# Anna Kiesenhofer

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Austrian cyclist (born 1991)

Anna Kiesenhofer Kiesenhofer at the 2022 European Championships Personal information Born (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 35) Niederkreuzstetten, Austria Team information Discipline Road Role Rider Rider type Time trialist Amateur teams 2015–2016 — 2018–2019 — 2020 Cookina–Graz 2021–2022 — Professional teams 2017 Lotto–Soudal Ladies 2023–2024 Israel Premier Tech Roland Major wins One-day races and Classics Olympic Road Race (2020) National Road Race Championships (2019, 2024) National Time Trial Championships (2019, 2020, 2021, 2024) Medal record Women's road cycling Representing Austria Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Road race

**Anna Kiesenhofer** (German pronunciation: [\[ˈanaː ˈkiːsn̩ˌhoːfɐ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German); born 14 February 1991) is an Austrian professional cyclist and [mathematician](/source/Mathematician), who last rode for [UCI Women's WorldTeam](/source/UCI_Women's_Team) [Roland Le Dévoluy](/source/Roland_Cycling).[1]

Kiesenhofer gained fame when she won the gold medal in the [women's individual road race](/source/Cycling_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_individual_road_race) at the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics), the first Summer Olympics gold medal for [Austria](/source/Austria_at_the_Olympics) since [2004](/source/Austria_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics) and their first cycling Olympic gold medal since 1896.[2] Unfancied for a medal pre-race, she attacked in the first seconds of the event and soloed to victory, her pursuers mistakenly unaware of her position, in a win described as "one of the greatest upsets in Olympics and cycling history".[3]

## Academic career

Kiesenhofer studied mathematics at the [Vienna University of Technology](/source/TU_Wien) (2008–11), completing her [Master](/source/Master's_degree)'s degree at [Emmanuel College, Cambridge](/source/Emmanuel_College%2C_Cambridge) (2011–12).[4] She earned her PhD at the [Polytechnic University of Catalonia](/source/Polytechnic_University_of_Catalonia) with her thesis on *[Integrable systems](/source/Integrable_system) on b-[symplectic manifolds](/source/Symplectic_manifold)* in 2016.[5] From 2017 to 2021 Kiesenhofer was a postdoctoral researcher at the [École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne](/source/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_F%C3%A9d%C3%A9rale_de_Lausanne) (EPFL) and was part of a group researching nonlinear [partial differential equations](/source/Partial_differential_equations) which arise in mathematical physics.[6] Kiesenhofer has authored several scholarly journal articles including:

- Braddell, R., Kiesenhofer, A., & Miranda, E. (2020)*. b {\displaystyle b} -Structures on Lie groups and Poisson reduction.* [arXiv](/source/ArXiv_(identifier)):[2010.04770](https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.04770)

- Kiesenhofer, A., & Krieger, J. (2021). Small data global regularity for half-wave maps in n = 4 {\displaystyle n=4} dimensions. *Communications in Partial Differential Equations*, *46*(12), 2305–2324. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1080/03605302.2021.1936021](https://doi.org/10.1080%2F03605302.2021.1936021)

- Braddell, R., Kiesenhofer, A., & Miranda, E. (2018). *A b {\displaystyle b} -symplectic slice theorem*. [arXiv](/source/ArXiv_(identifier)):[1811.11894](https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.11894)

- Kiesenhofer, A., & Miranda, E. (2017). Cotangent Models for Integrable Systems. *Communications in Mathematical Physics*, *350*(3), 1123–1145. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1007/s00220-016-2720-x](https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00220-016-2720-x)

- Kiesenhofer, A., & Miranda, E. (2016). Noncommutative integrable systems on b-symplectic manifolds. *Regular & Chaotic Dynamics*, *21*(6), 643–659. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1134/S1560354716060058](https://doi.org/10.1134%2FS1560354716060058)

## Cycling career

Kiesenhofer participated in [triathlon](/source/Triathlon) and [duathlon](/source/Duathlon) from 2011 to 2013. After an injury, she had to limit her running and therefore concentrated on cycling from 2014. She joined the Catalan team *Frigoríficos Costa Brava – Naturalium*. In 2015 she entered the [Tour de l'Ardèche](/source/Tour_Cycliste_F%C3%A9minin_International_de_l'Ard%C3%A8che) but she was the victim of a fall on the first stage. She failed to recover and after several difficult stages decided to withdraw.[7]

In 2016, she won the Coupe d'Espagne.[8] In September, she took part in the Tour de l'Ardèche in the international team. On the third stage, the first breakaway started at the 12th kilometer. It was composed of [Dani Christmas](/source/Dani_Christmas), [Anna Plichta](/source/Anna_Plichta), Sara Olsson, [Vita Heine](/source/Vita_Heine) and [Silvia Valsecchi](/source/Silvia_Valsecchi). Twenty kilometers away, they were joined by Kiesenhofer. In the descent of the pass of Murs, the groups were seven minutes and twenty-five seconds ahead. After Blavac, Anna Plichta went off alone and she had a lead of a minute thirty at the foot of [Mont Ventoux](/source/Mont_Ventoux). On the ascent, Kiesenhofer joined her. She won the stage by almost four minutes over [Flávia Oliveira](/source/Fl%C3%A1via_Oliveira) and she took the lead in the overall standings.[9] The next day, Flávia Oliveira escaped in turn and she took Kiesenhofer's pink jersey.[10] She kept her second place in the overall standings until the end of the race.[11]

