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PROFILE – CAREER


Moving from Track to Road Racing

Experienced in both track and road racing, Judith Arndt has developed into a real 'allrounder': After her early successes winning the Individual Pursuit four times at the national level and the Olympic Bronze in the same competition, her career as a track specialist seemed to be indicated. But a viral infection during the 2000 Summer Olympics  – causing a disappointing outcome for Judith – marked the turning point in her career.

In the space of just two years she finished third in the Grande Boucle (sometimes referred to as the "women's Tour de France)" in 2003, won the Tour De L'Aude twice (2002 and 2003), and added a Silver Medal in the Road Time Trial at the 2003 World Road Race Championships in Hamilton, Ontario .

No doubt she was moving towards the climax of her career. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece she won the Silver Medal in the road race and, just two weeks later, became World Road Champion at Verona , Italy . She also finished that year in first place in the UCI world ranking.

In 2005 she won the road time trial at the German Road Championships for the sixth time in her career.


A real 'allrounder'

Judith Arndt's main quality is endurance. She is not a sprinter, nevertheless her speed on the last kilometer is remarkable. Experienced in both track and road racing, she really deserves the 'title' allrounder.


Not always 'easy-to-handle'

With growing success Judith also took growing responsibility for her trade and national team respectively. This was not always comfortable for those in charge of forming the national team, especially in the German Cycling Organisation. After her teammate Petra Rossner , a formidable sprinter, was not selected for the Olympic Road Team, Judith criticized this decision which – in her view – diminished the team's chances to win the race. After showing her disgust at the finish line of the race, in which she finished second, she had to apologize for this emotional gesture.


TEAMS



PALMARÈS


Note: Beginning in 1997, the Union Cycliste Internationale implemented a points listing whereby points were awarded riders based on their performances in racing events. For this purpose, the races were classified into categories. Although the exact system has evolved over the years, the major stage races are generally classified as category 1 (strongest), and category 2. In the listings below, these categories, where known, are given in parentheses. The abbreviation GC stands for General Classification .


2005 (team: Equipe Nurnberger)

UCI Points list - 3rd place
World Time Trial Championships - 4th place
GP of Wales World Cup - 1st place
Thüringen Rundfahrt (cat. 1) - 3rd place GC
German National TT Championship - 1st place
Giro del Trentino (cat. 1) - 3rd place GC
Montréal (Can) World Cup - 7th place
Castilla y Leon (Spa) World Cup - 2nd place
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, 1 stage victory
Gracia - Orlova (cat.2) - 1st place GC, 2 stage victories
La Flèche Wallonne (Bel) World Cup - 3rd place
Damesronde van Drenthe (cat. 1) - 3rd place GC
Geelong Tour (cat. 2) - 3rd place GC

2004 (team: Equipe Nurnberger)

UCI Points list - 1st place
World Time Trial Championships - 2nd place
World Road Race Championships - 1st place
Giro della Toscana (cat. 1) - 5th place GC
Thuringen-Rundfahrt (cat. 1)- 2nd place GC
Olympic Games Road Race - 2nd place (Silver medal)
Le Tour du Grand Montreal (cat. 1) - 1st place, 1 stage victory
Montreal (Can) World Cup - 2nd place
Tour De L'Aude Cycliste Feminin (cat. 1) - 2nd place GC
Fleche Wallonne (Bel) World Cup - 5th place

2003 (team: Equipe Nurnberger)

UCI Points list - 3rd place
World Road Race Championships - 8th place
World Time Trial Championships - 2nd place
GP Feminin du Canada (cat. 2) - 1st place GC, stage victory
GP de Plouay (Fra) World Cup - 2nd place
Grande Boucle (cat. 1) - 3rd place GC, 3 stage victories
Thuringen-Rundfahrt (cat. 1) - 4th place GC
Montreal (Can) World Cup - 3rd place
Tour De L'Aude Cycliste Feminin (cat. 1) - 1st place GC
Gracia Tour (cat. 2) - 2nd place GC, 2 stage victories
Amstel Gold (Ned) World Cup - 8th place
Damesronde van Drenthe (cat. 1) - 5th place GC
Vuelta a Castilla-Leon (cat. 1) - 5th place GC
Sydney (Aus) World Cup - 3rd place

2002 (team: Saturn)

UCI Points list - 5th place
World Time Trial Championships - 9th place
Grande Boucle Féminin (cat. 1) - stage victory
Thüringen-Rundfahrt (cat. 1) - 4th place GC
German Road Race Championships - 1st place
Women's Challenge (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, 2 stage victories
Montréal (Can) World Cup - 5th place
Tour De L'Aude Cycliste Feminin (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, stage victory
Vuelta a Castilla y Leon (cat. 2) - 2nd place GC, stage victory
Solano Bicycle Classic - 1st place GC
Redlands Bicycle Classic - 1st place GC, 2 stage victories
Tour De Snowy (cat. 1) - 1st place GC

2001

UCI Points list - 2nd place
World Time Trial Championships - 5th place
World Road Race Championships - 4th place
GP Féminin de Bretagne (cat. 2) - 1st place GC, stage victory
Rotterdam Tour (Ned) World Cup - 1st place
Grande Boucle Féminine (cat. 1) - 3rd place GC
Thüringen-Rundfahrt (cat. 1) - 2nd place GC
German National TT Championships - 1st place
Women's Challenge (cat. 1) - 2nd place GC, stage victory
Tour De L'Aude Cycliste Feminin (cat. 1) - 2nd place GC, stage victory
Gracia Cez-Ede (cat. 1) - 1st place GC, 2 stage victories
Vuelta Internacional a Majorca (cat. 1) - 5th place GC, stage victory

2000

World Time Trial Championships - 9th place
Olympic Games Time Trial - 7th place
Olympic Games 3 km Pursuit (track) - 6th place
Olympic Games 25 km Points Race (track) - 4th place
German National Track Championships - 1st place individual pursuit
Women's Challenge (cat. 1) - 10th place GC
Gracia Tour (cat. 1) - 10th place GC

1999

UCI Points list - 13th place
World Time Trial Championships - 6th place
Holland Ladies' Tour (cat. 1) - 2nd place GC, stage victory
German National Time Trial Championships - 1st place
German National Road Race Championships - 1st place
Tour de Bretagne - 1st place
German National Track Championships - 1st place individual pursuit

1998

World Time Trial Championships - 8th place
German National Time Trial Championships - 1st place
German National Road Race Championships- 2nd place
GP Mutualite de Haute Garonne - 1st place GC, stage victory
German National Track Championships - 1st place individual pursuit

1997

World Time Trial Championships - 3rd place
World Track Championships - 1st place individual pursuit
German Road Race Championship - 3rd place
German National Track Championships - 1st place individual pursuit

1996

Olympic Games - 3rd place (Bronze medal), Track Pursuit
Tour du Finistere - 2nd place
German Time Trial Championships - 2nd place
German National Track Championships - 1st place individual pursuit

1995

Drei Tagen von Pattenson - 1st place GC, stage victory
German Time Trial Championship - 2nd place
GP Krasna Lipa - 3rd place
Grazia Tour - 2nd overall


  Image:Arndt0106 170jpg2001 "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Women's_Challenge" class="copylinks">Women's Challenge - in red jersey
  Image:Dornbusch0106 160jpg "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Jochen_Dornbusch" class="copylinks">Jochen Dornbusch and Judith Arndt