Marlen Reusser

Marlen Reusser
	Reusser at the 2021 World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Marlen Reusser
Born	20 September 1991 (age 30); Jegenstorf, Switzerland
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	68–72 kg (150–159 lb)
Team information
Current team	Alé BTC Ljubljana
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2019	WCC Team
2020	Bigla–Katusha
2021	Alé BTC Ljubljana
Medal record
Women's road cycling
Representing Switzerland
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
European Games

Marlen Reusser (born 20 September 1991) is a Swiss racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Alé BTC Ljubljana.^[3] She rode in the women's time trial event at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships.^[4] She also rode in the individual time trial at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships in Imola, where she won the silver medal.^[5]

For the 2021 season, Reusser joined the Alé BTC Ljubljana team, following the collapse of Équipe Paule Ka.^[6]

Personal life[]

Marleen Reusser grew up in a farming family in the Swiss Emmental. Until 16 she played violin, and participated at an arts support program at the University of the Arts Bern. In school she started running, after a couple of ankle injuries she switched to swimming and cycling. 2008-2009 she was president of the Bernese Young Greens. After matura she studied medicine and worked as assistant doctor for surgery. 2017-2018 she was in the board of the Emmental Green Party. During the preparation for the road world championship 2018 in Innsbruck, she worked part time as a doctor in the Langnau hospital.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Major results[]

2017

National Road Championships

1st

Time trial

2nd Road race

2019

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

1st

Time trial, European Games

1st Ljubljana–Domzale–Ljubljana TT

4th

5th Overall

2020

1st

Time trial, National Road Championships

2nd

Time trial, UCI Road World Championships

UEC European Road Championships

2nd

Mixed team relay

3rd

Time trial

2021

UCI Road World Championships

2nd Time trial

UEC European Road Championships

1st

Time trial

7th Road race

National Road Championships

1st

Time trial

1st

Road race

Olympic Games

2nd

Time trial

1st Stage 2 (ITT) Holland Ladies Tour

1st Chrono des Nations

2nd Overall Challenge by La Vuelta

1st Stage 1

4th Overall Ladies Tour of Norway

9th Tour of Flanders

References[]

^ "WCC Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Bigla - Katusha". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "Ale' BTC Ljubljana". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ "World Championships WE - ITT 2017 Time trial results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
^ Frattini, Kirsten (24 September 2020). "Van der Breggen wins time trial title at Imola World Championships". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
^ Frattini, Kirsten (27 October 2020). "Marlen Reusser signs with Alé BTC Ljubljana in 2021". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ Sport aktuell, SRF, 24 September 2018
^ Die wahre Grenze liegt im Kopf, Selina Stucki, Der Bund, 24 September 2018.
^ Die velofahrende Ärztin (The cycling doctor), Berner Zeitung, 23 March 2018.

External links[]

Marlen Reusser at Cycling Archives
Marlen Reusser at ProCyclingStats
Marlen Reusser at Cycling Quotient
Marlen Reusser at Olympedia

[1] "WCC Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[2] "Bigla - Katusha". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[3] "Ale' BTC Ljubljana". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

[4] "World Championships WE - ITT 2017 Time trial results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[5] Frattini, Kirsten (24 September 2020). "Van der Breggen wins time trial title at Imola World Championships". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

[6] Frattini, Kirsten (27 October 2020). "Marlen Reusser signs with Alé BTC Ljubljana in 2021". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

[7] Sport aktuell, SRF, 24 September 2018

[8] Die wahre Grenze liegt im Kopf, Selina Stucki, Der Bund, 24 September 2018.

[9] Die velofahrende Ärztin (The cycling doctor), Berner Zeitung, 23 March 2018.

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1980–1999	Stefania Carmine (1982) Evelyne Müller (1983) Edith Schönenberger (1984–1987) Isabelle Michel (1988) Edith Schönenberger (1989) Barbara Heeb (1990) Luzia Zberg (1991–1992) Barbara Ganz (1993) Luzia Zberg (1994–1995) Maria Heim (1996) Barbara Heeb (1997–1998) Priska Doppmann (1999)
2000–2019	Diana Rast (2000) Nicole Brändli (2001–2003) Sereina Trachsel (2004–2005) Annette Beutler (2006) Sereina Trachsel (2007) Jennifer Hohl (2008–2009) Emilie Aubry (2010) Pascale Schnider (2011) Jennifer Hohl (2012) Doris Schweizer (2013) Mirjam Gysling (2014) Jolanda Neff (2015) Doris Schweizer (2016) Nicole Hanselmann (2017) Jolanda Neff (2018) Marlen Reusser (2019)
2020–2039	Elise Chabbey (2020) Marlen Reusser (2021)