Nicole Brändli (born 18 June 1979) is a professional cyclist from Switzerland. She is a three-time winner of Giro d'Italia Femminile. She was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 2001, 2002 and 2003.[1] She also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | Nicole Brändli | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 June 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Bigla Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Giro d'Italia Femminile (2001, 2003, 2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Palmarès
edit- 1996
- 2nd Time Trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 1997
- 1st Berner Rundfahrt
- 2nd Time Trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
- 1998
- 3rd Berner Rundfahrt
- 1999
- UEC European Road Championships
- 2nd U23 Time Trial
- 3rd U23 Road Race
- 2nd Road Race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Rund Um die Rigi–Gersau
- 10th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
- 10th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 2000
- 1st Time Trial, National Road Championships
- 2nd Overall Eko Tour Dookola Polski
- 2nd Berner Rundfahrt
- 3rd U23 Time Trial, UEC European Road Championships
- 3rd Giro del Lago Maggiore
- 9th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2001
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road Race
- 3rd Time Trial
- 1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 1st Stages 10 & 11
- 1st Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
- 1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- UEC European Road Championships
- 1st U23 Time Trial
- 3rd U23 Road Race
- UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Time Trial
- 6th Road Race
- 2nd Overall Gracia–Orlová
- 3rd Berner Rundfahrt
- 2002
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road Race
- 2nd Time Trial
- 1st Overall Vuelta Castilla y Leon
- 1st Stage 9 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
- 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
- UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Time Trial
- 2nd Road Race
- 3rd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
- 9th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
- 2003
- 1st Road Race, National Road Championships
- 1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st Overall Gracia–Orlová
- 2nd Berner Rundfahrt
- 6th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2004
- 1st Overall Gracia–Orlová
- 1st GP Carnevale d'Europa
- 3rd Time Trial, National Road Championships
- 6th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
- 8th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2005
- 1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 7
- 1st Overall Albstadt Frauen Etappenrennen
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Bern–Oberbottigen
- 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
- 2nd Road Race, National Road Championships
- 2nd Trofeo Citta' di Rosignano
- 3rd Souvenir Magali Pache
- 7th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2006
- 1st GP Ouest France
- 1st Stage 3 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
- 2nd Road Race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
- 3rd Overall Gracia–Orlová
- 3rd Giro del Lago Maggiore
- 8th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
- 8th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2007
- 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 1st Stage 5
- 2nd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
- 3rd Overall Albstadt Frauen Etappenrennen
- 3rd Road Race, National Road Championships
- 6th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2008
- 1st Leo Wirth Strassenrennen
- 1st Giro del Lago Maggiore
- 7th La Flèche Wallonne
- 2009
- 1st GP Raiffeisen
- 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
- 3rd Chambéry
- 6th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
- 8th Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT)
- 8th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
- 2016
- 3rd Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island I
References
edit- ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Women)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicole Brändli Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
External links
edit- Nicole Brändli page
- Nicole Brändli at Cycling Archives (archived)
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