Ute Enzenauer (born 18 January 1965) is a former

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road racing cyclist active from 1981 to 1987. Born in Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim,

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, Enzenauer was selected from school at age 9 as a cyclist. She won the West German National Championships in 1979 and 1980. In 1981 she became the youngest World Champion ever, winning Women's World Road Championships at age 16. She raced the

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finishing 8th. After finishing 3rd place overall in 1987 Women's Tour de France (

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), she retired from the sport.

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* 1965 births Living people German female cyclists Olympic cyclists for West Germany West German female cyclists Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ludwigshafen Cyclists from Rhineland-Palatinate UCI Road World Champions (women) {{Germany-cycling-bio-stub