Glenn Magnusson
Swedish cyclist
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Glenn Magnusson (born 5 July 1969) is a Swedish former professional road cyclist. He is most known for winning 3 stages of the Giro d'Italia. He also represented Sweden at the Olympics three times (1992, 1996, 2000).[1][2]
Glenn Magnusson in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1969 Oskarshamn, Sweden |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996–1998 | Amore & Vita–ForzArcore |
| 1999 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 2000–2001 | Farm Frites |
| Major wins | |
| Grand Tours | |
Major results
- 1987
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 1992
- 2nd Duo Normand (with Jan Karlsson)
- 9th Overall Tour of Sweden
- 1993
- 1st Prologue Tour of Sweden
- Scandinavian road champion
- 3rd Overall Tour de Berlin
- 3rd Berliner Etappenfahrt
- 1995
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1996
- 1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia
- 5th Overall Tour of Sweden
- 10th Overall Tour de l'Ain
- 1st Stage 2
- 1997
- 1st
Overall Tour de Normandie
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Stage 13 Giro d'Italia
- 1st
Points classification Tour of Sweden
- 1st Stage 4a
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli
- 3rd Overall Giro di Puglia
- 9th Road race, World Road Championships
- 1998
- 1st Overall Giro di Puglia
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Tour du Lac Léman
- 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stage 2 Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 1st Stages 3 & 6 Giro d'Abruzzo
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 9th Overall Tour of Sweden
- 9th Tour de Berne
- 2001
- 1st Points classification, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
DNF | 85 | DNF | — | — | — |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — | — | 91 | — |
 Vuelta a España |
— | — | — | 91 | DNF | DNF |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