In July 2021, as Austria's sole representative in the 137 km-long Olympic [women's road race](/source/Cycling_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_individual_road_race) in [Tokyo, Japan](/source/Tokyo%2C_Japan), she won the gold medal, crossing the finish line 75 seconds in front of [Annemiek van Vleuten](/source/Annemiek_van_Vleuten) of the Netherlands.[2][12] Kiesenhofer trained for the event without a coach or a professional team, and was not viewed as a contender to win a medal.[12][13] In the race, she initiated a breakaway from the start, and was joined by four other competitors.[12] With 86 km to go, the leading group, now down to Kiesenhofer, [Omer Shapira](/source/Omer_Shapira), and [Anna Plichta](/source/Anna_Plichta), formed a 10-minute advantage over the chasing [peloton](/source/Peloton).[2] Kiesenhofer broke away by herself for the final 41 km while climbing the Kagosaka Pass, dropping Shapira and Plichta, who were later caught by the peloton.[12][14] Many in the peloton, including silver medalist Van Vleuten who celebrated mistakenly thinking she had won the gold,[15] finished the race unaware that Kiesenhofer was still in front of them.[14] Kiesenhofer later said she "couldn't believe" she won adding that she would have been happy with a top 25 finish.[16]

After racing as a privateer in 2022, Kiesenhofer rode for [Roland Cycling](/source/Roland_Cycling) team for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.[1][17][18] In 2025, she joined [Team Picnic PostNL](/source/Team_Picnic_PostNL_(women's_team)) as a trainer.[19]

## Major results

**2015**
- 1st Overall Semaine Cantalienne - 1st Stages 2 & 6

**2016**
- 2nd Overall [Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche](/source/Tour_Cycliste_F%C3%A9minin_International_de_l'Ard%C3%A8che) - 1st Stage 3

- 2nd [Time trial](/source/Austrian_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships

- [Copa de España](/source/Copa_de_Espa%C3%B1a) - 2nd Gran Premio Comunidad de Cantabria - 2nd Trofeo Zamora - 4th Trofeo Gobierno de La Rioja - 5th Zizurkil-Villabona - 7th Trofeo Ria de Marin - 10th Trofeo Bicicletas Jonny

**2018**
- 5th Thun-West Time trial

**2019**
- National Road Championships - 1st [Road race](/source/Austrian_National_Road_Race_Championships) - 1st [Time trial](/source/Austrian_National_Time_Trial_Championships)

- 4th Thun-West Time trial

- 5th [Ljubljana–Domžale–Ljubljana TT](/source/Ljubljana%E2%80%93Dom%C5%BEale%E2%80%93Ljubljana_TT)

- 5th [Time trial](/source/2019_European_Road_Championships#Elite), UEC European Road Championships

- 8th [Chrono des Nations](/source/Chrono_des_Nations)

**2020**
- 1st [Time trial](/source/Austrian_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships

- 1st Hochkar Bergeinzelzeitfahren Time trial

- 3rd Overall [Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche](/source/2020_Tour_Cycliste_F%C3%A9minin_International_de_l'Ard%C3%A8che)

**2021**
- 1st [Road race](/source/Cycling_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_individual_road_race), [Olympic Games](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics)

- 1st [Time trial](/source/Austrian_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships

- 2nd [Chrono des Nations](/source/Chrono_des_Nations)

- 7th [Time trial](/source/2021_European_Road_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_elite_time_trial), [UEC European Road Championships](/source/2021_European_Road_Championships)

**2022**
- National Road Championships - 2nd [Time trial](/source/Austrian_National_Time_Trial_Championships) - 2nd [Road race](/source/Austrian_National_Road_Race_Championships)

- 5th [Time trial](/source/2022_European_Road_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_time_trial), [UEC European Road Championships](/source/2022_European_Road_Championships)

- 10th [Time trial](/source/2022_UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_time_trial), [UCI Road World Championships](/source/2022_UCI_Road_World_Championships)

**2023**
- National Road Championships - 1st [Time trial](/source/Austrian_National_Time_Trial_Championships) - 5th [Road race](/source/Austrian_National_Road_Race_Championships)

- 1st [Chrono des Nations](/source/Chrono_des_Nations)

- 1st Chrono Féminin de la Gatineau

- 1st Chrono de la Sionge

- 3rd Championnats d'Europe des Grimpeurs

- 6th [Time trial](/source/2023_European_Road_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_time_trial), [UEC European Road Championships](/source/2023_European_Road_Championships)

