Emma Johansson

Emma Karolina Johansson (born 23 September 1983 ) is a Swedish retired professional racing cyclist. Nicknamed Silver Emma, Johansson accumulated many second and third places at major championships and one-day classics. In 2013 she finished the year as number one on the UCI Women's World Ranking.

She won the silver medal in the women's road race at both the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics, as well as one silver and two bronze medals at the Road World championships. She also holds a record four podium finishes at the Tour of Flanders for Women, with one second and three third places. Despite her amassing of podium places, she won several one-day races, including Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Ronde van Drenthe, Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Omloop van het Hageland, Le Samyn and the Holland Hills Classic.

Johansson was also successful in stage races. She won the Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen three times, the Emakumeen Euskal Bira twice and the Belgium Tour once. In addition, she won one stage in the 2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile and finished in the top ten in all three of her Giro d'Italia Femminile participations.

Early life and amateur career
Emma Johansson was born in Sollefteå, in northern Sweden. She engaged in cross-country skiing with the Sollefteå Ski Club at an early age, before taking an interest in mountainbiking through her older brother. She trained on military training fields, close to her house, which offered dirt roads and illuminated trails. She won her first silver medal in 1996, at the age of 12, at the Swedish national mountainbike championships in Uddevalla.

2008
Johansson's breakthrough year was 2008. She signed with and had a successful spring classics campaign, claiming third place at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, 7th at the Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio and 9th in the Tour of Flanders. On 10 August, Johansson won the silver medal in the women's road race at the Beijing Olympics. She followed an attack by Tatiana Guderzo, at 13 km from the finish, which brought her in the lead group with Nicole Cooke, Christiane Soeder and Linda Villumsen. Cooke won the event in the five-woman sprint, Johansson claimed the silver ahead of Guderzo. Three day later, she placed 21st in the women's time trial.

After the Summer Olympics, she claimed the general classification of the Trophée d'Or Féminin after she won the fifth stage in a six-woman breakaway. At the World Championships Road Race in Florence, Johansson was again in a winning five-woman breakaway after she followed an attack of Marianne Vos. The race, like the Olympic road race, was won by Nicole Cooke, who beat Vos in the sprint. Johansson finished fourth.

2009
After finishing second in the 2009 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio and third in Ronde van Vlaanderen, she won the Ronde van Drenthe and took the overall lead of the UCI Women's Road World Cup, a lead which she kept after another second place in La Flèche Wallonne Féminine. Johansson was the second Swedish cyclist to wear the UCI World Cup leader jersey after Susanne Ljungskog.

Post-2009
At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the women's road race finishing 6th and in the women's time trial finishing 14th.

In August 2015, it was announced that Johansson would join on a two-year deal.

Personal life
On 8 January 2011, she married the former Norwegian cyclist Martin Vestby, who is also her personal manager. They live in Zingem, Belgium, and have two children.

Major results
Source:


 * 2005
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships


 * 2006
 * 9th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin


 * 2007
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 2nd GP Stad Roeselare
 * 4th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
 * 6th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 9th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
 * 10th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo


 * 2008
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Time trial
 * 2nd Road race
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 2nd Silver medal olympic.svg Road race, Olympic Games
 * 3rd Omloop Het Volk
 * 4th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 4th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
 * 6th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
 * 7th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
 * 8th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
 * 9th Tour of Flanders for Women
 * 9th Tour de Berne
 * 10th GP de Plouay – Bretagne


 * 2009
 * 1st Ronde van Drenthe
 * 2nd La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
 * 2nd Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal
 * 2nd Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
 * 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
 * 3rd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
 * 3rd Tour of Flanders for Women
 * 3rd Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe
 * 3rd Ronde van Gelderland
 * 3rd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
 * 3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda
 * 3rd Holland Hills Classic
 * 3rd GP de Plouay – Bretagne
 * 4th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
 * 1st Stage 6
 * 5th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 5th GP Stad Roeselare
 * 5th Tour de Berne
 * 7th Grand Prix de Dottignies


 * 2010
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Road race
 * 2nd Time trial
 * 1st Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
 * 1st Stage 5
 * 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
 * 1st GP Mameranus
 * 1st Stage 1 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
 * 2nd Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
 * 2nd Emakumeen Saria
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 3rd Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
 * 3rd Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
 * 3rd La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
 * 3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda
 * 3rd GP de Plouay – Bretagne
 * 4th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
 * 4th Tour of Flanders for Women
 * 4th Grand Prix de Dottignies
 * 4th GP Stad Roeselare
 * 4th Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
 * 5th Overall Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira
 * 5th Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe
 * 6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
 * 6th GP Ciudad de Valladolid
 * 9th Ronde van Gelderland


