå CK)
5 Emma Johansson (Härnösands CK)
6 Camilla Larsson (Upsala CK)
7 Martina Thomasson (Ulricehamns CK)
8 Maria Landström (Falu CK)
9 Caroline Eriksson (CK Falken)
10 Susanne Nystrand (Uddevalla CA)
11 Tove Wiklund (Kristianstad CK)
12 Lisa Nordén (Kristianstad CK)
13 Karolina Larsson-Lindgren (Landskrona CK)
14 Madelene Olsson (Svanesunds GOIF)
15 Louise Karlsson (Västerås CK)
16 Veronica Andréasson (Södertälje CK)
17 Daniela Profir (CK Falken)
18 Annika Löfström (Sandvikens CK)                        4.03
19 Maria Eriksson (CK Falken)                             5.07
20 Charlotta Bengtsson (Kristianstad CK)                  6.09
21 Daisy Bell (Landskrona CK)                             6.32
22 Catrine Josefsson (Spårvägen CF)
23 Emelie Holgersson (IK Vinco)
24 Erica Jormhage (Kinds CK)

Men Elite, 16 laps x 4,9 km= 78,4 km

1 Thomas Lövkvist (Team Bianchi Scandinavia)           1.48.12 (43,5 km/h)
2 Jonas Holmkvist (Team Bianchi Scandinavia)              0.50
3 Daniel Eriksson (CK Eci Champion)                       0.51
4 Magnus Bäckstedt (Kopparbergs CK)                       0.55
5 Jan Mattsson (Upsala CK)
6 Henrik Oldin (Team Mälarenergi CK)
7 Johan Nyman (Team Trek - Åstorps CK)
8 Rickard Almquist (CK Hymer)
9 Johan Svensson (Team Mälarenergi CK)
10 Henrik Åbom (Skara CK)
11 Martin Axelsson (Degeberga CK)
12 Tomas Grönqvist (CK Eci Champion)
13 Rikard Sjöberg (Cyclecomponents.com CK)
14 Robert Johansson (CSK Ludvika)
15 Martin Lindgren (IK Vinco)
16 Fredrik Lindberg (Degeberga CK)
17 Andreas Papp (CSK Ludvika)
18 Michael Johansson (CK Hymer)
19 Jesper Ingevaldsson (Team Bianchi Scandinavia)
20 Petter Renäng (Team Bianchi Scandinavia)
21 Patrik Löfving (Klubben Cyklisten)
22 Roger Karlsson (Degeberga CK)
23 Peter Lundblad (Västerås CK)
24 Peter Resar (Sollerö IF)
25 Anders Dellien (CK Ringen)
26 Lars Robertsson (Värnamo CK)
27 Mikael Segersäll (Team Bianchi Scandinavia)
28 Rickard Hopp (CK Ringen)
29 Martin Halvarsson (Kinds CK)                           1.01
30 Anders Johansson (Alingsås CK)
31 Fredrik Eriksson (Upsala CK)                           1.02
32 Håkan Nilsson (Degeberga CK)
33 Tobias Lergård (Team Bianchi Scandinavia)
34 Jonas Olsson (Team Bianchi Scandinavia)
35 Fredrik Johansson (Team Mälarenergi CK)                1.05
36 Fredrik Modin (Team Mälarenergi CK)
37 Robert Österling (Södertälje CK)                       2.35
38 Martin Nyman (Team Trek - Åstorps CK)                  4.43
39 Anders Haritz (Borlänge CK)
39 Mats Hedlund (Borlänge CK)
39 Mikael Olausson (CK Eci Champion)
39 Fredrik Rudenstam (Motala AIF CK)
39 Mikael Hallberg (Sollerö IF)
44 Marcus Rothqvist (CK Hymer)
45 Fredrik Josefsson (Spårvägen CF)
46 Patrik Johansson (Mölndals CK)
47 Johan Rosenqvist (Laxå CK)
48 Mattias Johansson (Mölndals CK)
49 Rickard Olsson (Svanesunds GOIF)

Men Junior, 12 laps x 4,9 km = 58,8 km

1 Johan Lindgren (Falu CK)                             1.25.38 (41,2 km/h)
2 Viktor Renäng (Kopparbergs CK)                          0.48
3 Viktor Folkesson (Örebrocyklisterna)                    0.51
4 Mattias Lundin (Kopparbergs CK)                         3.52
5 Mattias Westling (Kopparbergs CK)                       5.53
6 Johan Park Dahlgaard (CK Hymer)
7 Mattias Stenberg (Falkenbergs CK)
8 Marcus Larsen (Team Trek - Åstorps CK)
9 Fredrik Larsson (CK Wänershof)
10 Joel Ljungberg (Föreningen Laholmscyklisten)
11 Christoffer Rodas (Svanesunds GOIF)
12 Robert Larsson (Ulricehamns CK)
13 Andreas Bengtsson (Kristianstad CK)
14 Carl-Magnus Eriksson (CK Wänershof)
15 Jimmy Bodin (Värnamo CK)
16 Erik Eriksson (Västerås CK)
17 Tobias Åkerberg (Landskrona CK)
18 Petter Persson (CK Fix)
18 Jonatan Andersson (CK Wänershof)
20 André Röijer (Team Trek - Åstorps CK)
21 Christian Olsson (Svanesunds GOIF)
21 Marcus Fröidh (Team Trek - Åstorps CK)
23 Anders Andersson (Malmö-Staffanstorps CK)
23 Emil Karlsson (Falköpings CK)