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'''Sabine Spitz''' (born 27 December 1971 in [[Herrischried]], [[Baden-Württemberg]]) is a German [[Cross-country cycling|cross country cyclist]]. She won bronze in [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics#Mountain biking|Women's cross-country]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], silver [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Mountain biking|in the event]] in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] and gold [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics#Mountain biking|in the event]] in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. Furthermore, she became [[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships|World Champion]] in 2003. At the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], she finished in 19th place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/athletes/detail/sabine-spitz/|title=Sabine SPITZ|website=Olympic Channel|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>
'''Sabine Spitz''' (born 27 December 1971 in [[Herrischried]], [[Baden-Württemberg]]) is a German [[Cross-country cycling|cross country cyclist]]. She won bronze in [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics#Mountain biking|Women's cross-country]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], silver [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics#Mountain biking|in the event]] in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] and gold [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics#Mountain biking|in the event]] in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. Furthermore, she became [[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships|World Champion]] in 2003. At the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], she finished in 19th place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/athletes/detail/sabine-spitz/|title=Sabine SPITZ|website=Olympic Channel|access-date=2020-03-02}}</ref>


In March 2017, Spitz raced her second eight-day Absa Cape Epic stage race in South Africa. She and South African partner Robyn de Groot were the pre-race favourites for the Women's Category but Spitz had a problematic ride: she crashed badly on two stages and these setbacks ultimately cost them any chance of victory. They eventually finished the 651&nbsp;km route in third place. In 2016 she and Ukrainian Yana Belomoina had finished second in the race, which takes place in the Western Cape each year.
In March 2017, Spitz raced her second eight-day Absa Cape Epic stage race in South Africa. She and South African partner [[Robyn de Groot]] were the pre-race favourites for the Women's Category but Spitz had a problematic ride: she crashed badly on two stages and these setbacks ultimately cost them any chance of victory. They eventually finished the 651&nbsp;km route in third place. In 2016 she and Ukrainian Yana Belomoina had finished second in the race, which takes place in the Western Cape each year.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:49, 19 April 2021

Sabine Spitz
Personal information
Born (1971-12-27) 27 December 1971 (age 52)
Herrischried, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
DisciplineMountain bike racing
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country
Medal record
Women's cycling
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 2 5 2
European Championships 0 0 0
European Games 0 0 0
Total 3 6 2
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Cross-country
World Championschips
Gold medal – first place 2003 Lugano Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2009 Graz Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sankt Wendel Cyclo-cross
Silver medal – second place 2007 Fort William Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2008 Val di Sole Cross-country
Silver medal – second place 2007 Verviers Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2008 Niederdorf Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Vail Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kaprun Cross-country

Sabine Spitz (born 27 December 1971 in Herrischried, Baden-Württemberg) is a German cross country cyclist. She won bronze in Women's cross-country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, silver in the event in the 2012 Summer Olympics and gold in the event in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Furthermore, she became World Champion in 2003. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she finished in 19th place.[1]

In March 2017, Spitz raced her second eight-day Absa Cape Epic stage race in South Africa. She and South African partner Robyn de Groot were the pre-race favourites for the Women's Category but Spitz had a problematic ride: she crashed badly on two stages and these setbacks ultimately cost them any chance of victory. They eventually finished the 651 km route in third place. In 2016 she and Ukrainian Yana Belomoina had finished second in the race, which takes place in the Western Cape each year.

References

  1. ^ "Sabine SPITZ". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2 March 2020.


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