Nicole Reinhart

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Nicole Reinhart (born June 3, 1976 in Macungie ; † September 17, 2000 in Cambridge ) was an American cyclist .

As a teenager and junior, Nicole Reinhart won several US championship titles. In 1995 she won two gold medals at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata , in the sprint and road race , and bronze in the points race . She won her first two national women's titles in 1997 when she became champion in the sprint and 500-meter time trial on the track .

In 2000 Nicole Reinhart had a fatal accident during a circuit race in Arlington . She hit a concrete barrier with her left pedal, was thrown off the bike and into a tree. At that point, after winning three races, she was leading the BMC Software Cycling Grand Prix , which was worth $ 250,000. The prize money was handed over to her family, who used it to set up the Nicole Reinhart Memorial Foundation , which supports young cycling talent.

In 2004 Nicole Reinhart was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown , where she grew up.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nicole Reinhard on thevelodrome.com ( Memento of the original from February 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thevelodrome.com
  2. ↑ Nicole Reinhart Remembered on pezcyclingnews.com v. December 9, 2005 (Engl.)

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SURNAME Reinhart, Nicole
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd June 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Macungie
DATE OF DEATH September 17, 2000
Place of death Cambridge