Verena Jooß Explained

Verena Jooß
Birth Date:9 January 1979
Birth Place:Ettlingen[1] or Karlsruhe,[2] West Germany
Height:171 cm
Weight:63 kg

Verena Jooß (born 9 January 1979 in Ettlingen[1] or Karlsruhe[2]) is a German road and track cyclist.

She won the bronze medal at the 2006 World University Cycling Championship in the time trial behind Ellen van Dijk and Loes Gunnewijk. In 2008 she rode with the German team in the team pursuit to the bronze medal at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and finished 10th in the individual pursuit.[1] Jooß competed on the track at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's individual pursuit, where she finished 11th. She also rode the women's points race but did not finish.[2]

Achievements

2004
  • National Champion, individual pursuit
    2005
  • National Champion, individual pursuit
    2006
  • 2006 World University Cycling Championship, time trial
    2007
  • National Champion, individual pursuit
    2008
  • 1st World Cup in Copenhagen, Team Pursuit
  • 3th 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Team pursuit
    2009
  • 2nd 2009-2010 World Cup in Manchester, Team Pursuit
    2010
  • European Track Championships, Team pursuit
    2011
  • National Champion, team sprint

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Verena Jooß. Cycling. Archives. www.cyclingarchives.com. 1 August 2018.
    2. Verena Jooß Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224139/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/verena-jooss-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 April 2018.