Claudia Lichtenberg Explained

Claudia Lichtenberg
Full Name:Claudia Lichtenberg
Birth Name:Claudia Häusler
Birth Date:1985 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Munich, West Germany
Height:169 cm[1]
Weight:51 kg
Currentteam:RSV Irschenberg
Discipline:Road
Ridertype:Climber
Amateuryears1:2019
Amateurteam1:RSV Irschenberg
Proyears1:2006–2007
Proteam1:Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
Proyears2:2009–2010
Proyears3:2011
Proyears4:2012
Proyears5:2013
Proyears6:2014
Proyears7:2015–2016
Proyears8:2017
Manageyears1:2018–
Manageteam1:RSV Irschenberg
Majorwins: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 rider blog.[5]

Personal life

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

Major results

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

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Claudia Lichtenberg. . 22 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150622102913/http://teamgiantalpecin.com/riders/claudialichtenberg/ . 22 June 2015 . dead .
    2. News: Teutenberg wins final stage. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 24 May 2009. 5 January 2023.
    3. News: Vos claims l'Aude win as Cervelo takes control. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 May 2009. 5 January 2023.
    4. Web site: Claudia LICHTENBERG. Olympic Channel. 2020-03-02.
    5. News: Lichtenberg. Claudia. My last Giro Rosa. 9 July 2017. Wiggle High5 Pro Cycling. 30 June 2017.
    6. News: Giant-Shimano Women's team announce squad for Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile. Cycling News. 1 July 2014.
    7. http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=15138 Profile

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