Daphny van den Brand

Daphny van den Brand
Personal information
Full nameDaphny van den Brand
Born (1978-04-06) 6 April 1978 (age 46)
Zeeland, North Brabant, Netherlands
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Team information
DisciplineCyclo-cross
RoleRider
Professional teams
2000Kupfernagel
2003–2004@Home
2005Van Bemmelen - AA Drink
Major wins
World Cyclo-cross Champion (2003)
Europe European Cyclo-cross Champion (2006, 2007)
Netherlands National Cyclo-cross Champion (10 times)
Netherlands National MTB Champion (2002)
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Women's Cyclo-cross
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Monopoli Elite
Silver medal – second place 2012 Koksijde Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sint-Michielsgestel Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Tábor Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Zolder Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Zeddam Elite
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tábor Elite
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Hoogstraten Elite
Gold medal – first place 2007 Hittnau Elite
Gold medal – first place 2006 Huijbergen Elite
Silver medal – second place 2005 Pontchateau Elite

Daphny van den Brand, (born 6 April 1978 in Zeeland, North Brabant) is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle and mountain bike racer.

Daphny van den Brand started her cycling at eight. She won races thanks to her sprint.

Van den Brand joined the Dutch junior team. She won her first medal as a junior in 1993 during the cyclo-cross race in Sint-Michielsgestel, where she finished third .

Dutch mountain bike manager Leo van Zeeland asked her in 1994 to race on a mountain bike. Van den Brand took part in a race in Bergschenhoek and finished in fifth position. She rode in the European and world junior mountain biking championships and finished seventh.

Van den Brand then concentrated on mountain biking and cyclo-cross. She won eight national cyclo-cross championships and the cyclo-cross world championship 2003 in Monopoli. She also won four world bronze medals, a silver at the European championship 2005 and a gold at the 2006 UCI Cyclo-cross European Championships. In mountain biking she won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal in national championships between 2001 and 2003.