{{short description|Swedish cyclist}} {{for|the Swedish curler|Gustav Larsson (curler)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Gustav Larsson | image = 2011 UCI Road World Championship - Gustav Larsson.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Larsson during the [[2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|time trial]] at the [[2011 UCI Road World Championships]] | full_name = Gustav Erik Larsson | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|9|20}} | birth_place = [[Gemla]], [[Sweden]] | height = 194 cm | weight = | currentteam = Retired | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = Puncheur<br>Time trialist | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = 2001–2002 | proteam1 = Crescent | proyears2 = 2003–2005 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|FAS|2003}} | proyears3 = 2006 | proteam3 = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2006}} | proyears4 = 2007 | proteam4 = {{UCI team code|COS|2007}} | proyears5 = 2008–2011 | proteam5 = {{UCI team code|SAX|2008a}} | proyears6 = 2012 | proteam6 = {{UCI team code|VCD|2012}} | proyears7 = 2013–2014 | proteam7 = {{UCI team code|IAM|2013}} | proyears8 = 2015 | proteam8 = {{UCI team code|CUL|2015}} | proyears9 = 2016 | proteam9 = {{UCI team code|TCQ|2016}} | majorwins = '''[[Grand Tours]]''' :'''[[Giro d'Italia]]''' ::1 individual stage ([[2010 Giro d'Italia|2010]]) '''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and Classics]]''' :{{allow wrap|[[Swedish National Time Trial Championships|National Time Trial Championships]] (2006, 2007, 2010–2013, 2015)}} | show-medals = no | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's [[road bicycle racing]] }} {{MedalCountry| {{SWE}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalSilver | [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]| [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial|Road time trial]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver |[[2009 UCI Road World Championships|2009 Mendrisio]]|[[2009 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]]}} }} '''Gustav Erik Larsson''' (born 20 September 1980) is a Swedish former professional [[road racing cyclist]], who rode professionally between 2001 and 2016 for nine different teams. Larsson specialised as a time trialist, winning the [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships]] seven times between 2006 and 2015, and won silver medals at the [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial|Beijing Olympics in 2008]] and the [[2009 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|2009 World Championships in Mendrisio]].
==Professional career== On the international scene he represented Team Saxo Bank, and in Sweden he represented Skoghalls CK-Hammarö. [[Gemla]]-born Larsson began cycling when he was 14 years and, having shown great talent and dedication, turned pro just 7 years later. Team {{UCI team code|FAS|2003}} was his first employer, and when the team shut down in 2005 he moved on to Team {{UCI team code|FDJ|2006}}. He rode for one year for Française des Jeux before moving again to the Swedish-Belgian team {{UCI team code|COS|2007}}, 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. {{UCI team code|SAX|2008a}} 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 {{UCI team code|VCD|2012|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/10102011/58/vacansoleil-snap-larsson.html|title=Vacansoleil snap up Larsson|work=[[Yahoo!]] [[Eurosport]]|publisher=[[TF1 Group]]|date=10 October 2011|access-date=5 January 2012}}</ref> Larsson left {{UCI team code|VCD|2012|nolink=yes}} at the end of the 2012 season, and joined the new Swiss-based team {{UCI team code|IAM|2013}} team for the 2013 season.<ref name="IAM2">{{cite news|title=IAM Cycling announces 2013 roster|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/iam-cycling-announces-2013-roster|access-date=22 September 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=20 September 2012}}</ref> Larsson signed for the {{UCI team code|CUL|2015}} team for the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/cult-energy-pro-cycling-fire-manager-just-two-months-charge-146426 |title=Cult Energy Pro Cycling fire manager after just two months in charge |last1=Clarke |first1=Stuart |date=24 November 2014 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]]|access-date=6 December 2014}}</ref>
In March 2015 Larsson made an attempt on the [[hour record]] at a [[Revolution (cycling series)|Revolution meeting]] at [[Manchester Velodrome]]. He failed to beat [[Rohan Dennis]]' world record of {{convert|52.491|km|abbr=off}} but his distance of {{convert|50.016|km|abbr=off}} was a new Swedish hour record.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=14 March 2015 |title=Gustav Larsson UCI Hour Record attempt |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg52aMXWBjM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/Yg52aMXWBjM |archive-date=19 December 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=14 March 2015 |publisher=FACE Partnership}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Personal life== He resides in [[Monaco]] with his wife [[Veronica Andrèasson]], who also competed as a [[road racing cyclist]]. The couple own Vélo Monaco, a cycling holiday organisation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.velomonaco.com/about/|title=About us|website=VeloMonaco.com|accessdate=9 January 2022}}</ref>
