# Nicole Brändli

Nicole Brändli (born 18 June 1979) is a professional cyclist from Switzerland. She is a three-time winner of Giro d'Italia Femminile. She was the Swiss National Road Race champion in 2001, 2002 and 2003. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.

## Palmarès
### 1996

    2nd Time Trial, National Junior Road Championships

### 1997

    1st Berner Rundfahrt
    2nd Time Trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships

### 1998

    3rd Berner Rundfahrt

### 1999

    UEC European Road Championships
       2nd U23 Time Trial
       3rd U23 Road Race
    2nd Road Race, National Road Championships
    3rd Rund Um die Rigi–Gersau
    10th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
    10th Trofeo Alfredo Binda

### 2000

    1st Time Trial, National Road Championships
    2nd Overall Eko Tour Dookola Polski
    2nd Berner Rundfahrt
    3rd U23 Time Trial, UEC European Road Championships
    3rd Giro del Lago Maggiore
    9th La Flèche Wallonne

### 2001

    National Road Championships
       1st Road Race
       3rd Time Trial
    1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
       1st Stages 10 & 11
    1st Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
    1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda
    UEC European Road Championships
       1st U23 Time Trial
       3rd U23 Road Race
    UCI Road World Championships
       2nd Time Trial
       6th Road Race
    2nd Overall Gracia–Orlová
    3rd Berner Rundfahrt

### 2002

    National Road Championships
       1st Road Race
       2nd Time Trial
    1st Overall Vuelta Castilla y Leon
    1st Stage 9 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale
    2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
    UCI Road World Championships
       2nd Time Trial
       2nd Road Race
    3rd Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
    9th Trofeo Alfredo Binda

### 2003

    1st Road Race, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
       1st Stage 3
    1st Overall Gracia–Orlová
    2nd Berner Rundfahrt
    6th La Flèche Wallonne

### 2004

    1st Overall Gracia–Orlová
    1st GP Carnevale d'Europa
    3rd Time Trial, National Road Championships
    6th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
    8th La Flèche Wallonne

### 2005

    1st Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
       1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 7
    1st Overall Albstadt Frauen Etappenrennen
       1st Stage 2
    1st Bern–Oberbottigen
    2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
    2nd Road Race, National Road Championships
    2nd Trofeo Citta' di Rosignano
    3rd Souvenir Magali Pache
    7th La Flèche Wallonne

### 2006

    1st GP Ouest France
    1st Stage 3 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
    2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
       1st Stage 1
    2nd Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
    2nd Road Race, National Road Championships
    3rd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
    3rd Overall Gracia–Orlová
    3rd Giro del Lago Maggiore
    8th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships
    8th La Flèche Wallonne

### 2007

    2nd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
       1st Stage 5
    2nd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
       1st Stage 2
    3rd Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
    3rd Overall Albstadt Frauen Etappenrennen
    3rd Road Race, National Road Championships
    6th La Flèche Wallonne

### 2008

    1st Leo Wirth Strassenrennen
    1st Giro del Lago Maggiore
    7th La Flèche Wallonne

### 2009

    1st GP Raiffeisen
    3rd Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile
    3rd Chambéry
    6th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile
    8th Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
       1st Stage 1 (TTT)
    8th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships

### 2016

    3rd Overall Tour of Zhoushan Island I