GUNN-RITA DAHLE-FLESJå

A living legend: Up to now, the MTB queen from Norway has been scoring eight World Championship titles (marathon and XC) as well as numerous European Championships and 26 World Cup wins – not to mention her Olympic Gold Medal at Athens 2004. In February 2009, Gunn-Rita joined the current MULTIVAN MERIDA BIKING TEAM’s official presentation only indirectly – but with very good cause: Via video link, she announced the forthcoming birth of her son Bjørnar. By June 2009, the trained journalist was already back in the saddle and triumphed at the Open Italian Marathon Championship – officially called “Gunn-Rita Marathon” in her honour!

Size: 173 cm
Weight: 59 kg
Place of residence: Stavanger, Norway
Date of birth: February 10th, 1973
Learned Job: Journalism
Coach: Kenneth Flesjå
Hobbies: writing / reading and playing with my little son
Marital state: married to Kenneth / one child
Website: www.gunnrita.com

2010

Silver medal european championshipsmarathon, 6th world championships marathon, 3rd Roc d’Azur (cross Country)

2009

1st European marathon championships,
1st Norwegian national cross country championships,1st at Montebelluna’s Gunn-Rita-Marathon

2008

World marathon champion, 7th at World championships cross country, Worldcup finishes: 1st (Madrid), 5th (Mont Sainte Anne), 6th (Houffalize), 8th (Fort William)

2007

2nd Worldcup Houffalize, 3rd Worldcup Offenburg, 1st at MTB Bundesliga Münsingen, 1st at Sunshine Cup in Nals, 1st at Gunn-Rita Marathon

2006

World champion cross country and marathon, European champion marathon, runner-up at European championships cross country; winner of three worldcup races and the UCI-worldcup overall

2005

World champion cross country and marathon, European champion; winner of five worldcup races and the UCI-worldcup overall; Norwegian national champion and Nordic champion

2004

Olympic champion in Athens, World champion cross country and marathon, European champion; winner of six worldcup races and the UCI-worldcup overall; Norwegian national champion and Scandinavian champion

2003

European champion cross country, runner-up at European marathon championships; winner of five worldcup races and the UCI-worldcup overall; Norwegian national champion and Scandinavian champion

2002

World champion and European champion cross country, runner-up at European marathon championships; winner of long distance-race Birkebeiner-Rittet

2001

Scandinavian champion, winner of long distance-race Birkebeiner-Rittet