Hanka Kupfernagel
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Hanka Kupfernagel (born March 19, 1974 in Gera) is a German professional cycle racer. Currently her primary focus is cyclocross racing, however, she has won major road, track and mountain bike races. She has won seven consecutive medals at the UCI Women's Cyclo-cross World Championships, including three gold medals for 2000, 2001 and 2005; the silver medal in 2002 and 2003; and the bronze medal in 2004.
She finished 1st in the year-end UCI world class rankings in 1997 and 1999 winning the 1999 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine in the process. Kupfernagel captured the Emakumeen Bira cyclo-cross race three consecutive years from 1997 to 1999.
In 2007, the three-time world cyclo-cross champion added world time trial champion to her palmares when she won gold at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships Women's Time Trial.
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| Preceded by N/A |
World Cyclo-cross Champion 2000, 2001 |
Succeeded by Laurence Leboucher |
| Preceded by Laurence Leboucher |
World Cyclo-cross Champion 2005 |
Succeeded by Marianne Vos |
| Preceded by Maryline Salvetat |
World Cyclo-cross Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Kristin Armstrong |
World Time Trial Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by To Be Determined |
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