Marissa Stander Van der Merwe explained

Marissa Stander Van der Merve
Fullname:Marissa Stander Van der Merve
Birth Date:30 August 1978
Birth Place:Pretoria, South Africa
Weight:570NaN0
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Proyears1:2008–2010
Proyears2:2011
Proteam2:Lotto Honda Team
Majorwins:
Show-Medals:yes

Marissa Stander Van der Merwe[1] (born 30 August 1978 in Pretoria) is a retired South African professional road cyclist.[2] She has awarded two South African championship titles each in both road race and time trial, and later represented her nation South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] Marissa also raced for the nation's team before her official retirement in 2011.[4]

Marissa made her official debut at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, where she won the silver medal in the women's road race with a final time of 2:00:54, finishing behind her teammate Yolandi du Toit.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Marissa qualified for the South African squad in the women's road race by receiving one of the nation's two available berths from the UCI World Cup.[5] [6] She successfully completed a grueling race with a thirty-fourth-place effort in 3:33:17, surpassing Great Britain's Sharon Laws and the Netherlands' Mirjam Melchers by a few inches.[7] [8] On that same year, Marissa earned the women's time trial title in her first and only attempt at the South African Championships in East London.[9]

Career highlights

2006
  • 2nd South African Championships (Road), Port Elizabeth (RSA)
    2007
  • 2nd All-Africa Games, Algiers (ALG)
  • 2nd South African Championships (Road), South Africa
  • 3rd South African Championships (ITT), South Africa
    2008
  • 1st South African Championships (ITT), East London (RSA)
  • 34th Olympic Games (Road), Beijing (CHN)
    2009
  • 3rd South African Championships (ITT), Oudtshoorn (RSA)
    2011
  • 1st South African Championships (Road), Port Elizabeth (RSA)

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=76203#uitslagen Marissa Stander Van der Merwe
    2. Marissa van der Merwe. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418112801/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/marissa-van-der-merwe-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 11 October 2013.
    3. News: Van der Merwe is new SA Women's Road Champ . Cycling South Africa . 5 February 2011 . 10 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121208221923/http://www.cyclingsa.com/Article.aspx?uid=238 . 8 December 2012 .
    4. News: Westermeyer. Susan. MTN adds pro women's road team. Cycling News. 18 November 2007. 11 October 2013.
    5. News: Morgan. Brad. Team SA set for Olympic assault. South Africa Info. 8 August 2008. 10 October 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122524/http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/olympics-050808.htm. 24 September 2015.
    6. News: Marissa boosts Olympic hopes. SuperSport. 5 May 2008. 11 October 2013.
    7. Web site: Women's Road Race . . . 21 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819213117/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DCRW012100/index.html . 19 August 2012 .
    8. News: Cooke weathers storm to take Olympic gold. Velo News. 10 August 2008. 10 October 2013.
    9. News: Top SA cyclist primed for African champs success . https://archive.today/20131011232429/http://www.club100.co.za/News/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=464 . dead . 11 October 2013 . Club 100 Sandton Cycling . 6 November 2008 . 11 October 2013 .

    This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Marissa Stander Van der Merwe".

    Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.