Competing in cyclo-cross, mountain bike and road cycling, the multi-talented Italian athlete already has an impressive list of successes! She made a very good start to the 2015-2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup with 2nd place in Las Vegas and victory in Valkenburg. After three rounds, she currently lies 2nd in the provisional overall ranking. Her main goal for 2016 is the mountain bike event at the Rio 2016, her 3rd Olympic Games. Before that it is time to get to know her a little better
I AM Name: Eva Lechner Age: 29 Nickname: Evi Discipline: Cycling (mountain bike, cyclo-cross, road) Main success: 4 UCI World Cup victories (3 mountain bike, 1 cyclo-cross), bronze medal at the 2011 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, silver medal at the 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, 2007 U23 European Champion, 2nd at the 2013 European Championships, all colours of medals at World and European Championships in the Mountain Bike Team Relay, 20 times National Champion (mountain bike, cyclo-cross, road)
I LIKE An actor/actress: Russell Crowe A TV series: Revenge A movie: Secretariat A song: Cheerleader An artist: Hans Zimmer A book: The Bible A colour: Yellow A meal: Pizza A country: Italy A race: Nove Mesto Another cyclist: Marianne Vos Another sport: Biathlon A sport person: Bethany Hamilton 3 things that you would take with you on a desert island: My family, my horses, my Bible A person who inspires you: My parents A motto: Never give up A dream: Olympic Champion
Something people don’t know about you? I´m a convinced Christian and believe that Jesus Christ died for the sins of everybody on the cross and that who believes in that will be saved. I thank God for the talent he gave me to ride my bike fast and therefore I´m racing to honour him.
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