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Jolanda Neff

Neff in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jolanda Neff
Born	(1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 32) Altstätten, Switzerland
Height	1.68 m
Weight	53 kg
Team information
Current team	Cannondale Factory Racing
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Major wins
;Cyclo-cross National Championships (2019) Mountain bike Olympic Games XC (2020) World XC Championships (2017) World Marathon Championships (2016) European XC Championships (2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) National XC Championships (2014, 2016–2018, 2020, 2021) XC World Cup (2014, 2015, 2018) 8 individual wins (2014, 2015, 2018, 2022) Road One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2015, 2018)

Jolanda Neff (born January 5, 1993) is a famous Swiss cyclist. She mostly competes in cross-country cycling and cyclo-cross races. Jolanda is part of the Trek Factory Racing team. She won the gold medal in the women's cross-country event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Jolanda Neff's Cycling Journey

Jolanda Neff has achieved many great things in her cycling career. She is known for her strong performances in different types of bike racing.

Early Wins and World Championships

Jolanda was the overall winner of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in 2014 and 2015. This means she was the best rider over a series of races. She also won three Under-23 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. These wins happened in 2012, 2013, and 2014. In 2017, she became the elite world champion at the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Cairns.

European Games and Olympic Gold

In June 2015, Jolanda won the first gold medal for Switzerland at the 2015 European Games in Baku. She won the women's cross-country event. Later that same month, she also won the Swiss National Road Race Championships.

Jolanda won the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in 2016. She also won the European Mountain Bike Championships in August 2018. This race took place near Glasgow.

In July 2021, Jolanda won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. This was in the women's cross-country event. Her victory was special because her teammates, Linda Indergand and Sina Frei, won silver and bronze. This meant all three medals went to Switzerland. It was the first time since 1936 that an all-Swiss team stood on an Olympic podium. It was also the first time since 1904 that one country won all three medals in a cycling event.

Team Changes

In October 2018, Jolanda announced she would join a new team for road racing in 2019. She also continued with Trek Factory Racing for mountain biking and cyclo-cross.

Jolanda Neff's Major Achievements

Jolanda Neff has won many important races across different cycling styles. Here are some of her biggest achievements.

Cyclo-cross Success

• 2018–2019
  • 1st National Championships
  • 1st Baal (part of DVV Trophy series)
• 2019–2020
  • 1st Waterloo
• 2021–2022
  • 1st Waterloo

Road Racing Highlights

• 2015
  • 1st Road race, National Championships
• 2016
  • 1st Overall Tour de Pologne (winning stages 1 & 3)
• 2018
  • 1st Road race, National Championships
• 2023
  • 1st Overall Trofeo Ponente in Rosa (winning stages 3 & 4)

Mountain Biking Triumphs

• 2012
  • 1st Under-23 cross-country, UCI World Championships
  • 1st Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
• 2013
  • 1st Under-23 cross-country, UCI World Championships
• 2014
  • 1st Under-23 cross-country, UCI World Championships
  • 1st Cross-country, National Championships
  • 1st Overall UCI XCO World Cup (winning 3 individual races)
• 2015
  • 1st Cross-country, UEC European Championships
  • 1st Cross-country, European Games
  • 1st Overall UCI XCO World Cup (winning 3 individual races)
• 2016
  • 1st Marathon, UCI World Championships
  • 1st Cross-country, UEC European Championships
  • 1st Cross-country, National Championships
• 2017
  • 1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships
  • 1st Cross-country, National Championships
• 2018
  • 1st Cross-country, UEC European Championships
  • 1st Cross-country, National Championships
  • 1st Overall UCI XCO World Cup (winning 1 individual race)
• 2019
  • 1st Cross-country, UEC European Championships
• 2020
  • 1st Cross-country, National Championships
• 2021
  • 1st Cross-country, Olympic Games
  • 1st Cross-country, National Championships
• 2022
  • 1st Short track, National Championships
  • 1st UCI XCO World Cup race at Mont-Sainte-Anne

Personal Life

Since 2018, Jolanda Neff has been in a relationship with American downhill mountain biking racer Luca Shaw.

Awards and Recognition

Jolanda Neff has received several awards for her amazing cycling skills.

• Between 2014 and 2019, she was named the Swiss female cyclist of the year. She won this award for a seventh time in 2021.
• After her Olympic gold medal, a street in Thal was renamed "Jolanda Neff Weg" in her honor in August 2021.

See also

In Spanish: Jolanda Neff para niños