# Hanka Kupfernagel

Hanka Kupfernagel (born 19 March 1974 in Gera, Bezirk Gera) is a retired German professional cycle racer. During most of her career her primary focus was cyclo-cross racing, however, she has also 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 in 2000, 2001 and 2005; two silver medals in 2002 and 2003; and the bronze medal in 2004. Her major career victories also include a gold medal in the individual time trial competition at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships in Stuttgart and a silver medal in the road race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
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 for three consecutive years from 1997 to 1999.
In 2007, the three-times 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. She also won the Sparkassen Giro Bochum.
In 2008, she had a very strong cyclo-cross season, winning two World Cup races and even though she finished in the second place six times, she had enough point to claim the overall World Cup title. She seemed to be the favourite for the women's race at the 2009 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide, but she was not able to defend her title as Marianne Vos beat her during a sprint finish and left her with the silver medal.
Kupfernagel officially retired in 2016. After three and a half years out of competition she participated in the German cyclo-cross championship 2019 at the age of 44 finishing the race in second place.

## Major results
### Road
#### 1992

    1st Road Race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
    1st Overall Tour de Bretagne

#### 1994

    1st Overall Berliner Rundfahrt
       1st Prologue & Stage 3
    1st Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop
    2nd Frühjahrsstraßenpreis
    3rd Overall Essen Etappenfahrt
       1st Stage 1
    3rd Overall Krasna Lipa Tour Féminine

#### 1995

    National Road Championships
       1st Road Race
       1st Time Trial
    1st Overall Gracia–Orlová
       1st Stages 1 & 3
    1st Frühjahrsstraßenpreis
    1st Laimnau-Wiesertsweiler
    1st Eberdingen–Hochdorf
    1st Main-Spessart Rundfahrt
    1st Karbach Criterium
    1st Oy-Mittelberg Criterium
    1st Forst Criterium
    1st Forst Chrono (TTT)
    1st Irrel-Ferschweller
    1st Bollendorf Criterium
    2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

#### 1996

    1st Road Race, U23 UEC European Road Championships
    1st Time Trial, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Gracia–Orlová
    1st Overall Krasna Lipa Tour Féminine
    1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
    1st Eberdingen–Hochdorf Criterium
    1st Main-Spessart Rundfahrt Criterium
    1st Wißmannsdorf I Criterium
    1st Wißmannsdorf II Criterium
    1st Genthin Criterium
    1st Genthin Chrono (TTT)
    1st Oy-Mittelberg Criterium

#### 1997

    National Road Championships
       1st Road Race
       1st Time Trial
       1st Hill Climb
    1st Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
    1st Overall Tour de Bretagne
    1st Overall Gracia–Orlová
       1st Stage 2
    1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca
    1st Overall Tour du Finistère
       1st Stages 1a, 2 & 6a
    1st Overall Krasna Lipa Tour Féminine
    1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
    1st Niederwangen Criterium
    1st Forst Criterium
    1st Forst Chrono (TTT)
    1st Bad Schussenried Criterium
    7th Road Race, UCI Road World Championships

#### 1998

    1st Road Race, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
    1st Overall Tour de Bretagne
    1st Söhnlein-Rheingold-Strassenpreis
    1st Wiesbaden Criterium
    1st Eberdingen–Hochdorf Criterium
    1st Main-Spessart Rundfahrt Criterium
    1st Karbach Criterium
    1st Oy-Mittelberg Criterium
    2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
    UCI Road World Championships
       3rd Road Race
       3rd Time Trial
    3rd Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
    9th La Flèche Wallonne

#### 1999

    1st Road Race, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Gracia–Orlová
    1st Overall RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
       1st Stage 3
    1st Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
    1st Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
    1st Overall Krasna Lipa Tour Féminine
    1st La Flèche Wallonne
    1st Berlin Criterium
    1st Sankt Wendel Criterium
    2nd Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
    2nd Canberra Women's Classic
    3rd Liberty Classic

#### 2000

    National Road Championships
       1st Road Race
       1st Time Trial
    1st Overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
    1st Overall Gracia–Orlová
    1st Overall RaboSter Zeeuwsche Eilanden
       1st Stage 3a
    1st Overall Krasna Lipa Tour Féminine
    1st Stage 5b
    Olympic Games
       2nd Road Race
       8th Time Trial
    3rd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin

#### 2001

    1st Dortmund Classic
    1st Boxmeer Criterium
    National Road Championships
       2nd Road Race
       3rd Time Trial

#### 2002

    1st Time Trial, National Road Championships
    2nd Overall Gracia–Orlová

#### 2003

    1st Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen
    2nd Overall Albstadt Frauen Etappenrennen
    2nd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin

#### 2004

    2nd La Flèche Wallonne

#### 2006

    3rd Overall Krasna Lipa Tour Féminine

#### 2007

    1st Time Trial, UCI Road World Championships
    1st Time Trial, National Road Championships
    1st Overall Krasna Lipa Tour Féminine
       1st Stage 3
    1st Sparkassen Giro Bochum
    1st Stage 4a Emakumeen Euskal Bira
    1st Stage 1 Albstadt Frauen Etapperen

#### 2008

    1st Time Trial, National Road Championships

#### 2009

    1st Stage 5 Tour du Grand Montréal

#### 2010

    1st Overall Albstadt Frauen Etapperen
       1st Stage 2
    3rd Time Trial, National Road Championships

