 Vogel in the UCI MTB World Cup race in La Bresse (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Florian Vogel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1982 Aarau, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Mountain bike racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Cross-country | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Florian Vogel (born 18 February 1982) is a Swiss professional racing cyclist. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1]
National Championships 
Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships Cross-country, National Championships 
Cross-country, UCI World Championships 
Cross-country, UEC European Championships Cross-country, UCI World Championships 
Cross-country, UEC European Championships 
Cross-country, European Championships Cross-country, UEC European Championships 
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