Thomas Löfkvist

Thomas Löfkvist, born on 4 April 1984, is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. He turned professional at nineteen with the French team FDJeux.com and became the youngest Swedish professional rider of his time. A capable time trialist and climber, he won the Circuit de la Sarthe in his first season, took the Swedish time trial title and rode the 2004 Summer Olympics. He made his Tour de France debut in 2005 as the youngest rider in the race, won the Swedish road race title in 2006, and finished seventeenth overall in the 2010 Tour de France as the best placed rider of Team Sky. He later became general manager of a Swedish professional team.