Gustav Larsson

Gustav Larsson

Larsson during the time trial at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Gustav Erik Larsson
Born	(1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 Gemla, Sweden
Team information
Current team	IAM Cycling
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Time Trialist
Professional team(s)
2001–2002 2003–2005 2006 2007 2008–2011 2012 2013–	Crescent Fassa Bortolo Française des Jeux Unibet.com Team CSC Vacansoleil-DCM IAM Cycling
Major wins
Grand Tours Giro d'Italia 1 individual stage (2010) One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (2006–2007, 2010–2013)
Medal record Competitor for  Sweden Road bicycle racing Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing Men's Road Time Trial World Championships Silver 2009 Mendrisio Men's time trial
Infobox last updated on 1 February 2014

Gustav Erik Larsson (born 20 September 1980 in Gemla) is a Swedish professional road racing cyclist for UCI Professional Continental team IAM Cycling.^[1] He previously rode for Vacansoleil-DCM in 2012.^[2] He is a very skilled time trialist; he has won his national title six times, and has taken silver medals at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and the 2009 World Championships in Mendrisio.

Professional career

On the international scene he represented Team Saxo Bank, and in Sweden he represented Skoghalls CK-Hammarö. Larsson began cycling when he was 14 years and, having shown great talent and dedication, turned pro just 7 years later. Team Fassa Bortolo was his first employer, and when the team shut down in 2005 he moved on to Team Française des Jeux. He rode for one year for Française des Jeux before moving again to the Swedish-Belgian team Unibet.com, which had gained a wild card to the UCI ProTour in 2006. But just as the 2007 season started the team ran into trouble with the Amaury Sport Organisation who made it clear that Unibet.com would not be invited to Paris–Nice or the Tour de France. Other major race organizers followed suit, which resulted in Unibet.com not getting any major invitations. The team shut down shortly thereafter. Team CSC showed interest in Larsson, and he rode for them in 2008. After the 2008 season, it was reported that Larsson had signed with Caisse d'Epargne for 2009, but he continued with Team Saxo Bank. He remained with the team until the end of 2011, when he moved to Vacansoleil-DCM.^[2] Larsson left Vacansoleil-DCM at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the new Swiss-based team IAM Cycling team for the 2013 season.^[3]

In June 2007 Larsson won the Swedish time trial championship. The victory came a day after his girlfriend collided with a car and sustained severe damage to the head. He also won the Swedish time trial championship in 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Personal life

He resides in Besano, Italy with his wife Veronica Andrèasson who is a Swedish road racing cyclist as well.

Palmares

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Giro	66	—	14	—	59	—	35	—
Tour	105	—	—	50	—	—	WD	—
Vuelta	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—

WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP

References

External links

• Gustav Larsson profile at Cycling Archives