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]

Nicole Brändli
Personal information
Full nameNicole Brändli
Born (1979-06-18) 18 June 1979 (age 45)
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Team information
Current teamBigla Cycling Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Major wins
Giro d'Italia Femminile (2001, 2003, 2005)
Medal record
Representing   Switzerland
Women's road cycling
UCI Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Road race
Silver medal – second place 2001 Time trial
Silver medal – second place 2002 Time trial

Palmarès

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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

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  1. ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Women)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
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