Claudia Lichtenberg

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Claudia Lichtenberg
Personal information
Full nameClaudia Lichtenberg
BornClaudia Häusler
(1985-11-17) 17 November 1985 (age 38)
Munich, West Germany
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamRSV Irschenberg
DisciplineRoad
Role
  • Rider (retired)
  • Coach
Rider typeClimber
Amateur team
2019RSV Irschenberg
Professional teams
2006–2007Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
2009–2010Cervélo TestTeam
2011Diadora–Pasta Zara
2012GreenEDGE–AIS
2013Team TIBCO–To The Top
2014Giant–Shimano
2015–2016Team Liv–Plantur
2017Wiggle High5
Managerial team
2018–RSV Irschenberg
Major wins
Stage races
Giro d'Italia Femminile (2009)
Tour de l'Aude (2009)
Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira (2010)
Giro della Toscana (2013)
La Route de France (2014)

Claudia Lichtenberg (née Häusler; born 17 November 1985 in Munich) is a German former professional cyclist, who now works as a coach for German amateur team RSV Irschenberg.

Born in Munich, Lichtenberg won the Tour de l'Aude in 2009,[2] a race which, at the time, was called the "women's Tour de France",[3] and also the Giro d'Italia Femminile.

She competed for Germany at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished in 31st place in the women's road race.[4]

On the first day of the 2017 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Lichtenberg announced her retirement from professional road racing at the end of the 2017 season written in a Wiggle High5 rider blog.[5]

Personal life[edit]

She married German former professional cyclist Christian Lichtenberg in mid-2014 and began racing under her married name.[6]

Major results[edit]

Source:[7]

2005
1st Young rider classification, Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
6th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
2006
1st Road race, National Road Championships
4th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
6th Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
8th Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
9th Sparkassen Giro
2007
National Road Championships
1st Mountain race
2nd Road race
1st Mountains classification, Tour du Grand Montréal
4th Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
5th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
10th Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal
2008
1st Großer Volvo Preis Villingen-Schwenningen
1st Allgäuer Straßenpreis
3rd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Stage 6
7th Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Young rider classification
7th Overall Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira
2009
1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
1st Stage 7
1st Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Rund um Schönaich
1st Allgäuer Straßenpreis
2nd Overall Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira
3rd La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
6th Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
2010
1st Overall Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira
1st Mountains classification
3rd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
4th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
4th Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
10th Valkenburg Hills Classic
2011
2nd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
5th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
7th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
2012
1st Rund um Schönaich
1st Allgäuer Straßenpreis
1st Max Ernst Gedächtnisrennen
2nd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
6th Overall The Exergy Tour
1st Stage 4
8th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
10th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
2013
1st Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini
1st Overall Joe Martin Stage Race
1st Prologue
1st Stage 6 North Star Grand Prix
2nd Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
1st Stage 1
3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
3rd Philadelphia Cycling Classic
5th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
6th Chrono Gatineau
8th Le Samyn des Dames
2014
1st Overall La Route de France
1st Stage 1
4th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
5th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
6th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
9th La Flèche Wallonne Féminine
2015
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall La Route de France
5th GP de Plouay
2016
2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
2nd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
1st Stage 5
4th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
6th Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs
7th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
8th Strade Bianche Women
9th Tour of Flanders for Women
10th Overall Auensteiner–Radsporttage
2017
8th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
9th Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Claudia Lichtenberg". Team Giant–Alpecin. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Teutenberg wins final stage". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Vos claims l'Aude win as Cervelo takes control". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Claudia LICHTENBERG". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. ^ Lichtenberg, Claudia (30 June 2017). "My last Giro Rosa". Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Giant-Shimano Women's team announce squad for Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile". Cycling News. 1 July 2014.
  7. ^ Profile at Cycling Archives

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