==Major results== [[File:Larsson-sm-2016.jpg|thumb|Larsson at the 2016 [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships]], where he finished third.]] {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2001 : 1st Stage 4b [[Grand Prix Guillaume Tell]] : 2nd [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships ;2002 : 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[Okolo Slovenska]] ::1st Young rider classification ::1st Stage 5 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) : 1st Stage 4 [[Brandenburg–Rundfahrt]] : 2nd [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : 2nd Overall [[Grand Prix Guillaume Tell]] ::1st Stage 5a : 3rd Overall [[Ringerike GP]] ::1st Stage 1 : 4th Time trial, [[2002 European Road Championships|UEC European Under-23 Road Championships]] ;2004 : 4th [[2004 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2004 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] ;2006 : 1st [[File:MaillotSuecia.PNG|20px]] [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships ;2007 : National Road Championships ::1st [[File:MaillotSuecia.PNG|20px]] [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]] ::3rd [[Swedish National Road Race Championships|Road race]] : 3rd Overall [[2007 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]] : 3rd [[Duo Normand]] (with [[Víctor Hugo Peña]]) : 5th Overall [[2007 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]] : 6th [[2007 Chrono des Nations|Chrono des Nations]] : 7th Overall [[Tour de Luxembourg]] : 8th Overall [[2007 Deutschland Tour|Deutschland Tour]] ;2008 : 2nd [[File:Silver medal olympic.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial|Time trial]], [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] : 2nd [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : 2nd Overall [[Critérium International]] : 4th Overall [[2008 Danmark Rundt|Danmark Rundt]] ::1st Stage 5 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) : 5th [[2008 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2008 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] : 5th Overall [[2008 Tour of California|Tour of California]] : 5th Overall [[Sachsen Tour]] : 6th Overall [[2008 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] ;2009 : 1st Overall [[Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine|Tour du Poitou Charentes et de la Vienne]] ::1st Stage 3 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) : 2nd [[File:Silver medal blank.svg|15px]] [[2009 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2009 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] : 2nd Overall [[2009 Tour of Missouri|Tour of Missouri]] : 7th Overall [[2009 Tour de Luxembourg|Tour de Luxembourg]] : 10th [[Japan Cup (cycling)|Japan Cup]] ;2010 : National Road Championships ::1st [[File:MaillotSuecia.PNG|20px]] [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]] ::2nd [[Swedish National Road Race Championships|Road race]] : 1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[Tour du Limousin]] ::1st Stage 2 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) : 1st Stage 21 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[2010 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] : 1st Stage 1 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid]] : 4th [[2010 Chrono des Nations|Chrono des Nations]] : 7th Overall [[2010 Vuelta a Andalucía|Vuelta a Andalucía]] : 10th [[2010 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2010 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] ;2011 : 1st [[File:MaillotSuecia.PNG|20px]] [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : 2nd [[2011 Chrono des Nations|Chrono des Nations]] ;2012 : 1st [[File:MaillotSuecia.PNG|20px]] [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : 1st Stage 1 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[2012 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]] : 8th [[2012 Chrono des Nations|Chrono des Nations]] ;2013 : 1st [[File:MaillotSuecia.PNG|20px]] [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : 2nd [[2013 Chrono des Nations|Chrono des Nations]] : 5th Overall [[Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine|Tour du Poitou-Charentes]] : 8th Overall [[La Méditerranéenne|Tour Méditerranéen]] : 9th [[2013 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial|Time trial]], [[2013 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] ;2014 : 4th Overall [[2014 Tour of Norway|Tour of Norway]] ;2015 : 1st [[File:MaillotSuecia.PNG|20px]] [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships : 9th Overall [[2015 Bayern–Rundfahrt|Bayern–Rundfahrt]] : 9th Overall [[2015 Tour of Norway|Tour of Norway]] ;2016 : 3rd [[Swedish National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Road Championships {{div col end}}
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 2006 ! scope="col" | 2007 ! scope="col" | 2008 ! scope="col" | 2009 ! scope="col" | 2010 ! scope="col" | 2011 ! scope="col" | 2012 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] | [[2006 Giro d'Italia|66]] |— | [[2008 Giro d'Italia|14]] |— | [[2010 Giro d'Italia|59]] |— | [[2012 Giro d'Italia|35]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] | [[2006 Tour de France|105]] |— |— | [[2009 Tour de France|50]] |— |— | [[2012 Tour de France|DNF]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A red jersey]] [[List of Vuelta a España general classification winners|Vuelta a España]] |— |— |— |— | [[2010 Vuelta a España|20]] |— |— |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | [[Did not finish|DNF]] | Did not finish |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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