Verena Jooß

Verena Jooß (born 9 January 1979 in Ettlingen^[1] or Karlsruhe^[2]) is a German road and track cyclist.

Verena Jooß

Verena Jooß in 2010
Personal information
Born	(1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 46) Ettlingen[1] or Karlsruhe,[2] West Germany
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)

She won the bronze medal at the 2006 World University Cycling Championship in the time trial behind Ellen van Dijk and Loes Gunnewijk. In 2008 she rode with the German team in the team pursuit to the bronze medal at the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and finished 10th in the individual pursuit.^[1] Jooß competed on the track at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's individual pursuit, where she finished 11th. She also rode the women's points race but did not finish.^[2]

Achievements

2004

National Champion, individual pursuit

2005

National Champion, individual pursuit

2006

2006 World University Cycling Championship, time trial

2007

National Champion, individual pursuit

2008

1st World Cup in Copenhagen, Team Pursuit

3th 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Team pursuit

2009

2nd 2009-2010 World Cup in Manchester, Team Pursuit

2010

European Track Championships, Team pursuit

2011

National Champion, team sprint