Born: 13.02.1996

Hometown: Basel, Switzerland

It began with a bike. Well, not exactly. It began with my brother. Driving around the kitchen table with a bobby car. Eventually my endless need for movement brought me to a triathlon club. I was eight. What started as a fun kids activity soon got more serious, as puberty hit and I grew strong. I raced international triathlon competitions as a Junior and U23. Unfortunately a foot injury then forced me out of running for two years. I decided that I had seen enough of elite sports and focused on other things in life. I travelled across Europe, did internships and political projects, I came out and finished my masters degree in International Law at the University of St. Gallen.

Then COVID hit. While the world stood still, I cycled again more. Through a friend I was invited to do a women’s track session that was organised by the national team. At 24 years and after five minutes of riding round in circles, I felt that I had found a new love and finally the right sport for me. Two months later, I integrated the national team’s training, six months in I rode my first World Cup and soon after my first European and World Championships. I returned to elite sports and that’s how it all began.

Peak Power: 1051 Watts

Resting Heart Rate: 40 bpm

After this very smooth start into the sport four years ago, my second year was riddled with failures. I was still working 80% on a legal case in an NGO alongside hustling as a now elite cyclist. Soon enough I hit a wall. I was completely burned out from chasing performance in too many areas of my life. I took a step back and was suspended from the national team at the start of 2023.

After a year of intense mental and physical work on myself, I won some international meetings and was put back on the national team. In 2024 I was not only selected to race at the European Chamionships but was also on the shortlist for the Paris Olympic Games. Despite my greatest efforts I then narrowly missed out on being selected. That was tough moment, but I decided to refocus.

I rode my first international road season in 2024 with the Italian continental team Bepink Bongioanni. I quit my job to be able to live and train as a professional cyclist. Part of this has already paid of: I rode one of my best results in an individual event at the Track Championsleague, coming 3rd in the Scratch in London in December 2024. I got invited to this prestigious series, after contributing to a great 6th place of our team pursuit at the Track World Championships in October 2024.

Further Achievements:

• Coming back to the Sport after a Burnout
• Bouncing back after being told, I would not make it to the Paris Olympics
• Quitting my secure job to focus fully on cycling
• Embracing the journey