Personal information | |
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Full name | Bianca Jane Netzler |
Born | New Zealand | 14 July 1974
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road cycling |
Role | Rider |
Bianca Jane Netzler (born 14 July 1974, in New Zealand) is a New Zealand road cyclist who represented Samoa.
She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's road race. [1] In 1998, she competed in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and won silver in the time trial at the world B-grade championships in South America. [2] She also raced for New Zealand at the 1993 Junior World Championships. [2] In 1998, she raced for two teams: APSTT Moselle Champion and Opstalan. [3]
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