Regina Schleicher (born 21 March 1974 in

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is, after Nuremberg and Fürth, the Franconia#Towns and cities, third-largest city in Franconia located in the north of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It sp ...

) is a German professional cyclist. Whilst young, Regina's family moved to

Marktheidenfeld Marktheidenfeld () is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany, and the seat (but not a member) of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (municipal association) of Markth ...

where she attended school. Her father, Hans Schleicher (born 1949) is a cycle racing coach and led her cycling career which began when she competed in the '' RV Concordia Karbach'' in Karbach,

Lower Franconia Lower Franconia (, ) is one of seven districts of Bavaria, Germany. The districts of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia make up the region of Franconia. It consists of nine districts and 308 municipalities (including three cities). History After ...

Palmarès

;1994 :European U23 Road Race Champion ;2002 :UCI World Cup Race,

Plouay Plouay (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. Plouay hosts the GP Ouest-France and the GP de Plouay, annual cycling races (a men's and women's race, respectively). It was also the location of the UCI ...

:UCI World Cup Race, Gran Premio Castilla y León :Stage win, Giro d'Italia ;2003 :4 stage wins, Giro d'Italia :2 stage wins “Canada round travel” :Vuelta Castilla y León ;2004 :Stage win, Giro d'Italia :Stage win, Giro del Trentino :Stage win, Route OF Montreal :Stage win, Vuelta Castilla y León :Stage win,

Holland Ladies Tour The Holland Ladies Tourhttp://www.hollandladiestour.nl/ Official site is a women's elite professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September since 1998 in the Netherlands. It's a tour with 6 or 7 stages. For sponsorship reasons t ...

;2005 :Stage win, Giro d'Italia :Road Race World Champion :German Road Race Champion ;2006 (

Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung (from 2010 Equipe Noris Cycling) was the name of a Nuremberg women's professional cycling team with UCI Women's Team status up to and including the 2009 season. The name was given by the main sponsor '' Nürnberger ...

) :

Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio is a one day women's professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the ''comune'' (municipality) of Cittiglio and nearby comunes located within the Province of Varese in the region of Lombardy i ...

:2 stage wins,

;2007 :Stage win,

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* * Sportspeople from Würzburg Cyclists from Lower Franconia 1974 births Living people German female cyclists UCI Road World Champions (women) 20th-century German women 21st-century German women {{Germany-cycling-bio-1970s-stub