Daphny van den Brand

Daphny van den Brand

Personal information
Full name	Daphny van den Brand
Born	April 6, 1978 (1978-04-06) (age 33) Zeeland, North Brabant, Netherlands
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	51 kg (110 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Cyclo-cross
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2000 2003–2004 2005	Kupfernagel @Home Van Bemmelen - AA Drink
Major wins
World Cyclo-cross Champion (2003) European Cyclo-cross Champion (2006, 2007) National Cyclo-cross Champion (10 times) National MTB Champion (2002)
Medal record Competitor for the  Netherlands Cyclo-cross World Championship Gold 2003 Bronze 2000 Bronze 2001 Bronze 2002 Bronze 2006 European Championship Gold 2007 Gold 2006 Silver 2005
Infobox last updated on July 19, 2007

Daphny van den Brand, (born April 6, 1978 in Zeeland, North Brabant) is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle and mountain bike racer.

Daphny van den Brand started her cycling at eight. She won races thanks to her sprint.

Van den Brand joined the Dutch junior team. She won her first medal as a junior in 1993 during the cyclo-cross race in Sint-Michielsgestel, where she finished third .

Dutch mountain bike manager Leo van Zeeland asked her in 1994 to race on a mountain bike. Van den Brand took part in a race in Bergschenhoek and finished in fifth position. She rode the European and world junior mountain biking championships and finished seventh in both.

Van den Brand then concentrated on mountain biking and cyclo-cross. She won eight national cyclo-cross championships and the cyclo-cross world championship in 2003 in Monopoli. She also won four world bronze medals, a silver at the European championship in 2005 and gold at the 2006 UCI cyclo-cross European championship. In mountain biking she won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal in national championships between 2001 and 2003.

Achievements

1994

3rd in National championship cyclo-cross

1997

1st in Gieten

1998

1st in  Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross

1st in Gieten

1999

1st in  Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross

1st in Gieten

2000

3rd in World Championship Cyclo-cross

1st in  Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross

1st in Gieten

2001

3rd in World Championship Cyclo-cross

1st in  Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross

1st in Gieten

2002

2nd in Dutch National Championship Mountain bike

3rd in World Championship Cyclo-cross

1st in  Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross

1st in Hoogerheide

2003

3rd in Dutch National Championship Mountain bike

1st in World Championship Cyclo-cross in Monopoli

1st in  Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross

1st in Hoogerheide

1st in Torino

1st in Vossem

1st in Kalmthout

2004

2nd in National championship cyclo-cross

1st in  Netherlands National championship mountain bike

1st in Oostmalle

1st in Pijnacker-Nootdorp

1st in Milano

1st in Kalmthout

1st in Overijse

1st in Loenhout

2005

1st in  Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross

1st in Hamburg

1st in Kalmthout

1st in Sint-Michielsgestel

1st in Koppenberg

2nd in UCI cyclo-cross European championship in Pont-Chateau

1st in Pijnacker-Nootdorp

1st in Milano

1st in Hofstade

1st in Hooglede

2006

1st in 2006 UCI cyclo-cross European championship

1st in  Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross

1st in Liévin

1st in Hoogerheide

3rd in World championship cyclo-cross

1st in Oostmalle

1st in Harderwijk

1st in Frankfurt

1st in Overijse

1st in Veghel-Eerde

2007

1st in 2007 UCI cyclo-cross European championship

1st in  Netherlands National championship cyclo-cross

2009

2nd in UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, Treviso (ITA)

External links

• Official Daphny van den Brand website
• Video of Daphny in Oostmalle
• Daphny van den Brand profile at Cycling Archives

Sporting positions
Preceded by Laurence Leboucher	World Cyclo-cross Champion 2004	Succeeded by Laurence Leboucher

Persondata
Name	Brand, Daphny van den
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch cyclist
Date of birth	April 6, 1978
Place of birth	Zeeland, North Brabant, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death