Melanie Maurer

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Melanie Maurer
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Melanie Maurer in 2023
Personal information
Full nameMelanie Maurer
Born (1988-06-17) 17 June 1988 (age 35)
Wikon, Switzerland
Team information
Current team Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2020Ciclo 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 Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime. [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]

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Personal life

Outside of sport, Maurer works as a sports therapist. [5]

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References

  1. "Melanie Maurer". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. "Stade Rochelais Charente – Maritime Women Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  3. "Une deuxième recrue pour Charente-Maritime WC" [A second recruit for Charente-Maritime WC]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. Standke, Reinhard (6 May 2018). "Melanie Maurer holt Silber an der Duathlon Mitteldistanz EM, Fabian Zehnder Vierter" [Melanie Maurer took silver at the Duathlon Middle Distance European Championship, Fabian Zehnder fourth]. SwissTriathlon.ch (in German). Swiss Triathlon Federation. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 Ammann, Linda (28 October 2019). "Season break – Interview with Melanie Maurer". Azum.ch. AZUM system AG. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. "87th World Championships WE - Road Race". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 September 2020.