#### 2011

    1st Overall Albstadt Frauen Etapperen
       1st Stages 1 & 2
    1st Stage 3 Krasna Lipa Tour Féminine
    3rd Road Race, National Road Championships
    4th Sparkassen Giro Bochum

#### 2012

    1st Overall Albstadt Frauen Etapperen
    2nd Overall Tour de Free State
    Open de Suède Vårgårda
       2nd Road Race
       5th Team Time Trial
    6th Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen
       1st Prologue

#### 2013

    1st Overall Albstadt Frauen Etapperen
    9th Overall Thüringen-Rundfahrt der Frauen

#### 2015

    5th Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
    5th Nagrade Ljubljana

### Cyclo-cross & Mountainbike
#### 1995

    1st Nobeyama Supercross #1
    1st Shiojiri Cyclo-cross

#### 1996

    1st Herford Cyclo-cross

#### 1997

    1st GP Montferland Cyclo-cross

#### 1999

    1st München Cyclo-cross
    1st Obergösgen Cyclo-cross
    1st Vlaamse Industrieprijs Bosduin Cyclo-cross
    1st Azencross

#### 2000

    1st UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st Magstadt Cyclo-cross
    1st Wetzikon Cyclo-cross
    1st Nootdorp Pijnacker Cyclo-cross
    1st Schulteiss Cup Cyclocross
    1st Lutterbach Cyclo-cross
    1st Gavere Cyclo-cross
    1st Trofeo Mamma & Papà Guerciotti Cyclo-cross
    1st Zolder Cyclo-cross
    1st Herford Cyclo-cross

#### 2001

    1st UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st Wetzikon Cyclo-cross
    1st Frankfurt am Main Cyclo-cross
    1st Wortegem-Petegem
    1st Kersttrofee
    1st Azencross
    1st Lutterbach Cyclo-cross
    1st Herford Cyclo-cross

#### 2002

    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st Wetzikon Cyclo-cross
    2nd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

#### 2003

    1st UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st Sankt Wendel Cyclo-cross
    1st Frankfurt am Main, Cyclo-cross
    1st Kleinmachnow Cyclo-cross
    1st Wetzikon Cyclo-cross
    1st Trofeo Mamma & Papà Guerciotti
    1st Kersttrofee Hofstade Cyclo-cross
    1st Duinencross Koksijde, Cyclo-cross
    1st Azencross
    1st Herford Cyclo-cross
    2nd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
    2nd National Cyclo-cross Championships

#### 2004

    1st UCI Cyclo-cross World Ranking
    1st Overall UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
    1st UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st Magstadt Cyclo-cross
    1st Nommay Cyclo-cross
    1st Schulteiss Cup Berlin Cyclo-cross
    1st Frankfurt am Main Cyclo-cross
    1st Kersttrofee Hofstade Cyclo-cross
    1st Herford Cyclo-cross
    3rd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

#### 2005

    1st UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st Nommay Cyclo-cross
    1st Internationale Sluitingsprijs
    1st Schulteiss Cup Berlin Cyclo-cross
    1st Magstadt Cyclo-cross
    1st Frankfurt am Main Cyclo-cross
    3rd UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships

#### 2006

    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st Vlaamse Industrieprijs Bosduin
    1st Magstadt, Cyclo-cross
    1st Nootdorp Pijnacker Cyclo-cross
    1st City Cross Cup Lorsch Cyclo-cross
    1st Kersttrofee Hofstade Cyclo-cross
    1st Azencross
    2nd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
    2nd UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships

#### 2007

    1st UCI Cyclo-cross World Ranking
    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st National Mountainbike (XC) Championship
    1st GP Adri van der Poel
    1st Azencross
    1st Frankfurt am Main

#### 2008

    1st UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
    1st UEC European Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st Liévin Cyclo-cross
    1st GP Adri van der Poel
    1st Tabor Cyclo-cross
    1st Nootdorp Pijnacker Cyclo-cross
    1st Frankfurt am Main Cyclo-cross
    1st Scheldecross
    1st Herford Cyclo-cross

#### 2009

    1st UCI Cyclo-cross World Ranking
    1st Overall UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st City Cross Cup Lorsch Cyclo-cross
    1st Strullendorf Cyclo-cross
    2nd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

#### 2010

    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st Nommay Cyclo-cross
    1st Wetzikon Cyclo-cross
    1st Scheldecross
    2nd UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships

#### 2011

    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st Vlaamse Witloof Veldrit
    1st Baden Cyclo-cross
    1st City Cross Cup
    1st Frenkendorf Cyclo-cross

#### 2012

    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships
    1st GP Oberbaselbiet
    1st City Cross Cup
    1st Frankfurt am Main

#### 2013

    1st Stadl-Paura Cyclo-cross
    1st City Cross Cup

#### 2014

    1st National Cyclo-cross Championships

#### 2015

    1st Illnau Cyclo-cross
    1st Steinmaur Cyclo-cross

### Track
#### 1991

    2nd UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships

#### 1992

    UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
       1st Individual Pursuit
       1st Points Race

#### 1993

    1st Individual Pursuit, National Track Championships

#### 1994

    1st Individual Pursuit, National Track Championships

#### 1995

    1st Individual Pursuit, National Track Championships

#### 1996

    2nd Individual Pursuit, National Track Championships