Sven-Åke Nilsson

Sven-Åke Nilsson (born 13 September 1951) is a Swedish retired road racing cyclist.[1] His sporting career began with CK Ringen Malmö.[2] He was a professional cyclist from 1977 until his retirement in 1984.

Sven-Åke Nilsson
Personal information
Full nameSven-Åke Nilsson
Born (1951-09-13) 13 September 1951
Malmö, Sweden
Team information
Current teamRetired
RoleRider
Professional teams
1977–1980Miko–Mercier
1981Splendor–Wickes
1982Wolber
1983Termolan–Galli
1984Santini–Conti
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1975 MettetAmateur's Road Race

For half a decade early in his career he was among the strongest GC Contenders and often among the top 10 overall during the Tour de France while riding for the very strong Miko–Mercier squads, who also included riders like Christian Seznec, Raymond Martin and Joop Zoetemelk. In the 1978 Tour de France he finished 11th, in 1979 12th, 1980 7th and in 1981 he finished 8th.[3] He had a stage win and 3rd place overall in the 1982 Vuelta, and a few months later he rode the Tour for the final time in the 1982 Tour de France, and finished 14th.

Other career highlights include two stage wins in Paris–Nice[4] and competing at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics.[5]

Major results

1972
1st Road race, National Amateur Road Championships
1974
1st Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
1976
1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stage 1
1978
11th Overall Tour de France
1979
1st Tour de Corse
1st Étoile des Espoirs
2nd Overall Paris–Nice
1st Stage 4
3rd Overall Critérium International
3rd Amstel Gold Race
12th Overall Tour de France
1980
1st Stage 2 Critérium International
2nd La Flèche Wallonne
7th Overall Tour de France
1981
1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme
8th Overall Tour de France
1982
1st Stage 2 Paris–Nice
3rd Overall Vuelta a España
1st Stage 10
14th Overall Tour de France
1983
2nd Giro della Romagna

References

  1. cyclingbase.com. Retrieved 2011-04-02
  2. Petersson, Thure (1977). Cykelkalendern 1977. Jönköpping: Svenska Cykelförbundet. p. 53.
  3. "Sven Åke Nilsson". procyclingstats.com. 10 October 2021.
  4. cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 2011-04-02
  5. "Sven-Åke Nilsson Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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