Nicole Brändli

Nicole Brändli (2008)

Nicole Brändli (born June 18, 1979 in Lucerne ) is a former Swiss cyclist .

Career

The trained commercial clerk was a professional cyclist from 1999 to 2009. She became multiple Swiss champion, junior vice world champion and vice world champion on the road, vice world champion in the time trial in 2001 and 2002 and European time trial champion.

At the Giro d'Italia Femminile she was winner in 2001, 2003 and 2005 and second in 2006. In the 2003 Tour de France for women , she was second.

After Brändli resigned from competitive cycling in 2009 because her team at the time had been disbanded, she announced her comeback in November 2015. For 2016 she signed a contract with the Italian cycling team Servetto Footon , for which her compatriot Jolanda Neff also rides. Her stated goal was to take part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro the following year, and she was supported by former racing driver Mauro Gianetti .

Nicole Brändli is the mother of one son. She is considered a "headstrong" and "dazzling figure" in cycling.

Teams

1999 Acca Due O
2000 Red Bull Frankfurt
2001 Edil Savino
2002 Acca Due O Pasta Zara Lorena Camiche
2003 Team Prato Marathon Bike
2004 SC Michela Fanini Record Rox
2005 Team Bigla
2006–2009 Bigla Cycling Team
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Servetto Footon

Web links

Commons : Nicole Brändli - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Nicole Brändli's personal website
Nicole Brändli in the Radsportseiten.net database

Nicole Brändli in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ 36-year-old Nicole Brändli is planning a comeback. (No longer available online.) In: Luzerner Zeitung. November 23, 2015, archived from the original on November 24, 2015 ; accessed on November 24, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ Nicole Brändli wants to know again (November 23, 2015)
^ Kai Müller: Nicole Brändli resigns. In: Tages-Anzeiger. March 5, 2010, accessed November 16, 2015 .

personal data
SURNAME	Brändli, Nicole
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	June 18, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lucerne

[1] 36-year-old Nicole Brändli is planning a comeback. (No longer available online.) In: Luzerner Zeitung. November 23, 2015, archived from the original on November 24, 2015 ; accessed on November 24, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[2] Nicole Brändli wants to know again (November 23, 2015)

[3] Kai Müller: Nicole Brändli resigns. In: Tages-Anzeiger. March 5, 2010, accessed November 16, 2015 .