 * 2011
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Road race
 * 2nd Time trial
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
 * 1st Omloop van het Hageland
 * 1st Cholet Pays de Loire Dames
 * 1st Grand Prix de Dottignies
 * 2nd Overall Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira
 * 1st Stage 3b
 * 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 2nd Overall Holland Ladies Tour
 * 2nd Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
 * 2nd La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
 * 2nd GP Stad Roeselare
 * 2nd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
 * 3rd GP Ciudad de Valladolid
 * 3rd Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
 * 3rd Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
 * 4th Overall Tour of Chongming Island Stage race
 * 4th Tour of Flanders for Women
 * 6th Overall Energiewacht Tour
 * 7th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
 * 9th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
 * 1st Stage 6
 * 9th Ronde van Drenthe
 * 9th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
 * 10th Open de Suède Vårgårda
 * 10th GP de Plouay – Bretagne


 * 2012
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Road race
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Time trial
 * 1st Overall Tour de Free State
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 2nd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
 * 2nd Grand Prix de Dottignies
 * 2nd Halle-Buizingen
 * 3rd Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
 * 1st Points classification
 * 3rd Ronde van Drenthe
 * 4th Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
 * 5th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
 * 1st Stage 9
 * 5th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
 * 5th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
 * 5th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
 * 5th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
 * 6th Road race, Olympic Games
 * 6th Classica Citta di Padova
 * 6th Open de Suède Vårgårda
 * 7th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
 * 8th Novilon Euregio Cup
 * 9th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 9th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
 * 9th GP Stad Roeselare


 * 2013
 * 1st UCI Women's Road World Rankings
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Time trial
 * 2nd Road race
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3 (ITT)
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1 & 5
 * 1st Cholet Pays de Loire Dames
 * 1st Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
 * UCI Road World Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Road race
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team time trial
 * 10th Time trial
 * 2nd Overall UCI Women's Road World Cup
 * 2nd Overall La Route de France
 * 1st Prologue
 * 2nd Trofeo Alfredo Binda
 * 2nd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
 * 2nd Draai van de Kaai
 * 2nd Open de Suède Vårgårda
 * 2nd GP de Plouay
 * 3rd Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs
 * 3rd Overall Belgium Tour
 * 3rd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
 * 3rd Le Samyn des Dames
 * 3rd Omloop van het Hageland
 * 3rd Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
 * 3rd Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
 * 3rd Tour of Flanders
 * 3rd 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
 * 3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
 * 4th Tour of Chongming Island World Cup
 * 5th Overall Tour of Chongming Island
 * 5th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
 * 6th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
 * 6th Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
 * 6th Holland Hills Classic
 * 8th Ronde van Gelderland


 * 2014
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Road race
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Time trial
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG National Cyclo-cross Championships
 * 1st MaillotCyan.PNG Overall BeNe Ladies Tour
 * 1st Stage 2a (ITT)
 * 1st Le Samyn
 * 1st Cholet Pays de Loire Dames
 * 1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
 * 1st Holland Hills Classic
 * 1st Stage 6 Holland Ladies Tour
 * UCI Road World Championships
 * 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team time trial
 * 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Road race
 * 2nd Overall UCI Women's Road World Cup
 * 2nd Overall The Women's Tour
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 2nd Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
 * 2nd Omloop van het Hageland
 * 2nd Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
 * 3rd Novilon EDR Cup
 * 3rd Tour of Flanders
 * 3rd 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg
 * 3rd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
 * 4th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
 * 5th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
 * 1st Stage 6
 * 5th Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo
 * 5th Ronde van Gelderland
 * 6th Overall Ladies Tour of Norway
 * 6th Overall Belgium Tour
 * 6th GP de Plouay
 * 7th Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs
 * 8th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
 * 8th Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
 * 8th La Course by Le Tour de France
 * 8th Sparkassen Giro
 * 9th Dwars door de Westhoek
 * 10th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
 * 10th Open de Suède Vårgårda


 * 2015
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Road race
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Time trial
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Belgium Tour
 * 1st Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
 * 2nd Holland Hills Classic
 * 2nd GP de Plouay
 * 3rd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification
 * 1st Stages 2 & 4
 * 3rd Le Samyn des Dames
 * 4th Overall The Women's Tour
 * 4th Marianne Vos Classic
 * 5th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
 * 5th Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
 * 7th Overall Ladies Tour of Norway
 * 7th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
 * 7th La Course by Le Tour de France
 * 8th Ronde van Drenthe World Cup
 * 8th Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda
 * 10th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
 * 10th Dwars door de Westhoek


 * 2016
 * National Road Championships
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Road race
 * 1st MaillotSuecia.PNG Time trial
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
 * 1st Points classification
 * 1st Stages 1 & 2
 * 2nd Silver medal olympic.svg Road race, Olympic Games
 * 2nd Le Samyn des Dames
 * 2nd Tour of Flanders
 * 3rd Strade Bianche
 * 3rd Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
 * 4th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
 * 5th Overall Auensteiner–Radsporttage
 * 1st Mountains classification
 * 7th Overall Belgium Tour
 * 7th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
 * 8th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
 * 8th Overall Tour of California
 * 8th Overall The Women's Tour
 * 8th Acht van Westerveld
 * 9th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
 * 1st Mountains classification
 * 9th Gent–Wevelgem
 * 9th Holland Hills Classic