Nicole Brändli

Nicole Brändli (born 18 June 1979) is a professional cyclist from Switzerland. She is a three-time winner of Giro d'Italia Femminile. She was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 2001, 2002 and 2003. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Palmarès

1996 2nd Time Trial, National Junior Road Championships

1997 1st Berner Rundfahrt 2nd Time Trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships

1998 3rd Berner Rundfahrt

1999 UEC European Road Championships 2nd U23 Time Trial 3rd U23 Road Race 2nd Road Race, National Road Championships 3rd Rund Um die Rigi–Gersau 10th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships 10th Trofeo Alfredo Binda

2000 1st Time Trial, National Road Championships 2nd Overall Eko Tour Dookola Polski 2nd Berner Rundfahrt 3rd U23 Time Trial, UEC European Road Championships 3rd Giro del Lago Maggiore 9th La Flèche Wallonne

2001 National Road Championships 1st Road Race 3rd Time Trial 1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile 1st Stages 10 & 11 1st Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile 1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda UEC European Road Championships 1st U23 Time Trial 3rd U23 Road Race UCI Road World Championships 2nd Time Trial 6th Road Race 2nd Overall Gracia–Orlová 3rd Berner Rundfahrt

2002 National Road Championships 1st Road Race 2nd Time Trial 1st Overall Vuelta Castilla y Leon 1st Stage 9 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol UCI Road World Championships 2nd Time Trial 2nd Road Race 3rd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile 9th Trofeo Alfredo Binda

2003 1st Road Race, National Road Championships 1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile 1st Stage 3 1st Overall Gracia–Orlová 2nd Berner Rundfahrt 6th La Flèche Wallonne

2004 1st Overall Gracia–Orlová 1st GP Carnevale d'Europa 3rd Time Trial, National Road Championships 6th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships 8th La Flèche Wallonne

2005 1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile 1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 7 1st Overall Albstadt Frauen Etappenrennen 1st Stage 2 1st Bern–Oberbottigen 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol 2nd Road Race, National Road Championships 2nd Trofeo Citta' di Rosignano 3rd Souvenir Magali Pache 7th La Flèche Wallonne

2006 1st GP Ouest France 1st Stage 3 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile 1st Stage 1 2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol 2nd Road Race, National Road Championships 3rd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira 3rd Overall Gracia–Orlová 3rd Giro del Lago Maggiore 8th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships 8th La Flèche Wallonne

2007 2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile 1st Stage 5 2nd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin 1st Stage 2 3rd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira 3rd Overall Albstadt Frauen Etappenrennen 3rd Road Race, National Road Championships 6th La Flèche Wallonne

2008 1st Leo Wirth Strassenrennen 1st Giro del Lago Maggiore 7th La Flèche Wallonne

2009 1st GP Raiffeisen 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile 3rd Chambéry 6th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile 8th Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen 1st Stage 1 (TTT) 8th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships

2016 3rd Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island I