Daphny van den Brand explained
| Daphny van den Brand |
| Fullname: | Daphny van den Brand |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Zeeland, North Brabant, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.580NaN0 |
| Weight: | 51kg (112lb) |
| Discipline: | Cyclo-cross |
| Role: | Rider |
| Proyears1: | 2000 |
| Proteam1: | Kupfernagel |
| Proyears2: | 2003 - 2004 |
| Proteam2: | @Home |
| Proyears3: | 2005 |
| Proteam3: | Van Bemmelen - AA Drink |
| Majorwins: | World Cyclo-cross Champion (2003)
European Cyclo-cross Champion (2006, 2007)
National Cyclo-cross Champion (10 times)
National MTB Champion (2002) |
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.
Achievements
- 1994
3rd in National championship cyclo-cross
- 1997
1st in Gieten
- 1998
1st in National championship cyclo-cross
1st in Gieten
- 1999
1st in National championship cyclo-cross
1st in Gieten
- 2000
3rd in World Championship Cyclo-cross
1st in National championship cyclo-cross
1st in Gieten
- 2001
3rd in World Championship Cyclo-cross
1st in National championship cyclo-cross
1st in Gieten
- 2002
2nd in Dutch National Championship Mountain bike
3rd in World Championship Cyclo-cross
1st in National championship cyclo-cross
1st in Hoogerheide
- 2003
3rd in Dutch National Championship Mountain bike
1st in World Championship Cyclo-cross in Monopoli
1st in National championship cyclo-cross
1st in Hoogerheide
1st in Torino
1st in Vossem
1st in Kalmthout
- 2004
2nd in National championship cyclo-cross
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
1st in National championship cyclo-cross
1st in Hamburg
1st in Kalmthout
1st in Sint-Michielsgestel
1st in Koppenberg
2nd in UCI cyclo-cross European championship in Pont-Chateau
1st in Pijnacker-Nootdorp
1st in Milan
1st in Hofstade
1st in Hooglede
- 2006
1st in 2006 UCI Cyclo-cross European Championships
1st in National championship cyclo-cross
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
1st in 2007 UCI cyclo-cross European championship
1st in National championship cyclo-cross
- 2009
2nd in UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, Treviso (ITA)External links
