1. Marlen Reusser was born on 20 September 1991 and is a Swiss racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Movistar Team.
12 Facts About Marlen Reusser
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Marlen Reusser took up competitive cycling whilst at university, riding in the cycling legs of mixed relay triathlons as an amateur.
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Marlen Reusser entered the road events of the Swiss national cycling championships in 2017, a few months after receiving a racing licence and whilst in the final year of studies for a degree in medicine: she won the time trial and was runner up in the road race.
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Marlen Reusser's success earned her selection for that year's European Road Championships.
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Marlen Reusser rode in the women's time trial event at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships.
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In 2019 Reusser took up a place at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, deciding to ride full-time.
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Marlen Reusser rode in the individual time trial at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships in Imola, where she won the silver medal.
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Marlen Reusser rode in the individual time trial at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships in Brugge, where she won the bronze medal.
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Marlen Reusser won stage 4 of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes in a solo breakaway.
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Marlen Reusser was named most combative rider for the day.
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Marlen Reusser rode in the individual time trial at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, where she won the bronze medal - as well as the mixed team relay where she won the gold medal.
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Marleen Marlen Reusser grew up in a farming family in the Swiss Emmental.