When Did Jolanda Neff Start Mountain Biking?

Swiss mountain biker Jolanda Neff is a professional mountain bike racer and downhill rider. She is a three-time world champion in cross-country, and has won multiple major international races. Neff is considered one of the greatest female mountain bikers of all time.

Neff started riding bikes when she was young, and began racing at the age of twelve. She started competing in mountain biking at the age of fourteen, when she entered her first Swiss National Championship. She went on to become a Junior World Champion in 2011, before turning professional in 2012.

Since then Neff has gone from strength to strength, becoming one of the most successful female mountain bikers ever. In 2017 she became the first woman to win both the XCO (cross country) and DHI (downhill) World Championships in the same year – a feat she repeated again in 2018. She also won her third XCO World Championship title in 2019.

Neff has also achieved considerable success on an international level, winning gold medals at both the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2018 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.

As well as being a successful racer, Jolanda Neff is also involved with bike advocacy and social causes. She works with several charities that promote gender equality in sport and cycling accessibility for all.

When Did Jolanda Neff Start Mountain Biking?

Jolanda Neff started mountain biking at the age of fourteen when she entered her first Swiss National Championship.

Since then she has established herself as one of the greatest female mountain bikers ever, winning multiple world championships and other major international races.

Conclusion: Jolanda Neff began her career as a professional mountain biker at fourteen years old when she entered her first Swiss National Championship race. Since then she has gone on to become one of the most successful female riders ever, achieving multiple world championships titles and other major international victories.

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