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Cycling At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Cross-country
The women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 27 July 2021 at the Izu MTB Course, Izu, Shizuoka. 38 cyclists from 29 nations were expected to compete, but only 37 did. The race ended in all three medals won by Swiss athletes, the first medal sweep in Olympic cycling history. Background This was the 7th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since mountain bike cycling was added to the programme in 1996. The reigning Olympic champion was Jenny Rissveds of Sweden, and the reigning (2020) World Champion was Pauline Ferrand-Prévot of France. A preview by Olympics.com noted the favourites as Rissveds, Kate Courtney of the United States (2018 World Champion and 2019 World Cup series winner), Jolanda Neff and Sina Frei of Switzerland (test event winner and runner-up), and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (2019 & 2020 World Champion). Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolanda Neff
Jolanda Neff (born 5 January 1993) is a Swiss cyclist, who primarily rides in the cross-country cycling and cyclo-cross disciplines, for the Trek Factory Racing team. She won the gold medal in the women's cross-country event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career She was the overall winner of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in 2014 and 2015. She was triple Under-23 Mountain Bike World Champion (2012, 2013 and 2014). At the 2017 UCI World Championships in Cairns she became the elite world champion. In June 2015, she won the first gold medal for Switzerland in the women's cross country event at the European Games in Baku. Later the same month, she went on to win the Swiss National Road Race Championships. Neff won the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in 2016 and Mountain Bike XCO World Championship in 2017. She also won the European Mountain Bike Championships in August 2018 at Cathkin Braes, just outside of Glasgow. In October 2018, Neff announced that she woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Terpstra
Anne Terpstra (born 5 January 1991 in Zierikzee) is a Dutch cross-country cyclist. She placed 15th in the women's cross-country race at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She was on the start list of 2018 Cross-Country European Championships and was not allowed to finish. In 2019, during the Mountain Bike World Cup in Andorra, she won her first World Cup by beating Jolanda Neff in the final lap. Terpstra is the first Dutch female athlete to win a World Cup. During the 2019 UCI World Cup finals In Snowshoe, USA, she became 2nd and secured a 4th in the overall. In September 2019 she was leading the UCI World ranking for the first time. She has no relation to fellow Dutch cyclist, Niki Terpstra. Major results ;2018 : 1st Cross-country, National Championships ;2019 : 3rd Tokyo 2020 Test Event : 4th Overall UCI XCO World Cup ::1st Vallnord ::2nd Lenzerheide ::2nd Snowshoe ::5th Albstadt : 4th Cross-country, UCI World Championships : 4th Cross-country, UEC European Championships ;2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanja Žakelj
Tanja Žakelj (born 15 September 1988) is a Slovenian racing cyclist, holder of multiple world- and European champion titles. She was born in Kranj. She competed in mountain biking at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She is the current (2013) European Champion and overall World Cup Winner. She was on the start list of 2018 Cross Country European Championships and finished 12. . Most notable achievements: *Olympic games: **10th place, London 2012 **13th place, Rio de Janeiro, 2016 *World Championship: **1st place, junior, Rotoura 2006 **1st place, under 23, Val di Sole 2008 **3rd place, junior, Livigno 2005 **4th place, Hafjell 2014 **4th place, under 23, Mont St. Anne 2010 **5th place, Pietermaritzburg 2013 *European Championship: **1st place, Bern 2013 **1st place, St. Wendel 2014 **1st place, junior, Chies D'Alpago 2006 **2nd place, under 23, St. Wendel 2008 **3rd place, under 23, Haifa 2010 **3rd place, Dohnany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maja Włoszczowska
Maja Martyna Włoszczowska (Polish pronunciation: ; born 9 November 1983 in Warsaw) is a Polish mountain biker. She is the 2008 and 2016 Olympic silver medalist in cross-country cycling. She is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Career Włoszczowska won the silver medal in mountain biking at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Since 2009, she has lent her name to a cross-country race in her home town of Jelenia Góra, called "Jelenia Góra Trophy Maja Włoszczowska MTB Race". Riders such as Miguel Martinez, Catharine Pendrel or Mary McConneloug have taken part in it. Włoszczowska became the world champion in elite cross-country mountain biking in 2010. At the 2011 World Championships, she was well-positioned to retain her title, but lost over a minute due to a flat tire and finished in second place, 28 seconds behind Catharine Pendrel. In June 2015, she won the bronze medal in cross-country mountain biking at the inaugural European Games. In A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronja Eibl
Ronja Eibl (born August 1999) is a German cross-country cyclist. She participated at the 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships The 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships was the 29th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. It was held from 5 to 9 September 2018 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The four-cross competitions were held in Val di Sole, Italy from 5 ..., winning a silver medal. She won the 2019 overall UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in U23, winning 3 rounds (Andorra, Les Gets, Val di Sole). References External links * 1999 births Living people German female cyclists German mountain bikers Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Germany People from Balingen Sportspeople from Tübingen (region) Cyclists from Baden-Württemberg 21st-century German sportswomen Cyclists at the 2023 European Games European Games competitors for Germany {{Germany-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catharine Pendrel
