Daphny van den Brand
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 the European and world junior mountain biking championships and finished seventh in both.
Van den Brand then concentrated on mountain biking and cyclo-cross. She won eight national cyclo-cross championships and the cyclo-cross world championship in 2003 in Monopoli. She also won four world bronze medals, a silver at the European championship in 2005 and 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
19943rd in National championship cyclo-cross19971st in Gieten19981st in :Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross1st in Gieten19991st in :Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross1st in Gieten20003rd in World Championship Cyclo-cross1st in :Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross1st in Gieten20013rd in World Championship Cyclo-cross1st in :Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross1st in Gieten20022nd in Dutch National Championship Mountain bike3rd in World Championship Cyclo-cross1st in :Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross1st in Hoogerheide20033rd in Dutch National Championship Mountain bike1st in World Championship Cyclo-cross in Monopoli1st in :Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross1st in Hoogerheide1st in Torino1st in Vossem1st in Kalmthout20042nd in National championship cyclo-cross1st in :Netherlands National championship mountain bike1st in Oostmalle1st in Pijnacker-Nootdorp1st in Milan1st in Kalmthout1st in Overijse1st in Loenhout20051st in :Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross1st in Hamburg1st in Kalmthout1st in Sint-Michielsgestel1st in Koppenberg2nd in UCI cyclo-cross European championship in Pont-Chateau1st in Pijnacker-Nootdorp1st in Milan1st in Hofstade1st in Hooglede20061st in 2006 UCI Cyclo-cross European Championships1st in :Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross1st in Liévin1st in Hoogerheide3rd in World championship cyclo-cross1st in Oostmalle1st in Harderwijk1st in Frankfurt1st in Overijse1st in Veghel-Eerde20071st in 2007 UCI cyclo-cross European championship1st in :Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross20092nd in UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, Treviso (ITA)External links
- Official Daphny van den Brand website
- Video of Daphny in Oostmalle
- Daphny van den Brand at Cycling Archives