**2024**
- National Road Championships - 1st [Road race](/source/Austrian_National_Road_Race_Championships) - 1st [Time trial](/source/Austrian_National_Time_Trial_Championships)

- 3rd Grand Prix MOPT

## Awards

Kiesenhofer was awarded the [Niki](/source/Niki_Lauda) prize as *[Sportlerin des Jahres 2021](/source/Austrian_Sports_Personality_of_the_Year)* (Sportswoman of the Year) by Sports Media Austria, an association of sports journalists.[20] That year she was also named [Lower Austria](/source/Lower_Austria)'s sportswoman of the year and won the international success category at *[Die Presse](/source/Die_Presse)'*s Austrian of the Year awards.[21]

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-coyhaq_3-0)** Wire, Coy; Haq, Sana Noor (July 26, 2021). ["Anna Kiesenhofer is a math genius who just pulled off one of the biggest shocks in Olympics history"](https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/26/sport/anna-kiesenhofer-olympic-gold-tokyo-2020-spt-intl/index.html). CNN. Retrieved July 26, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Taylor, Mark (2021-07-25). ["Tokyo Olympics: How Austria's Anna Kiesenhofer went from Cambridge University Cycling Club to women's road race gold"](https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/sport/tokyo-olympics-how-austria-s-anna-kiesenhofer-went-from-cam-9208994/). Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 2022-07-16.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Anna Kiesenhofer. " Les courses que je trouve les plus attractives sont des épreuves difficiles comme l'Emakumeen Euskal Bira, le Tour d'Italie et le Tour de l'Ardèche.""](http://www.velo101.com/feminines/article/interview-danna-kiesenhofer--15389). *velo101*. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["COPA DE ESPAÑA DE CICLISMO FEMENINO 2016"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170109113248/http://www.rfec.com/sites/rfec.com/files/Resumen%20Copa%20de%20Espa%C3%B1a%202016.pdf) (PDF). *RFEC* (in Spanish). Archived from [the original](https://www.rfec.com/sites/rfec.com/files/Resumen%20Copa%20de%20Espa%C3%B1a%202016.pdf) (PDF) on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Anna KIESENHOFER"](https://www.uci.org/rider-details/928703). *UCI*. Retrieved 2024-12-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Anna Kiesenhofer [@annakiesenhofer]; (9 January 2025). ["I don't have a team right now and my goals for the season are still not completely defined (although probably there will be a big focus on time-trialing and races with the national team)"](https://www.instagram.com/annakiesenhofer/p/DEnN53QN_3L/) – via [Instagram](/source/Instagram).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Olympic Champion Anna Kiesenhofer Joins Team Picnic–PostNL as Trainer"](https://voxwomen.com/olympic-champion-anna-kiesenhofer-joins-team-picnic-postnl-as-trainer/). *Voxwomen*. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.

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## External links

- [Official website](http://anna-kiesenhofer.com)

- [Anna Kiesenhofer](https://www.uci.org/rider-details/928703) at [UCI](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale)

- [Anna Kiesenhofer](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/anna-kiesenhofer) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Anna Kiesenhofer](https://www.olympia.at/teamaustria/anna-kiesenhofer/2811) at [Team Austria](/source/Team_Austria) (in Austrian German)

Awards Preceded by Ivona Dadic Austrian Sportswoman of the year 2021 Succeeded by Incumbent

v t e Olympic Cycling Champions in Women's Individual Road Race Summary 1984: Connie Carpenter (USA) 1988: Monique Knol (NED) 1992: Kathy Watt (AUS) 1996: Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (FRA) 2000: Leontien Zijlaard (NED) 2004: Sara Carrigan (AUS) 2008: Nicole Cooke (GBR) 2012: Marianne Vos (NED) 2016: Anna van der Breggen (NED) 2020: Anna Kiesenhofer (AUT) 2024: Kristen Faulkner (USA)

v t e Austrian National Road Race Champions (women) 1980–1999 Silvia Nenning (1990–1991) Andrea Purner-Koschier (1992) Christiane Koschier-Bitante (1993) Silvia Hauser (1994) Tanja Klein (1995–1996) Johanna Freysinger (1997) Tanja Klein (1998) Ulrike Baumgartner (1999) 2000–2019 Andrea Purner-Koschier (2000–2001) Isabella Wieser (2002) Bernadette Schober (2003) Christiane Soeder (2004) Andrea Graus (2005) Christiane Soeder (2006) Daniela Pintarelli (2007) Monika Schachl (2008) Christiane Soeder (2009) Andrea Graus (2010–2013) Jacqueline Hahn (2014) Martina Ritter (2015) Christina Perchtold (2016) Martina Ritter (2017) Sarah Rijkes (2018) Anna Kiesenhofer (2019) 2020–2039 Kathrin Schweinberger (2020–2021) Christina Schweinberger (2022) Carina Schrempf (2023) Anna Kiesenhofer (2024) Kathrin Schweinberger (2025) Katharina Sadnik (2026)

Authority control databases International VIAF GND Academics Mathematics Genealogy Project Scopus zbMATH MathSciNet

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