Viola Brand Explained
Viola Brand |
Birth Date: | 1994 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Backnang, Germany |
Currentteam: | Retired |
Discipline: | Artistic cycling |
Role: | Single |
Majorwins: | German Champion (2017) European Champion (2018) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Viola Brand (born 28 June 1994[1]) is a German cyclist specialising in artistic cycling. She has won national and European championships twice each, and the silver medal three times in the World Championships.
Personal life
Brand was born in Backnang, Germany.[2] [1] She tried to climb the training bike as early as 5 years old, then still failing to reach the pedals. Her elder brother did artistic cycling before her, and both he and Brand were coached by their mother.[3] She started training artistic cycling at 6 years old.[4] [5] [6]
Brand is studying clinical nutrition at Hohenheim University, Stuttgart.[7], she is writing the thesis for her master's degree.[8]
Professional career
Brand's sports club is RSV Unterweissach (located in Weissach im Tal).[3] [9] She joined the German national sports team at the age of 15,[5] and won the Junior European Championships in 2012.[9]
She set a world record at the European Junior Championships in 2011 in her age group,[10] and another world record at the regular European Championships in 2018.[11] [12] [13] Her best personal score was 194.71 points in German Masters 2019.[14]
Brand spent years perfecting her choreography and learning new stunts. It took her seven years of training to be able to do a handstand on the handlebar,[15] the stunt Brand is most proud of,[16] and in June 2019 she was able to perform a Maute jump for the first time, jumping from the saddle to the handlebars.[17]
Brand participated in a total of five World Championships, missing qualification in 2018[18] after a competition which German national coach called "very hard".[19] Since each nation can only send two participants, Brand stated that "qualification is much harder than winning a medal at the World Championships".[18] Brand uses a special belt-driven bicycle,[16] and her motto, inscribed on the toothed belt, is German: "Du musst den Kampf mehr lieben als den Sieg" ("You have to love the fight more than the victory").[18] [2]
Her last official competition was in Basel at the World Championships in December 2019, where she won a silver medal, making it her third Vice Championship.[1] In February 2020 she announced her retirement, although she continues to perform for exhibitions and to promote her sport.[20] [1] Brand hopes to someday see artistic cycling become one of the Olympic sports.[6]
Statistics
Personal best
Her best results, according to data from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and German Cycling Federation (BDR):
Other activities
In 2017, Brand started an Instagram account after a friend suggested it, and by July 2018 had gathered over 100k followers.[4], she has almost 400k followers.[8] Her channel piqued the interest of staff from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which Brand used to watch to improve her English skills, and in February 2020 she was a guest in the show.[61] [62] In 2018, she participated in the talent show Das Supertalent but failed to reach the final.[7] In 2019, she toured with the show German: Feuerwerk der Turnkunst through 22 cities in Germany,[1] with her performance being lauded.[63] [64]
After her February 2020 retirement from professional sports, Brand announced that she would like to focus on appearances in shows and her social media.[62] In early 2021, she signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors to perform during the halftime show, virtually at first due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic;[8] in early 2022 she performed live during several NBA halftime shows.[65] In July 2021, the Stuttgarter Zeitung reported on an underwater photography session featuring Brand with her bicycle.[66] In May 2022, she was featured in a video by Danny MacAskill.[67]
Notes and References
- News: Grün . Steffen . Viola Brand verlässt Wettkampfbühne . Backnanger Kreiszeitung . 14 February 2020 . de . 9 February 2021 . 15 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210215173433/https://www.bkz.de/sport/viola-brand-verlaesst-wettkampfbuehne-63841.html . live .
- Web site: Steckbrief Viola Brand . . 26 March 2021 . de.
- News: Rainer . Rainer . Hallenradsport-WM: Schon mit fünf Jahren aufs Rad geklettert . . 2 December 2016 . de . 9 February 2021 . 15 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210215173350/https://www.swp.de/suedwesten/staedte/stuttgart/schon-mit-fuenf-jahren-aufs-rad-geklettert-23231177.html . live .
- Brand. Viola. Meeting Viola Brand. We love cycling. Škoda Auto. 31 July 2018. 25 January 2021. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130061000/https://www.welovecycling.com/wide/2018/07/31/artistic-cycling-and-sense-of-freedom-meet-viola-brand/. live.
- News: Mayer . Isabel . RTL-Serie: Kunstradfahrerin aus Schorndorf will Supertalent werden . 15 February 2021 . . 17 November 2018 . de . 7 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200807122718/https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.rtl-serie-kunstradfahrerin-aus-schorndorf-will-supertalent-werden.dcf48c9a-e4d7-4f12-8964-12247c0cda4c.html . live .
