Swedish rider Marcus Ljungqvist has signed a one-year contract with Team CSC. 30-year-old Ljungqvist began his career in 1998 at Cantina Tollo and has since then won 11 victories as a professional, among them the overall victory in Tour de Luxembourg in 2002, where he was riding for Danish Team fakta with Kim Andersen as sports director.

”We are very happy to have Marcus on our team for next season. He is a really good rider, who has the right attitude and fits perfectly on the team. Primarily he is a reinforcement to our classics team, but he is a rider, who has the ability to make a difference in almost any kind of race,” says Bjarne Riis.

”It's nice to finally sign the contract after having talked to Bjarne a number of times during the season. I'm really looking forward to joining Team CSC and working with Bjarne and Kim Andersen and I hope to be able to perform well for the team in races like Tour of Flanders and Amstel Gold Race,” says Marcus Ljungqvist.

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