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Joona Laukka

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Joona Laukka
Personal information
Full nameJoona Laukka
Born (1972-06-30) 30 June 1972 (age 52)
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Team information
RoleRider

Joona Laukka (born 30 June 1972) is a Finnish former racing cyclist. He won the Finnish national road race title in 1996.[1] He also competed in the road race event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2] During the 1998 Tour de France Laukka escaped with six other riders in a breakaway that stayed away to the finish and as a result he was in 4th place overall for two stages. He would eventually abandon the 98 Tour, but finished the 1997 Tour de France in the top quarter of the field coming in 35th place.

References

  1. ^ "Joona Laukka". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Joona Laukka". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2014.