Pia Ann-Katrine Sundstedt (born 2 May 1975 in Kokkola, Finland) is a professional former cyclist, who competes in road bicycle racing and mountain bike racing, as well as cross-country skiing events. Sundstedt competed in the Summer Olympics for Finland. Having started in 2006, Sundstedt competes for Rocky Mountain/Business Objects mountain bike racing team.
In 2000, Sundstedt won the Montreal World Cup event and competed for Finland at the 2000 Summer Olympics. In recent years, the four-time national Finnish national road cycling champion focused her attentions toward marathon mountain bike races and cross country skiing events. Her efforts paid off in 2006 when Sundstedt captured two World Cup events and the overall individual points championship in the UCI World Cup for Cross country Marathon (XCM).
In 2008, Sundstedt came 1st in the Women's Category at the Absa Cape Epic with teammate Alison Sydor.
She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, finishing 20th and in the Women's time trial finishing 11th.
Major results 1997 Road Bicycle Racing 1st, Finnish Road Race Champion 1st overall and 1 stage win, Giro del Trentino (ITA)
1998 Road Bicycle Racing 2nd, La Flèche Wallonne Féminine (World Cup) 1st overall and 1 stage win, Giro Toscana (ITA) Stage win, Giro d'Italia Femminile
1999 Road Bicycle Racing 6th, La Flèche Wallonne Féminine (World Cup) 3rd overall, Giro del Trentino (ITA) Stage win, Giro d'Italia Femminile
2000 Road Bicycle Racing 1st, Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal (Montreal World Cup) 2nd, La Flèche Wallonne Féminine (World Cup) 21st, Summer Olympics Women's Road Race
2001 Road Bicycle Racing 1st, Finnish Road Race Champion 1st overall, GP Féminine International du Québec, Quebec (CAN)
2002 Road Bicycle Racing 1st, Finnish Road Race Champion
2005 Mountain Bike Racing 1st, European Mountain Bike Marathon Championship 5th, UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championship Road Bicycle Racing 1st, Finnish Road Race Champion
2006 Mountain Bike Racing 1st, UCI World Cup XCM Overall 1st, UCI World Cup, Val Thorens (FRA) 1st, UCI World Cup, Mont Saint Anne (CAN) 2nd, UCI World Cup, Naoussa (GER) 3rd, UCI World Cup, Villabassa (ITA) 1st, Raid Ardenne Bleue, Verviers (BEL) 1st, Finnish National Championships XCM, Lappeenranta (FIN) 1st, Birkebeinerrittet (NOR) 1st, Bike Festival Willingen, Willingen (GER) 2nd, European Championships UEC, Chies d'Alpago (ITA) 5th, UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships, Oisans (FRA) 5th, Sea Otter Classic, Monterey, California (USA) Cross-country skiing / Ski marathon 1st, Pustertal Ski Marathon Classic, (ITA) 2nd, Hotzenwald Ski Marathon Classic, (GER) 3rd, Pustertal Ski Marathon Skating, (ITA) 7th, FIS Marathon Cup, (FRA) 3rd, Fäboda Loppet, (FIN) 1st, Kokkola Town Champion, (FIN) 1st, Bernau Skating Jet, (GER) 1st, Trace Vosgienne, (GER)
2007 Mountain Bike Racing 1st, UCI World Cup XCM Overall 1st, Birkebeinerrittet (NOR) 3rd, XCM (GER)
2008 Mountain Bike Racing 1st, UCI World Cup XCM Overall 1st, Birkebeinerrittet (NOR) 1st Absa Cape Epic Women's Category
2010 Mountain Bike Racing 1st, Birkebeinerrittet (NOR)
2011 Mountain Bike Racing 1st, UCI World Cup XCM Overall 1st, XCM (GER) 1st, Birkebeinerrittet, Rena-Lillehammer (NOR) 1st, CykelVasan, Sälen-Mora (SWE) 1st, Trans Germany, (GER) 4th, XCM World Championships, Montello (ITA/CM)World Championships Marathon Women/Elite Road Bicycle Racing 1st, Finnish Road Race ChampionSM maantie 1st, Finnish Time Trial ChampionSM tempo 3rd, Golan I, (SYR/1.2) 3rd, Golan II, (SYR/1.2) 5th, Chrono des Nations, (FRA/1.1)
2012 Mountain Bike Racing 1st, Birkebeinerrittet, Rena-Lillehammer (NOR)
References
External links Official site