Luzia Zberg

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Luzia Zberg
Personal information
Full nameLuzia Zberg
Born (1970-01-18) 18 January 1970 (age 53)
Altdorf, Uri, Switzerland
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Team information
Current teamretired
Major wins
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg National Road Race Champion (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg National Time Trial Champion (1994, 1995)

Luzia Zberg (born 18 January 1970 in Altdorf, Uri) is a retired racing cyclist from Switzerland. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, finishing in 8th place in the women's individual road race. [1] Her biggest achievements were winning four national titles in the women's road race (1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994), [2] and two in the women's individual time trial (1994 and 1995).

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luzia Zberg Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  2. "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Women)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.