Daphny van den Brand

Daphny van den Brand (born 6 April 1978 in Zeeland, North Brabant) is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle and mountain bike racer.

Daphny van den Brand started her cycling at eight. She won races thanks to her sprint.

Van den Brand joined the Dutch junior team. She won her first medal as a junior in 1993 during the cyclo-cross race in Sint-Michielsgestel, where she finished third .

Dutch mountain bike manager Leo van Zeeland asked her in 1994 to race on a mountain bike. Van den Brand took part in a race in Bergschenhoek and finished in fifth position. She rode in the European and world junior mountain biking championships and finished seventh.

Van den Brand then concentrated on mountain biking and cyclo-cross. She won eight national cyclo-cross championships and the cyclo-cross world championship 2003 in Monopoli. She also won four world bronze medals, a silver at the European championship 2005 and a gold at the 2006 UCI Cyclo-cross European Championships. In mountain biking she won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal in national championships between 2001 and 2003.

Major results

1994–1995 3rd National Championships 1997–1998 1st National Championships 1st in Gieten 1998–1999 1st National Championships 1st in Gieten 1999–2000 1st National Championships 1st in Gieten 2000–2001 1st National Championships 1st in Gieten 3rd in World Championship Cyclo-cross 2001–2002 1st National Championships 1st in Gieten 3rd in World Championship Cyclo-cross 2002–2003 1st National Championships 2nd in Dutch National Championship Mountain bike 3rd in World Championship Cyclo-cross 1st in Hoogerheide 2003–2004 1st UCI World Championships 2nd National Championships 3rd in Dutch National Championship Mountain bike 1st in Hoogerheide 1st in Turin 1st in Vossem 1st in Kalmthout 2004–2005 2nd National Championships 1st in National championship mountain bike 1st in Oostmalle 1st in Pijnacker-Nootdorp 1st in Milan 1st in Kalmthout 1st in Overijse 1st in Loenhout 2005–2006 1st National Championships 1st in Hamburg 1st in Kalmthout 1st in Sint-Michielsgestel 1st in Koppenberg

1st in Pijnacker-Nootdorp 1st in Milan 1st in Hofstade 1st in Hooglede 2006–2007 1st UEC European Championships 1st National Championships 1st in Liévin 1st in Hoogerheide 3rd in World championship cyclo-cross 1st in Oostmalle 1st in Harderwijk 1st in Frankfurt 1st in Overijse 1st in Veghel-Eerde 2007–2008 1st UEC European Championships 1st National Championships 2009–2010 2nd in UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, Treviso (ITA) 2010–2011 1st UEC European Championships 2nd National Championships 2011–2012 1st UEC European Championships 2nd National Championships