Liane Bahler (22 January 1982 – 4 July 2007) was a German professional
racing cyclist
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Biography
Bahler was born in
Gotha
Gotha () is the fifth-largest city in Thuringia, Germany, west of Erfurt and east of Eisenach with a population of 44,000. The city is the capital of the district of Gotha and was also a residence of the Ernestine Wettins from 1640 until the ...
, and started her professional career in 2001. In that year she finished third in the sixth stage of the Tour de Bretagne. In 2002, she won a stage in the
Tour de l'Aude. She joined the
Nürnberger Versicherung cycling team in 2003 and stayed with this team in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, she finished in second place in the
Albstadt Frauen Etappenrennen. She made a move to
Dutch team Therme Skin Care in 2006. She finished in second position at the
Tour Cycliste Féminin de la Drôme, and third in the fourth stage of the
Route de France Féminine. She also won the
Köln-Hurth race that year. For the 2007 season she switched to Italian team Fenix-HPB.
On 4 July 2007, Bahler died in a car crash in
Rudolstadt, while travelling to the airport on the way to competing in the
Giro d'Italia Femminile
The is an annual women's cycle stage race around Italy. First held in 1988, the race is currently part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and is currently organised by RCS Sport, the organisers of the men's Giro d'Italia. The race was previously ...
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1982 births
2007 deaths
Road incident deaths in Germany
German female cyclists
Sportspeople from Gotha (town)
Cyclists from Thuringia
Sportspeople from Bezirk Erfurt
20th-century German women
21st-century German sportswomen
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