Catharine Pendrel (born September 30, 1980) is a Canadian cross-country mountain biker from Harvey Station, New Brunswick. A member of the Canadian National team since 2004, Pendrel was the world champion in cross-country mountain biking in 2011 and 2014 and the 2007 Pan American Games champion. She is also the current reigning Commonwealth Games champion when she won gold in Glasgow. Additionally, Pendrel is the 2010 World Cup Champion as well as the winner of the 2012 UCI and 2016 World Cup Series. She won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Career Pendrel was a competitive horse rider in eventing prior to selecting mountain biking as her primary sport. Her brother Geoff Pendrel is an elite downhill mountain bike racer. He introduced her to the sport as a child through the trails he built on their horse farm. Pendrel's first race was on a bike borrowed from her brother. She noted that she got into mountain biking because she "sucked at all the school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janika Lõiv
Janika Lõiv (born 28 November 1989) is an Estonian cross-country mountain biker. She competed in the women's cross-country event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References 1989 births Living people Cross-country mountain bikers Estonian female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Estonia Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Estonian women Cyclists at the 2023 European Games European Games competitors for Estonia Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{Estonia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Campuzano
Daniela Campuzano Chávez Peón (born 21 October 1986) is a Mexican mountain biker who qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She carried the Mexican flag at the opening ceremony during the Parade of Nations. Personal life Campuzano was born on 21 October 1986 in Mexico City, Mexico. She has a university degree in biology from the Autonomous University of Hidalgo State. Mountain biking career Campuzano began mountain biking in 1998. In the women's cross country event at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, she finished in ninth position. At the 2013 Pan American cross country championships, held in Puebla, Mexico, she won the gold medal. She won the women's cross country event at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Veracruz, Mexico, taking the gold medal in a time of one hour 23 minutes and 30 seconds. She won another gold medal at the Pan American cross country championships at the 2014 event in Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Bohé
Caroline Bohé (born 23 July 1999) is a Danish racing cyclist. She rode in the women's road race event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships. Major results ;2022 : UCI XCC World Cup ::3rd Leogang Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See (Pinzgau region), in the state of Salzburg in Austria. It is a famous winter sports and summer mountain hiking resort. Population Sights :Mining and Gothic Museum :tourist mine Schwarzle ... : 10th UCI Esports World Championships References External links * 1999 births Living people Danish female cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Denmark 21st-century Danish women {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malene Degn
Malene Degn (born 2 December 1996) is a Danish cyclist. She won the Danish national championships in cyclo cross in 2017 and 2018. She was named MTB Rider of the Year at the 2017 Danish Bike Awards. She was selected for the Danish team for the women's cross-country race at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links * 1996 births Living people Danish female cyclists People from Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality Olympic cyclists for Denmark Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Copenhagen 21st-century Danish women Cyclists at the 2023 European Games European Games competitors for Denmark {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Tauber
Anne Tauber (born 19 May 1995) is a female Dutch cross-country mountain biker and marathon speed skater, who currently rides for UCI mountain bike team CST POSTNL BAFANG and skates for Van Ramshorst / Blue Dune. She is qualified to represent the Netherlands at the 2020 Olympics along with fellow cyclist Anne Terpstra. In 2018 Tauber won the 200-kilometer long Alternative Elfstedentocht speed skating marathon classic on the Austrian Weissensee. Major results ;2016 : 3rd Overall UCI Under-23 World Cup : 3rd Cross-country, National Championships ;2017 : 1st Cross-country, National Championships : 3rd Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships ;2019 : 1st Cross-country, National Championships ;2020 : 2nd Cross-country, National Championships ;2021 : 3rd Cross-country, UEC European Championships ;2022 : Swiss Bike Cup ::3rd Gstaad ;2023 : 1st Sittard : XCO French Cup ::2nd Marseille–Luminy : 2nd Cross-country, National Championships A national championship(s) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haley Batten
Haley Batten (born September 19, 1998) is an American cross-country and mountain bike cyclist. From Park City, Utah, Batten studied at Quest University, Canada. Batten won national titles as a junior and another at U23 level, and won a U23 World Cup, and was part of the USA team relay at the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships where they earned a silver medal in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada. Batten rode for the Clif Pro Team from 2016 to 2019 and Specialized Racing for 2020, and Trinity Racing in 2021. Batten rode to a third-place finish at her first elite World Cup XCO race in Albstadt, Germany. On Friday 14 May 2021 Batten won the short-track cross-country MTB World Cup race in the Czech Republic. She followed this up with finishing in 2nd place at the Nové Město XCO World Cup race punching her ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the finish met USA Cycling’s automatic criteria for making the team. Major results ;2015 : 1st Cross-country, National Junior Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
