Personal information | |
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Full name | Melanie Maurer |
Born | Wikon, Switzerland | 17 June 1988
Team information | |
Current team | Winspace |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
2020 | Ciclo International Ostermundigen |
Professional team | |
2021– | Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime |
Melanie Maurer (born 17 June 1988) is a Swiss professional racing cyclist, [1] and duathlete, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Winspace. [2] [3] In 2018 and 2019, Maurer finished runner-up in both the World Long Distance and European Middle Distance Duathlon Championships. [4] [5] She rode in the women's road race event at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships. [6]
Outside of sport, Maurer works as a sports therapist. [5]
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