Eva Lechner (born 1 July 1985) is an Italian multi-discipline cyclist, who has won at least one national title in cyclo-cross, road bicycle racing and mountain bike racing.[1] She won the team relay at the 2012 Mountain bike World Championships together with Luca Braidot, Marco Aurelio Fontana and Beltain Schmid.

Eva Lechner
Lechner in 2011
Personal information
Full nameEva Lechner
Born (1985-07-01) 1 July 1985 (age 39)
Bolzano, Italy
Team information
Current teamTrinx Factory Team
DisciplinesMountain bike
Road
Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2007Team Trentino Alto
2010–2012Rapp. Südtirol Alto Adige (road)
2013NWV Groningen–Bike4AIR (road)
Professional teams
2006Fenixs–Colnago
2008–2015Colnago–Cap–Arreghini (MTB)
2008–2009Gauss RDZ Ormu (road)
2014RusVelo Women's Team (road)
2015BTC City Ljubljana (road)
2016–2018Luna Pro Team (MTB)
2016Servetto Footon (road)
2018–2020Creafin–TÜV SÜD (cyclo-cross)
2020–Trinx Factory Team (MTB)
2020–2021Starcasino CX Team (cyclo-cross)
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
National Championships (2009, 2010, 2012–2018)
World Cup
2 individual wins (2014–15, 2015–16)
Mountain bike
National XC Championships (2012, 2014, 2016)
XC World Cup
3 individual wins (2010, 2013, 2014)
Road
National Road Race Championships (2007)
Medal record
Women's cyclo-cross
Representing  Italy
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Hoogerheide Elite race
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Silvelle Elite race

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country finishing in 17th place. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she finished 16th in the Women's cross-country. She was on the start list of 2018 Cross-Country European Championships and finished 8th.[2]

Lechner won the silver medal in the women's elite race at the 2014 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, coming second to Marianne Vos.

Major results

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Road

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2007
1st   Road race, National Road Championships
2011
9th Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
2012
7th Overall Tour de Feminin
2015
9th Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol

Cyclo-cross

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2008–2009
1st   National Championships
2nd Faè Di Oderzo
2009–2010
1st   National Championships
1st Ornavasso
2010–2011
3rd National Championships
2011–2012
1st   National Championships
2nd Rome
2nd Faè Di Oderzo
2012–2013
1st   National Championships
1st Milano
2nd Faè Di Oderzo
2013–2014
1st   National Championships
1st Faè Di Oderzo
2nd   UCI World Championships
Superprestige
2nd Diegem
UCI World Cup
3rd Rome
3rd Nommay
2014–2015
1st   National Championships
UCI World Cup
1st Hoogerheide
1st Overall EKZ CrossTour
1st Baden
1st Dielsdorf
3rd Eschenbach
Giro d'Italia Cross
1st Roma
1st Rossano Veneto
1st Faè Di Oderzo
2015–2016
1st   National Championships
EKZ CrossTour
1st Baden
1st Meilen
2nd Eschenbach
1st Asolo
2nd Overall UCI World Cup
1st Cauberg
2nd Las Vegas
3rd Namur
3rd Lignières-en-Berry
2nd Roma
2nd Faè Di Oderzo
Superprestige
3rd Diegem
2016–2017
1st   National Championships
EKZ CrossTour
1st Baden
1st Eschenbach
UCI World Cup
2nd Namur
3rd Iowa City
2017–2018
1st   National Championships
EKZ CrossTour
1st Eschenbach
1st Madiswil
1st Faè Di Oderzo
1st Brugherio
1st Milano
National Trophy Series
2nd Abergavenny
3rd Overall UCI World Cup
2nd Hoogerheide
3rd Namur
3rd Heusden-Zolder
2018–2019
1st   National Championships
Brico Cross
1st Geraardsbergen
3rd Bredene
3rd Essen
3rd Overijse
2019–2020
1st   National Championships
2nd   UEC European Championships
Superprestige
2nd Boom
2020–2021
3rd National Championships
Ethias Cross
3rd Beringen
EKZ CrossTour
3rd Hittnau
2021–2022
1st Jesolo
1st San Colombano
1st Faè Di Oderzo
2nd National Championships
2022–2023
2nd Vittorio Veneto
3rd Fae' Di Oderzo

Mountain bike

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2002
2nd   Cross-country, UEC European Junior Championships
2003
2nd   Cross-country, UCI World Junior Championships
2005
1st   Team relay, UEC European Championships
1st   Cross-country, National Under-23 Championships
2nd   Team relay, UCI World Championships
2006
2nd   Team relay, UCI World Championships
3rd   Cross-country, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2007
UEC European Championships
1st   Under-23 cross-country
3rd   Team relay
2008
UCI XCO World Cup
2nd Vallnord
2nd   Team relay, UEC European Championships
3rd   Team relay, UCI World Championships
2009
1st   Team relay, UCI World Championships
National Championships
1st   Cross-country
1st   Marathon
Internazionali d'Italia Series
1st Nalles
2nd Montichiari
2010
National Championships
1st   Cross-country
1st   Marathon
Internazionali d'Italia Series
1st Nalles
2nd Montichiari
UEC European Championships
2nd   Team relay
3rd   Cross-country
3rd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Houffalize
2nd Champéry
2011
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
1st Vermiglio
UCI Eliminator World Cup
2nd Offenburg
2nd Lugagnano Val d'Arda
UCI World Championships
3rd   Cross-country
3rd   Team relay
UCI XCO World Cup
3rd Offenburg
3rd   Team relay, UEC European Championships
3rd Zoetermeer
2012
1st   Team relay, UCI World Championships
1st   Team relay, UEC European Championships
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
1st Nalles
1st Guiyang
1st Vermiglio
UCI Eliminator World Cup
2nd Houffalize
2013
1st   Team relay, UCI World Championships
UEC European Championships
1st   Team relay
2nd   Cross-country
2nd   Eliminator
Internazionali d'Italia Series
1st Nalles
1st Montichiari
1st Lugagnano Val d'Arda
2nd Chies d'Alpago
2nd Vermiglio
1st Jelenia Góra
2nd Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Albstadt
2nd Hafjell
3rd Vallnord
UCI Eliminator World Cup
2nd Hafjell
2nd Eliminator, National Championships
3rd Langkawi
2014
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
UCI XCO World Cup
1st Cairns
1st Langkawi
Internazionali d'Italia Series
2nd Nalles
Swiss Bike Cup
2nd Solothurn
2015
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
1st Rio de Janeiro
2nd   Cross-country, UEC European Championships
Internazionali d'Italia Series
2nd Nalles
2nd Graz
3rd   Team relay, UCI World Championships
Ötztaler Mountainbike Festival
3rd Haiming
2016
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
US Cup
1st San Dimas
2017
Internazionali d'Italia Series
1st Courmayeur
US Cup
3rd Fontana
2018
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
US Cup
3rd Fontana
2019
Internazionali d'Italia Series
1st San Marino
2nd Andora
3rd Pineto
3rd La Thuile
2nd   Team relay, UEC European Championships
2nd Cross-country, National Championships
2020
1st   Team relay, UEC European Championships
1st   Cross-country, National Championships
1st   Overall Transmaurienne Vanoise
1st   Overall Andalucía Bike Race
UCI World Championships
2nd   Cross-country
2nd   Team relay
2021
National Championships
1st   Cross-country
1st   Eliminator

References

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  1. ^ "Eva Lechner". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  2. ^ "European Championships Results - CROSS-COUNTRY WOMEN". UEC. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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