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 for 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 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 at second place for 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, 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 the 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
References
External links
1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Gera
German female cyclists
Cyclists from Thuringia
Cyclo-cross cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Germany
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Germany
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in cycling
UCI Road World Champions (women)
UCI Cyclo-cross World Champions (women)
Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf
20th-century German women
German mountain bikers
People from Bezirk Gera