Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå (born 10 February 1973) is a Norwegian cross-country and marathon mountain biker. She won the women's cross-country gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games and is a multiple World Champion. She has won six World Championships and six European championships. Dahle has also won four UCI World Cup XC in a row.
Team information:
Current team: Multivan Merida Biking Team
Discipline: Mountain Bike, Cross-Country Olympic Distance
Professional teams: American Eagle (Netherlands) 1995—1998, Øgland-DBS (Norway) 1998—2001, Multivan Merida Biking Team (Germany/Taiwan), 2002-2016
Career Success:
2014 1st Norwegian national championships crosscountry, 8th at World championships crosscountry, Worldcup results: 2nd in Pietermaritzburg, 2nd in Albstadt, 2nd in Méribel and 3rd in Nove Mesto, 6th in the Worldcup’s overall standings; race wins at round 1 of the MTB Bundesliga in Saalhausen, at the International KitzAlp Bikefestival in Kirchberg/Tyrol and at the Ötztal Mountainbike Festival in Haiming
2013 World champion marathon, 1st Norwegian national championships crosscountry, 8th at World championships crosscountry, Worldcup results: 4th in Vallnord, 5th in Val di Sole and Hafjell, 10th in Nove Mesto, 9th in the Worldcup’s overall standings; race wins at BMC Racing Cup in Davos and Coupe de France event in Méribel
2012 1st European Cross Country Championships, Silver at both the World Cross Country Championships and World Marathon Championships, Worldcup finishes: Winner in la Bresse and Val d’Isère, 5th at Mont Saint-Anne, 7th at Windham, 8th at Nove Mesto and Houffalize, 2nd in the Worldcup’s overall standings
2011 1st European Marathon Championships, 1st Norwegian national Cross Country Championships, Worldcup finishes: 3rd at Val di sole, 4th at Nove Mesto, 6th at World Championships Crosscountry
2010 Silver medal european championshipsmarathon, 6th world championships marathon, 3rd Roc d’Azur (Cross Country)
2009 1st European marathon championships, 1st Norwegian national Cross Country championships,1st at Montebelluna’s Gunn-Rita-Marathon
2008 World marathon champion, 7th at World championships Cross Country, Worldcup finishes: 1st (Madrid), 5th (Mont Sainte Anne), 6th (Houffalize), 8th (Fort William)
2007 2nd Worldcup Houffalize, 3rd Worldcup Offenburg, 1st at MTB Bundesliga Münsingen, 1st at Sunshine Cup in Nals, 1st at Gunn-Rita Marathon
2006 World champion crosscountry and marathon, European champion marathon, runner-up at European championships crosscountry; winner of three worldcup races and the UCI-worldcup overall
2005 World champion crosscountry and marathon, European champion crosscountry; winner of five worldcup races and the UCI-worldcup overall; Norwegian national champion crosscountry and Nordic champion
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