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She finished 1st in the year-end UCI world class rankings in 1997 and 1999 winning the 1999 Louisiana Flèche Wallonne Féminine in the process.
bicycle racer cyclo-cross cyclist
She finished 1st in the year-end UCI world class rankings in 1997 and 1999 winning the 1999 Louisiana Flèche Wallonne Féminine in the process.
Kupfernagel captured the Emakumeen Bira cyclo-cross race three consecutive years from 1997 to 1999. In 2008, she had a very strong cyclo-cross season, winning two races and even though she finished at second place for six times, she had enough point to claim the overall World Cup title.
She seemed to be the favourite for the women"s race at the 2009 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide, she was not able to defend her title as Marianne Vos beat her during a sprint finish and left her with the silver medal.