Willow Koerber

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Willow Koerber
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Willow Koerber in 2010
Personal information
Born (1977-12-12) December 12, 1977 (age 44)
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Team information
DisciplineMountain bike
RoleRider
Rider type Cross-country

Willow Koerber (born December 12, 1977) is an American former professional cross-country mountain biker. [1] She most notably finished third at the 2009 and 2010 UCI Cross-country World Championships. She also finished second overall at the 2010 UCI Cross-country World Cup

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Koerber is married to Myles Rockwell, a retired professional downhill mountain bike racer and world champion. In 2019, the couple created The Rockwell Ridewell Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization for youth development.

Major results

2005
3rd National XCO Championships
2007
3rd National XCO Championships
2009
2nd National XCO Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg UCI World XCO Championships
2010
2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg UCI World XCO Championships
3rd National XCO Championships

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References

  1. "Willow Koerber". the-sports.org. Retrieved July 14, 2021.