Christina Perchtold

Christina Perchtold (born 11 May 1993) is an Austrian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team Health Mate–Cyclelive Team.[1] Born in Klagenfurt, Perchtold is a sprinter that is also capable of surviving short climbs and was the winner of the Austrian National Road Race Championships in 2016.[2]

Christina Perchtold
Perchtold at the 2018 La Flèche Wallonne
Personal information
Full nameChristina Perchtold
Born (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993
Klagenfurt, Austria
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Team information
Current teamHealth Mate–Cyclelive Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur teams
?RC Grafenstein
2010–2011Kuota Speed Kueens
Professional teams
2012–2013Scappa Speed Queens
2014–2016NÖ RadUnion Vitalogic
2017Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling
2018–Health Mate–Cyclelive Team
Major wins
One day races & Classics
National Road Race Championships (2016)

Career

Perchtold started with cycling in 1998 and in her early years rode for local club RC Grafenstein in her hometown of Klagenfurt. At the age of 18 she joined the Austrian professional team Kuota Speed Kueens as a junior rider and immediately showed great talent and sprinting qualities in both national and international races. In 2011 Perchtold received first international attention as a potential coming talent when she finished fifth in the junior road race at the UCI World Championships in Copenhagen.[3] As an elite rider she remained on the same team until 2013, which in the meantime had changed names. Perchtold herself considered quitting cycling in between, not putting full focus on her career in 2013 and 2014. Nonetheless, she managed to score good results on a national level, amongst which the silver medal at the 2014 Austrian National Road Race Championships riding for NÖ RadUnion Vitalogic. After finally deciding to follow a professional career in cycling, Perchtold had her strongest year to date in 2016 where she finished third at a stage of the Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol, winning the Austrian National Road Race Championships and being selected for Austria's team at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in Doha, where she finished 28th.

At the end of the season, Perchtold signed a two-year contract with the Swiss Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling team where she was supposed to become a part of the team's sprint leadout.[3] She left the team after one season, joining the Health Mate–Cyclelive Team for 2018.

Personal life

Besides her career as a cyclist, Perchtold joined the Austrian police in 2013 and became a police officer in 2016.[4] She is a member of the cycling cadre of the Austrian ministry of the interior.[5]

Major results
2010
3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
2011
5th Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2012
3rd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
2014
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2015
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2016
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2017
2nd Road race, National Road Championships

References
  1. "Health Mate UCI Ladies Team reveals jersey for 2019". Health Mate–Cyclelive Team. Cyclelive. 14 December 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. "National Championship, Road, Elite, Austria (Women)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. "Austrian Road Champion Joins CBPCT". Cervélo Bigla Pro Cycling Team. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. "Christina Perchtold gewinnt Staatsmeisterschaft". Österreichischer Polizeisportverband. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. "Polizistin Christina Perchtold ist Staatsmeisterin". Bundesministerium für Inneres. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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