ANDREAS KUGLER

Despite being one of the world’s strongest marathon racers, nobodyreally had Andreas Kugler on the short list of favourites for the Swiss national championships. He proved them wrong bysoloing to a superior victory, with his friend and training partner Ralph Näf following as runner-up. At the European championshipshe made it to the podium in third, and at the World championships he finished in a respectable 11th place. Teaming up withHannes Genze, Andreas Kugler is part of one of the strongest teams in long-distance stage races, winning last season’s «TransSchwarzwald» race and finishing in second at the legendary «Transalp Challenge». Winning this prestigious stage race in theAlps remains one of the main targets of the duo Kugler/Genze as well as a podium finish at South Africa’s Cape Epic race.

SIZE 183 cm
WEIGHT 70 kg
PLACE OF RESIDENCE Frasnacht, Switzerland
DATE OF BIRTH 06.08.1979
LEARNED JOB Architechtual Draughtsman
COACH Kurt Bürgi
HOBBIES ski, hockey
MARITAL STATE married
WEBSITE www.andreaskugler.ch

2010

National champion marathon, 3rd Europeanchampionships marathon, 11th World championships marathon, 1st Trans Schwarzwald, 2nd Bike Transalp, 5th Cape Epic, 3rd Roc d’Azur marathon

2009

5th at Roc d’Azur marathon race, 1st at Albgold-Trophy, 8th at European marathon championships, 1st at Birkebeinerrittet, 16th at World marathon championships, 1st at Trans Schwarzwald, 2nd at Jeantex Transalp, 4th at Swiss national marathon championships, 5th at Trans Germany, 3rd overall at Cape Epic, 7th at Swiss national cyclocross championships

2008

1st at Sunshine Cup Cyprus, 5th at European marathon championships, 21st at World marathon championships, 6th at Swiss national cross country championships, 3rd at Swiss national marathon championships, 3rd overall at Swisspowercup 2008

2007

5th at European marathon championships, 12th at World marathon championships, 6th at Swiss national cross country championships

2006

3rd at European marathon championships, 8th at World marathon championships, 14th at European cross country championships, 4th at Swiss national cross country championships

2005

2nd at European marathon championships (runner-up to Hannes Genze) 4th at both the Swiss national marathon and cross country championships, 9th at World marathon championships