Jennifer Hohl

Jennifer Hohl (born 3 February 1986 in Marbach, St. Gallen) is a retired Swiss professional road cyclist.[1] She represented Switzerland at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and later earned three Swiss national championship titles in the women's elite road race (2008, 2009, and 2012).[2] Before retiring to focus primarily on her family life and business career, Hohl rode for three seasons on the Bigla Cycling Team since 2006, followed by her short, annual stints on Germany's Noris Cycling and Italy's Mcipollini–Giordana and Faren–Honda Team.[3][4]

Jennifer Hohl
Jennifer Hohl (left) at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships
Personal information
Full nameJennifer Hohl
Born (1986-02-03) 3 February 1986
Marbach, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2006–2009Bigla Cycling Team
2010Noris Cycling
2011Mcipollini–Giordana
2012Faren–Honda Team
Major wins

Hohl qualified for the Swiss squad in the women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics by receiving one of the nation's three available berths from the UCI World Cup.[5] Passing through the 102.6-km mark, Hohl fell into the ground after crashing her bike in a heavy collision against a small group of riders, and subsequently, abandoned her race before reaching the 3:03-barrier.[6][7][8]

Career highlights
2007
1st Overall, Tour de Berne, Bern (SUI)
8th UCI European Road Championships (U23), Sofia (BUL)
2008
1st Swiss Championships (Road), Gansingen (SUI)
2009
1st Swiss Championships (Road), Nyon (SUI)
1st Meisterschaft von Zürich, Zürich (SUI)
1st Stage 1, Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile, Viareggio (ITA)
2010
1st Overall, Grand Prix Oberbaselbiet, Switzerland
4th Swiss Championships (Road), Switzerland
2011
3rd Swiss Championships (Road), Kirchdorf (SUI)
2012
1st Swiss Championships (Road), Switzerland

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jennifer Hohl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. "National Championship, Road, Elite, Switzerland (Women)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. "Radsport: Rücktritt von Jennifer Hohl" [Cycling: Resignation of Jennifer Hohl] (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  4. Oberfeuchtner, Heike (6 October 2012). "Karriereende: Amtierende Schweizermeisterin Jennifer Hohl tritt zurück" [End of career: Reigning national champion Jennifer Hohl resigns] (in German). Live-Radsport.ch. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  5. Dognati, Claudio (18 June 2008). "Jennifer Hohl fährt an Olympia" [Jennifer Hohl goes to Olympics] (in German). Der Rheintaler Online. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  6. "Women's Road Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  7. "Cooke weathers storm to take Olympic gold". Velo News. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  8. "Jennifer Hohl: Sturz und Out am Olympia-Rennen" [Jennifer Hohl: fell and out of the Olympic race] (in German). Der Rheintaler Online. 11 August 2008. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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