- News: Jost . Klaus-Eckhard . Kunstradfahrerin Viola Brand: Sich aus der Nische strampeln . 15 February 2021 . . 27 May 2018 . de . 18 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618091725/http://www.taz.de/Kunstradfahrerin-Viola-Brand/!5505626/ . live .
- News: RTL-Show "Das Supertalent": Kunstradfahrerin aus Schorndorf schafft es nicht ins Finale . . 23 December 2018 . de . 9 February 2021 . 12 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200812025358/https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.rtl-show-das-supertalent-kunstradfahrerin-aus-schorndorf-schafft-es-nicht-ins-finale.4a425b9a-8cc0-4a8b-8f98-ad2b7253ed0a.html . live .
- News: Flegel . Uwe . Viola Brand und ihr Wahnsinn mit der NBA . 15 February 2021 . Murrhardter Zeitung . 9 February 2021 . de.
- News: Viola Brand holt sich den Europameister-Titel . Gunter . Radsportverein Unterweissach e.V. 1905 . 27 May 2012 . de . 9 February 2021 . 12 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210212231927/http://www.rsvu.de/bericht/viola-brand-holt-sich-den-europameister-titel-794 . live .
- News: Viola Brand mit Weltrekord bei 1. Junior-Masters sowie 1. und 2. EM-Qualifikation und 1. C-Kader-Sichtung . Gunter . 15 February 2021 . www.rsvu.de . 12 April 2011 . de . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140050/http://www.rsvu.de/bericht/viola-brand-mit-weltrekord-bei-1-junior-masters-sowie-1-und-2-em-qualifikation-und-1-c-kader . live .
- News: Schwarz . Wilfried . EM-Gold mit neuem Weltrekord geholt . 15 February 2021 . Backnanger Kreiszeitung . 4 June 2018 . de . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140018/https://www.bkz.de/sport/em-gold-mit-neuem-weltrekord-geholt-130.html . live .
- News: Klingler . Daniela . EM Elite: Weltrekord für Viola Brand! . 15 February 2021 . Württembergischer Radsportverband e.V. . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140018/https://www.wrsv.de/hallenradsport/kunstrad/27-kunstrad/1550-em-elite-weltrekord-fuer-viola-brand . live .
- News: Miedelsbacherin mit Weltrekord zum EM-Titel . 15 February 2021 . ZVW . Zeitungsverlag Waiblingen . 3 June 2018 . de . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140018/https://www.zvw.de/sport/rems-murr-sport/miedelsbacherin-mit-weltrekord-zum-em-titel_arid-69337 . live .
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- News: Butschek . Isabelle . Radsport im Rems-Murr-Kreis: Künstler auf einem und zwei Rädern . 22 February 2021 . . 11 January 2018 . de.
- Brand . Viola . Yeager . Selene . This Mind-Blowing Artistic Cyclist Is Stronger Than a Tour de France Rider! . 22 February 2021 . . 2 November 2018 . 30 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210130023741/https://www.bicycling.com/training/a24174109/stunt-cycling-viola-brand/ . live .
- News: Schwarz . Wilfried . Viola Brand gewinnt nach gelungenem Mautesprung . 22 February 2021 . Backnanger Kreiszeitung . 26 June 2019 . de.
- News: Schwarz . Wilfried . Fünfter Anlauf auf das erste WM-Gold . 22 February 2021 . Backnanger Kreiszeitung . 5 December 2019 . de . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140052/https://www.bkz.de/sport/fuenfter-anlauf-auf-das-erste-wm-gold-53452.html . live .
- News: Viola Brand kämpft um WM-Teilnahme . 22 February 2021 . ZVW . Zeitungsverlag Waiblingen . 6 September 2018 . de . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140022/https://www.zvw.de/sport/rems-murr-sport/viola-brand-k%C3%A4mpft-um-wm-teilnahme_arid-64264 . live .
- News: Artistic cycling: A wave of departures and arrivals. UCI. 21 February 2020. 25 January 2021. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130045210/https://www.uci.org/news/2020/artistic-cycling-a-wave-of-departures-and-arrivals. live.
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- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Klein-Winternheim – 20 Sep 2014 . . 22 February 2021 . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140023/https://dataride.uci.org/iframe/EventResults/147050?competitionId=50275&disciplineId=5 . live .
