Fiona Kolbinger

Fiona Kolbinger (born 24 May 1995), was the winner of the Transcontinental Race in 2019 [1] winning in a time of 10 days 2 hours and 48 minutes with an advance of almost six hours over the second closest, Ben Davies[2]. A student of paediatric oncology in Heidelberg at the time,[3][4] she was the first woman to ever win the race, beating a field of over 224 men and 40 women.[5]

As of April 2020, she has qualified as a doctor.[6]

References
  1. "Transcontinental Race: Germany's Fiona Kolbinger becomes first female winner of endurance race". BBC. 6 August 2019.
  2. Masters, James (5 August 2019). "Fiona Kolbinger: 'Rock star' cyclist poised to become first woman to win 4,000km Transcontinental Race". CNN. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  3. "4000-Kilometer-Radrennen: Fiona Kolbinger lässt alle Männer hinter sich". Spiegel Online (in German). 6 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. Pidd, Helen (6 August 2019). "Cancer researcher becomes first woman to win 4,000km cycling race". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. "Devant 263 concurrents, dont 224 hommes, Fiona Kolbinger remporte une course cycliste de 4 000 km sans assistance". Le Monde (in French). 6 August 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. "Transcontinental Race: How Fiona Kolbinger became first female winner". BBC Sport. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.


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