Tommy Prim was born on 29 July 1955 and is a retired Swedish professional cyclist who rode for the Italian Bianchi team between the years of 1980 and 1986.
10 Facts About Tommy Prim
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Tommy Prim took the under 22 classification of the Tour of Britain in 1976, in what was his first trip abroad with the Swedish national team.
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Tommy Prim competed in the team time trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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In 1978 and 1979 Tommy Prim turned in top class performances in the highly rated Italian stage race Settimana Bergamasca, which has been won by some of the Worlds top riders before they turned professional.
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Tommy Prim was disqualified after winning the stage into Sorrento when he rode Italian sprinter Giovanni Mantovani into the barriers.
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Tommy Prim went to the 1981 Giro d'Italia in top form after winning the Tour de Romandie just prior to the Italian race, he ended up taking the runners up spot behind Giovanni Battaglin, many observers felt that Tommy Prim could have won the 1981 Giro if his Bianchi squad had backed him solely instead of having three team leaders.
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In 1982 Tommy Prim finished runner up in the Giro, beaten by the tactically astute Bernard Hinault.
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Tommy Prim finished that year's Giro in fourth place behind three of the cycling world superstars, Bernard Hinault, Francesco Moser and Greg LeMond.
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In 2000, Tommy Prim was offered the chance to become team manager at the small UCI registered Team Crescent, a Swedish pro squad which was to promote Swedish under 23 riders.
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Tommy Prim has had some success in bringing through talented riders as the team evolved from Team Crescent to Bianchi Scandinavia to Bianchi Nordic.