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Charlotte Becker
Becker at the 2018 European Road Cycling Championships.
Personal information
Full name Charlotte Becker
Nickname Lotti
Born (1983-05-19) 19 May 1983 (age 42)
Datteln, West Germany
Team information
Current team Arkéa Pro Cycling Team
Role Rider
Major wins
Stage races
Holland Ladies Tour (2008)
Tour of Zhoushan Island (2014)

Charlotte Becker (born 19 May 1983) is a professional racing cyclist from Germany. She is known for competing in both track and road cycling events. Charlotte currently rides for the UCI Women's Continental Team Arkéa Pro Cycling Team.

She represented Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. There, she took part in the women's road race and the women's team pursuit on the track. Charlotte's older sister, Christina Becker, is also a track cyclist. They even competed together in the team pursuit event.

Cycling Achievements

Charlotte Becker has achieved many great results throughout her cycling career. She has won medals at World Championships and European Championships. She has also won several important races on the road and track.

Track Cycling Success

Charlotte has been very successful in track cycling. She won a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2008. This was for the team pursuit event. She also earned a silver medal at the European Championships in 2011. Another bronze medal came at the European Championships in 2018, also in the team pursuit.

2000
  • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Individual pursuit, Junior World Championships
2001
  • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Individual pursuit, Junior World Championships
2004
  • 1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Points race, European Under-23 Championships
2005
  • 1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Points race, European Under-23 Championships
2006
  • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Scratch, World Cup Classics, Sydney
2007
  • National Championships
    • 2nd Individual pursuit
    • 2nd Points race
2008
  • 1st Gold medal blank.svg Scratch, World Cup Classics, Los Angeles
  • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, World Cup Classics, Manchester
  • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, World Championships
2009
  • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, World Cup Classics, Copenhagen
  • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Points race, World Cup Classics, Cali
2010
  • Perth International Track Cycling Grand Prix
    • 1st Points race
    • 3rd Scratch
  • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, World Cup Classics, Melbourne
2011
  • 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team pursuit, European Championships
  • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team pursuit, World Cup, Astana
2012
  • Perth International Track Cycling Grand Prix
    • 1st Points race
    • 1st Scratch
2018
  • National Championships
    • 1st MaillotAllemania.svg Scratch
    • 1st MaillotAllemania.svg Points race
    • 1st MaillotAllemania.svg Team pursuit
  • 3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Points race, World Cup, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
  • 3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Team pursuit, European Championships
2019
  • 2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit, World Cup, Hong Kong

Road Cycling Highlights

On the road, Charlotte won a gold medal at the World Championships in 2012. This was for the team time trial event. She also won the overall title at the Holland Ladies Tour in 2008. In 2014 and 2017, she won the overall title at the Tour of Zhoushan Island. In 2018, she won the overall title at the Tour of Chongming Island.

2001
  • 6th Road race, Junior Road World Championships
2006
  • 1st MaillotAllemania.svg Time trial, National Road Championships
2007
  • 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 6th Overall Holland Ladies Tour
2008
  • 1st Overall Holland Ladies Tour
  • 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
  • 3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda
  • 3rd Chrono des Nations
2009
  • 1st Overall Albstadt-Frauen-Etappenrennen
    • 1st Stage 1
  • 1st Stage 2 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
  • 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
  • 3rd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
2010
  • National Road Championships
    • 1st MaillotAllemania.svg Road race
    • 2nd Time trial
  • Open de Suède Vårgårda
    • 1st Team time trial
  • 1st GP Ciudad de Valladolid
  • 1st Cologne Classic
2011
  • 1st Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT
  • 1st Rund um den Elm
  • 1st City Trophy Elsy Jacobs Team Time Trial
  • Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
    • 1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 7
  • National Road Championships
    • 2nd Time trial
  • 2nd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
  • 2nd Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar
2012
  • 1st Gold medal blank.svg Team time trial, World Championships
  • 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Holland Ladies Tour
  • 1st Cologne Classic
  • National Road Championships
    • 2nd Road race
2013
  • 1st Overall NSW International Grand Prix Cycling Criterium Series
2014
  • 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island
    • 1st Stage 1
  • 1st Jugendrenntag der Stadt Langenhagen
  • National Road Championships
    • 3rd Time trial
2015
  • 3rd Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island
2016
  • 1st 94.7 Cycle Challenge
  • 1st Rund in Refrath um den Preis vom Autohaus Baldsiefen
2017
  • 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island
    • 1st Stage 2
  • 1st UNI-Radrennen
  • National Road Championships
    • 3rd Road race
2018
  • 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Chongming Island
    • 1st Stage 2
  • 2nd Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island
    • 1st Stage 2
2020
  • 2nd Road race, National Road Championships

See also

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