Bernt Johansson

Bernt Harry Johansson (born 18 April 1953) is a Swedish former road bicycle racer, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1981. His sporting career began with Mariestadcyklisten. A competitor at the 1972 Summer Olympics, he represented his native country once again at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he won the men's individual road race. For that performance Johansson was awarded the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal the same year, together with track and field athlete Anders Gärderud, who claimed gold in the men's 3000 m steeplechase in Montreal.

Career achievements Major results

1972 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 1973 1st Stage 12 Tour d'Algérie 2nd Overall Milk Race 1974

1975 1st Overall Milk Race 1st Stage 8 1976

1st Stages 7 & 12 Tour du Maroc 1st Stage 7 Milk Race 1977 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana 1st Stage 2 1st Trofeo Baracchi (with Carmelo Barone) 1st GP Forli 2nd Giro dell'Emilia 3rd Gran Piemonte 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia 3rd Giro del Veneto 3rd GP Industria & Commercio di Prato 1978 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 1st Giro dell'Emilia 1st GP Forli 1st Stage 1c (ITT) Cronostaffetta 2nd Giro di Lombardia 2nd Giro del Lazio 3rd Trofeo Baracchi (with Gianbattista Baronchelli) 3rd GP Lugano 3rd Giro del Veneto 4th Giro di Toscana 4th Giro di Romagna 5th Coppa Placci 9th Overall Giro d'Italia 1979 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 2nd Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 11 & 14 3rd La Flèche Wallonne 3rd Giro dell'Appennino 3rd Coppa Placci 4th Overall Giro di Puglia 7th Giro di Romagna 8th Giro del Lazio 1980 1st Giro del Lazio 2nd Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 1st Stage 5b 4th Gran Piemonte 4th Giro dell'Emilia 6th Milano–Torino 7th Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 7th G.P. Camaiore 1981 2nd Giro della Provincia di reggio Calabria

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish