Karin Thürig
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| Full name | Karin Thürig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1972 Switzerland  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road, track, triathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Time trialist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2005–2008 | Univega/Raleigh/Cervélo-Lifeforce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record 
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Karin Thürig (born 4 July 1972 in Rothenburg) is a Swiss professional racing cyclist and triathlete. She is the winner of the 2004 and 2005 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial. In 2011, she took second at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship.
Palmarès
Cycling
- 2001
 - 2nd, Individual time trial, National Road Championships
 
- 2002
 - 3rd, Individual time trial, World Road Championships
 - 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships
 
- 2003
 - 2003 Track World Cup
- 1st, Pursuit, Cape Town
 
 
- 2004
 - 2004 Track World Cup
- 1st, Pursuit, Moscow
 - 2nd, Pursuit, Sydney
 
 - 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships
 - 1st, Stage 1, Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
 - 3rd, Individual time trial, Olympic Games, Athens
 - 1st Chrono Champenois-Trophée Européen
 - 1st, Individual time trial, World Road Championships
 
- 2005
 - 2004–2005 Track World Cup
- 3rd, Pursuit, Manchester
 
 - 3rd, Pursuit, Track World Championships, Los Angeles
 - 1st, Souvenir Magali Pache
 - Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
- 1st, Stage 5
 - 1st, Stage 8
 
 - 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships
 - 1st, Individual time trial, World Road Championships
 
- 2006
 - 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships
 - 1st, L'Heure D'Or Féminine / The Ladies Golden Hour (with Nicole Cooke, Priska Doppmann, Christiane Soeder and Joanne Kiesanowski)
 - 1st, Chrono Champenois-Trophée Européen
 - 2nd, Individual time trial, World Road Championships
 
- 2007
 - 3rd, Souvenir Magali Pache
 - Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
- 1st, Stage 1
 - 2nd, Stage 3b
 
 - 1st, Individual time trial, National Road Championships
 - 2nd, Open de Suède Vårgårda
 - 1st, Memorial Davide Fardelli – Cronometro Individuale
 - 1st, 2007 Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen
 - 2007–2008 Track World Cup
- 3rd, Pursuit, Sydney
 
 
- 2008
 - 3rd, Individual Time Trial, Olympic Games, Beijing
 - 1st, 2008 Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen
 
Multisport
- Triathlon
 - 1st, Ironman France 2002
 - 1st, Ironman Zürich 2005
 - 1st, Ironman Lanzarote 2006
 - 1st, Ironman 70.3 Monaco 2006
 - 2nd, Ironman 70.3 Switzerland 2007
 - 1st, Ironman Zürich 2010
 - 1st, Ironman 70.3 Austria 2011
 - 1st, Ironman 70.3 European Championship 2011
 - 2nd, Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2011
 
- Duathlon
 - World champion, long distance: 2001, 2002
 - Swiss champion: 2001, 2002, 2003
 - Overall World Cup champion: 2001, 2002
 
External links
- Official website
 - Karin Thürig at Cycling Archives (archive)
 
