Barbara Heeb

Barbara Heeb

To person
Date of birth	13th February 1969 (age 51)
nation	Switzerland
discipline	Street
To the team
Current team	End of career
Most important successes
UCI Road World Championships 1996 : - road racing Swiss Championships Swiss champion - individual time trial 1996 Swiss Champion - Road Race 1990 , 1998
Last updated: September 24, 2018

Barbara Heeb (born February 13, 1969 in Altstätten ) is a former Swiss cyclist and three-time Olympian (1992, 1996, 2004).

Career

Barbara Heeb, one of nine siblings, played several sports in her youth, including skiing and running. It wasn't until the age of 17 that she bought a racing bike . She decided to go cycling at the age of 20, after completing her professional training as a saleswoman.

In 1996 Barbara Heeb managed to achieve the title of road world champion.

She won the title of Swiss road champion four times; she took part in the Olympic Games three times .

In 1999 she retired from cycling and was active in cross-country skiing . Two years later she returned to cycling, but could not build on her previous successes. In April 2005 Barbara Heeb finally ended her career in top sport. She has lived in Tuscany since 2012.

Awards

• Swiss sportswoman of the year 1996

literature

• Walter Burk: The goal is on the mountain . The Sportmanager, St. Gallen 1997.

Web links

• Barbara Heeb in the database of Radsportseiten.net
• Schweizer Illustrierte: “What is Barbara Heeb actually doing?”, P. 98

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bruno Eisenhut: World Champion Tour Guide. In: St.Galler Tagblatt. April 14, 2018, accessed August 3, 2019 .