- Web site: Ergebnisliste im Kunstradsport 2. German Masters 2014 Finale . Hallenradsport Daum . . 15 April 2021 . de.
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Denkendorf – 18 Oct 2014 . . 22 February 2021.
- Web site: Ergebnisliste im Kunstradsport DM Elite 2014 Finale . Hallenradsport Daum . . 15 April 2021 . de.
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Bruckmühl – 05 Sep 2015 . . 22 February 2021.
- Web site: Ergebnisliste im Kunstradsport 1. German Masters 2015 Finale . Hallenradsport Daum . . 15 April 2021 . de.
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Mörfelden-Walldorf – 03 Oct 2015 . . 22 February 2021.
- Web site: Ergebnisliste im Kunstradsport 3. German Masters 2015 Finale . Hallenradsport Daum . . 15 April 2021 . de.
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Lübbeke – 16 Oct 2015 . . 22 February 2021.
- Web site: Ergebnisliste im Kunstradsport DM Elite 2015 Finale . Hallenradsport Daum . . 15 April 2021 . de.
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Koblach – 07 Nov 2015 . . 22 February 2021 . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140104/https://dataride.uci.org/iframe/EventResults/146820?competitionId=37259&disciplineId=5 . live .
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Frankfurt am Main – 10 Sep 2016 . . 22 February 2021 . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140031/https://dataride.uci.org/iframe/EventResults/146943?competitionId=31790&disciplineId=5 . live .
- Web site: Ergebnisliste im Kunstradsport 1. German Masters 2016 Finale . rad-net . . 15 April 2021 . de.
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Frankfurt am Main – 08 Oct 2016 . . 22 February 2021 . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140033/https://dataride.uci.org/iframe/EventResults/146749?competitionId=31796&disciplineId=5 . live .
- Web site: Ergebnisliste im Kunstradsport 3. German Masters 2016 Finale . rad-net . . 15 April 2021 . de.
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Stuttgart – 02 Dec 2016 . . 22 February 2021 . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140033/https://dataride.uci.org/iframe/EventResults/146706?competitionId=31803&disciplineId=5 . live .
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- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Frankfurt am Main – 23 Sep 2017 . . 22 February 2021.
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- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Frankfurt am Main – 07 Oct 2017 . . 22 February 2021 . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140035/https://dataride.uci.org/iframe/EventResults/22384?competitionId=31797&disciplineId=5 . live .
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- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Prague, Czech republic – 10 Feb 2018 . . 22 February 2021.
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Wiesbaden – 01 Jun 2018 . . 22 February 2021 . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140040/https://dataride.uci.org/iframe/EventResults/161050?competitionId=52324&disciplineId=5 . live .
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Heerlen – 30 Jun 2018 . . 22 February 2021.
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Hong Kong – 12 Aug 2018 . . 22 February 2021 . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140041/https://dataride.uci.org/iframe/EventResults/165243?competitionId=52608&disciplineId=5 . live .
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – N. N. – 19 Oct 2018 . . 22 February 2021.
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Bokod – 10 Aug 2019 . . 22 February 2021.
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- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Frankfurt am Main – 18 Oct 2019 . . 22 February 2021.
- Web site: Viola Brand. Backnanger Kreiszeitung. 5 April 2021.
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Erlenbach – 30 Nov 2019 . . 22 February 2021.
- Web site: Single Artistic Cycling Women – Basel – 06 Dec 2019 . . 22 February 2021.
- News: You need a lot of courage. Alderman. Elgan. The Times. 6 March 2020. subscription. 24 January 2021. 29 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129204503/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/you-need-a-lot-of-courage-it-is-dangerous-welcome-to-artistic-cycling-7zt829nlm. live.
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- News: Viola Brand fasziniert mit Balance auf dem Fahrrad . 22 February 2021 . Harzkurier . . 31 July 2019 . de-DE . 22 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210222140048/https://www.harzkurier.de/sport/lokalsport/article226645071/Viola-Brand-fasziniert-mit-Balance-auf-dem-Fahrrad.html . live .
- News: Weingand . Phillip . Kunstradfahrerin aus Schorndorf: Viola Brand begeistert die NBA-Fans . 18 May 2022 . . 24 March 2022 . de.
- News: Weingand . Phillip . Influencerin Viola Brand: Mit dem Kunstrad unter Wasser . 18 May 2022 . . 14 July 2021 . de . subscription.
- News: Fotheringham . Ann . Daredevil Danny's bike stunts in Glasgow are part of new film . 18 May 2022 . . 11 May 2022 . en.