# 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.

## Biography
### 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 AA-Drink Cycling Team 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 kilometres (8.1 miles) 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 Wiggle High5 on a two-year deal.

## Personal life

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

## Major results

Source:

### 2005

    1st Time trial, National Road Championships

### 2006

    9th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin

### 2007

    1st 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 Time trial
       2nd Road race
    1st Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
       1st Stage 5
    2nd 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 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 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 Road race
       2nd Time trial
    1st 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 Road race
       1st 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 Time trial
       2nd Road race
    1st Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
       1st Stages 2 & 3 (ITT)
    1st Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 1 & 5
    1st Cholet Pays de Loire Dames
    1st Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik
    UCI Road World Championships
       2nd Road race
       3rd 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 Road race
       1st Time trial
    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st 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 Team time trial
       3rd 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 Road race
       1st Time trial
    1st Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
    1st Overall Belgium Tour
    1st Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
    2nd Holland Hills Classic
    2nd GP de Plouay
    3rd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
       1st 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 Road race
       1st Time trial
    1st Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
       1st Points classification
       1st Stages 1 & 2
    2nd 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

### General classification timelines

Grand Tour results timeline :
| Stage race | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Giro d'Italia Femminile | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | 10 | — | — |
| Stage race results timeline ||||||||||||||
| Stage race | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin | — | — | — | 13 | 17 | 3 | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist |
| Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | — | 28 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 13 |
| Tour of California | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | — | 8 |
| Emakumeen Euskal Bira | — | — | — | 14 | DNF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| The Women's Tour | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | DNF | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 |
| Belgium Tour | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Ladies Tour of Norway | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | Race did not exist | 6 | 7 | — |
| Holland Ladies Tour | 78 | — | 9 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 11 |
| Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | DNF | — | — | — |

### Classics results timelines

Classics results timeline :
| Race | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | — | — | 3 | 40 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 |
| Tour of Flanders | 81 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | — | 45 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| La Flèche Wallonne | 68 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 |

### Major championships timelines

Major championships timeline :
| Event | Event | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Olympic Games | Time trial | Not held | Not held | — | Not held | Not held | Not held | 21 | Not held | Not held | Not held | 14 | Not held | Not held | Not held | — |
| Olympic Games | Road race | Not held | Not held | — | Not held | Not held | Not held | 2 | Not held | Not held | Not held | 6 | Not held | Not held | Not held | 2 |
| World Championships | Time trial | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 14 | — | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | — | 17 | — |
| World Championships | Road race | — | — | — | 100 | 63 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 49 |
| National Championships | Time trial | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| National Championships | Road race | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |