Emil Lindgren

Emil Lindgren
Emil Lindgren in September 2014
Personal information
Full nameKarl Emil Lindgren
Born (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 39)
Falun, Sweden
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current teamRabobank Giant Pro
DisciplineMountain biking
Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country
Professional teams
2004–2006Bianchi-Agos
2007Gewiss-Bianchi
2008Full Dynamix IT
2009De Brink-Ten Tusscher
2010–2012Rabobank
2013–Rabobank Giant Pro
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Lillehammer-Hafjell Cross-country eliminator
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Team relay

Karl Emil Lindgren (born 4 May 1985 in Falun) is a Swedish professional mountain biker.[1] Riding the sport for more than 15 years, Lindgren has won ten Swedish national championship titles in men's mountain biking (both under the men's junior and elite categories), and later represented his nation Sweden at the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2009, Lindgren reached the summit of his mountain biking career by grabbing a first-place trophy and a yellow jersey at the Afxentia Stage Race, also known as the Sunshine Cup, in Cyprus.[2] Lindgren currently trains and races professionally for the 2013 season on the Giant Pro XC Team, although he has appeared short stints on Bianchi, Full-Dynamix, De Brink-Ten Tusscher, and Rabobank cycling teams.[3][4]

Lindgren qualified for the Swedish squad, along with his teammate and two-time Olympian Fredrik Kessiakoff, in the men's cross-country race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving one of the nation's two available berths from the Swedish Cycling Federation (Swedish: Svenska Cykelförbundet, SCF) and the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), based on his best performance at the World Cup series, World and European Championships, and Mountain Biking World Series.[5] Lindgren could not upgrade a much stellar ride to complete a 4.8-km sturdy, treacherous cross-country course, as he decided to end his course with only two laps left and a thirty-eighth-place finish because of bike problems.[6][7][8]

He also competes in cyclo-cross, having won the Swedish National Cyclo-Cross Championships in 2010 and 2020.[citation needed]

Career achievements

2004
1st Swedish MTB Championships (Cross-country, ITT), Sweden
2007
3rd Swedish MTB Championships (Cross-country & team relay), Huskvarna (SWE)
2008
1st Swedish MTB Championships (Team relay), Norberg (SWE)
2nd Swedish MTB Championships (Cross-country), Norberg (SWE)
2nd Swedish MTB Championships (Cyclo-cross), Gothenburg (SWE)
3rd Swedish MTB Championships (Cross-country, ITT), Norberg (SWE)
3rd Stage 1, Afxentia Stage Race, Cyprus
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) European Championships (Team relay), Sankt Wendel (GER)
38th Olympic Games (Cross-country), Beijing (CHN)
2009
1st Overall, Afxentia Stage Race, Cyprus
1st Stages 1, 2, & 3
3rd Swedish MTB Championships (Cyclo-cross), Borås (SWE)
2010
1st Swedish MTB Championships (Cyclo-cross), Sweden
19th UCI World Championships (Cross-country), Mont Sainte-Anne (CAN)
2011
1st Swedish MTB Championships (Cross-country, ITT, & Team relay), Borås (SWE)
18th UCI World Championships (Cross-country), Champéry (SUI)
2012
1st Points classification, Afxentia Stage Race, Cyprus
2nd Overall, Afxentia Stage Race, Cyprus
2013
2nd Langkawi International MTB Challenge, Langkawi (MAS)
2019
1st, Cykelvasan, Sweden[9]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emil Lindgren". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. ^ George, Sue (5 March 2009). "Lindgren sweeps Afxentia stages". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. ^ Yunus, Akil (2 October 2013). "Lindgren draws first blood". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Emil Lindgren defeats the World Champion". Ride Fox. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  5. ^ Hultqvist, Daniel (7 August 2008). "Största äventyret väntar för Emil Lindgren" [Biggest adventure awaits for Emil Lindgren] (in Swedish). Jnytt. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Men's Cross-Country Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  7. ^ ""Unbeatable" Absalon wins his second gold". Agence France-Presse. Velo News. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Fredrik Kessiakoff långt ifrån OS-medalj" [Fredrik Kessiakoff finished farther from the Olympic medal] (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ Björn Becksmo, Theo Bylund (10 August 2019). "Vinnarna i årets Cykelvasan" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2019.