Adelheid Morath
Adelheid Morath ( born August 2, 1984 in Titisee -Neustadt ) is a German cyclist in the area of cross-country mountain biking (CC).
Adelheid Morath starts team for the Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro, previously the Felt Ötztal X -Bionic team before the team Rothaus / Cube. The sports soldier is stationed in Fahl and in 2002 at the German Junior Championships Champion and European Junior Championship in Zurich Seventh and 15th at the World Championships in Kaprun. Since 2003, Morath starts in the elite field.
In 2003 she was ranked 24 at the World Championships in Lugano and won on the short track distance with the Black Forest Ultra Bike Marathon. 2004 Morath was 26 at the CC Championships in Walbrych and fourth at the national championships, the same position it reached in the following year. 2004 Morath also appeared on the street, at the International Thüringen Tour of the women on. In 2005, the Eleventh from Freiburg at the World Championships in Livigno, reaching number 17 in the world rankings was. In Blankenburg she first won a race in the Bundesliga and thus gave also to her racing team's first ever victory. 2007 Morath second in the World Class MTB Challenge. 2005 and 2006, Morath won the national championships in cross country competition each bronze, 2007 silver. In the CC area, she won bronze for the first time in 2008 a medal at the German Championships. End of 2006, Morath was approached during a training ride by a car and broke his kneecap.
In the qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games of Beijing Morath reached only half the norm. But she had with her performance in the years prior to the Games worn with concern that Germany had received a further quota place. In the last round of nominations, in the special cases were discussed, also Morath was nominated for the games. At the finals of the 2008 Olympics she reached after two crashes rank 18 They had to complete the last few miles on foot since her bike was broke. With the Felt Ötztal X -Bionic team she finished 2011 ranked second in the world rankings.
2013 Morath moved to Sabine Spitz Haibike Pro Team where she denies the 2013 season together with Olympic Champion Sabine Spitz. After injury at the beginning of the season, Morath reported with the bronze medal at the German Championships back and finished shortly after the UCI MTB World Cup in Offenburg 14th place at the World Cup in Houffalize 2012 Morath reached ninth place her so far best World Cup result and secured thus a place in the German Olympic team for the 2012 Olympics in London. There she finished in 16th place.