Anna Kiesenhofer

Kiesenhofer studied mathematics at the Technical University of Vienna. She then studied at the University of Cambridge. She took a four-year PhD at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and she completed her studies in 2016.

She participated in triathlon and duathlon from 2011 to 2013. After an injury, she had to limit her running and therefore concentrated on cycling from 2014. She joined the Catalan team Frigoríficos Costa Brava - Naturalium. In 2015, she participated in cyclo-sports including the Gran Fondo New York which ends at Mont Ventoux and which she won. She entered the Tour de l'Ardèche but she was the victim of a fall on the first stage. She failed to recover and after several difficult stages decided to withdraw.

In 2016, she won the Coupe d'Espagne. In September, she took part in the Tour de l'Ardèche in the international team. On the third stage, the first breakaway started at the 12th kilometer. It was composed of Dany Christmas, Anna Plichta, Sara Olsson, Vita Heine and Silvia Valsecchi. Twenty kilometers away, they were joined by Kiesenhoffer. In the descent of the pass of Murs, the group were seven minutes and twenty-five secxonds ahead. After Blavac, Anna Plichta went off alone and she had a lead of a minute thirty at the foot of Mont Ventoux. On the ascent Kiesenhoffer joined her. She won the stage by almost four minutes over Flávia Oliveira and she took the lead in the overall standings. The next day, Flávia Oliveira escaped in turn and she took Kiesenhofer's pink jersey. She kept her second place in the overall standings until the end of the race.

• 2016
  • 3rd stage of the Tour de l'Ardèche
  • Coupe d'Espagne de cyclisme sur route (es)
  • 2nd in Tour de l'Ardèche
  • 2nd in Austrian National Road Race Championships