Jakob Söderqvist

Sweden

Lidl-Trek Future Racing

2024 (u23) - Lidl-Trek Future Racing

2023 (u23) - Svealand Cycling Team

2022 (u23) - Svealand Cycling Team

DATE OF BIRTH

5/31/03

TYPE OF RIDER

Time Trialist

VICTORIES (ALL CATEGORIES)

POTENTIAL

AGENCY

World Class

Michael Skelde

VELOPROSPECT'S RESULTS INDEX

FIRSTCYCLING JUNIOR RANKING

10.1096

N/A

5/20/25

N/A

Results

2nd WC U23 ITT (2024)
2nd EC U23 ITT (2024)
3rd Volta Comunitat Valenciana 2.Pro stage 4 (2025)
1st Giro Next Gen 2.2U stage 1 ITT (2024)
Sweden NC ITT (2024)
2nd Tour de l'Avenir 2.NC stage 1 ITT (2024)
1st GC Flanders Tomorrow Tour 2.2U (2023)

Report

Pros

- Potential to be a world class timetrialist

- Interesting potential in cobbles

Glimpses in Paris-Roubaix U23, Nokere Koerse & Bredene Koksijde

- Team player

- Could be useful in short climbs

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2025 stage 4

Cons

- Lack of data

Only 115 racedays in his career

- Physiological limitation for climbs

1'87m & 83kg. Unable to defend the pink jersey in Giro Next Gen

Scouting videos

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QB9-_wf2n2IdLEgDFE9KRIXVMU6bkQ08?usp=drive_link

Strava sneak peek

Mons-en-Pévèle (Paris-Roubaix U23 - 13/04/25)

2.97km 458W 5'03"
[Albert Philipsen, 1º] ?W 5'07"
[Tadej Pogacar 2025] ?W 4'58"
[KOM] 4'07" Florian Vermeersch (2025, Roubaix recon)

Carrefour de l'Arbre (Paris-Roubaix U23 - 13/04/25)

2.02km 384W 3'42"
[Albert Philipsen, 1º] ?W 3'36"
[Wout van Aert 2025] ?W 3'16"
[KOM] 2'53" Ramon Sinkeldam (2025, 50km amateur ride)

30 seconds power output record (Mallorca training camp - 15/03/25)

1230W (14.82W/kg) - 124km ride

19.6km Malhão ITT (Volta Algarve - 15/03/25)

10th
458W (5.52W/kg) avg power
Malhão (2.24km, 10.3%): 511W (6.15W/kg) 7'39"
[KOM Malhão] 6'35" João Almeida (2023, Algarve stage 4)

Volta C.Valenciana stage 4 final climb (08/02/25)

1.43km 6.6% 539W (6.49W/kg) 2'56"
[KOM] 2'51" Ben O'Connor (2025, Volta C.Valenciana stage 4)

Volta C.Valenciana stage 1 TTT (05/02/25)

34.35km 446W (5.37W/kg) 39'26"
1º

Coll de Rates PR (preseason training camp - 26/01/25)

6.42km 470W (5.66W/kg) 13'42"
[KOM] 12'21" Tadej Pogacar (2024, preseason training camp)

1 minute power output record (preseason training camp - 25/01/25)

952W (11.47W/kg) - 99.5km ride

5 seconds power output record (preseason training camp - 25/01/25)

1644W (19.81W/kg) - 99.5km ride

Chrono des Nations U23 (13/10/24)

1st
27.06km 445W (5.36W/kg) 31'44"

WC ITT U23 (23/09/24)

2nd
29.74km 434W (5.23W/kg) 37'20"
[Iván Romeo, 1º] 437W (5.83W/kg) 36'47"

The scout's view

The first time I saw Jakob Söderqvist was in the Lillehammer GP in 2022 in which he finished 7th. This race finishes in Hajfelltoppen (11.1km 7.2%) and has been a spotlight for Scandinavian climbers and puncheurs in recent years. At the time Jakob was racing mainly in XCO and it wasn't until next year when he started to race more regularly on the road. His 'spotlight win' in Loir-et-Cher and the 7th place in the WC U23 ITT that probably made him sign with Lidl-Trek were a result of his dedication while being still an amateur rider. That is a strong fact to consider when talking about his development because prospects nowadays tend to follow professional lifestyles since the U19 category or even before in some cases. Jakob Söderqvist is a 4th-year U23 but there's room for improvement barely seen these days.

It's hard to say whether Jakob will be a decent climber. As we say with other megatalents like Joshua Tarling, adding that climbing skill would elevate their potential to another dimension but physics are equal to everyone on Earth. Even if he tries to improve in that area, Jakob weights (according to ProCyclingStats) 83 kilograms. As the reader would understand, both Lidl-Trek and him would have to start a weight loss before climbing well. In my opinion, riders like Jakob should stay physiologically strong and focus on time trials and classics, where he excels.