Marlen Reusser (born 20 September 1991) is a Swiss racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .
Career
She took up competitive cycling whilst at university, riding in the cycling legs of mixed relay triathlons as an amateur. She entered the road events of the Swiss national cycling championships in 2017, a few months after receiving a racing licence and whilst in the final year of studies for a degree in medicine: she won the time trial and was runner up in the road race. Her success earned her selection for that year's European Road Championships. She also rode in the women's time trial event at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships. In 2019 Reusser took up a place at the World Cycling Centre in Aigle, deciding to ride full-time. During her year with the WCC she finished third at the BeNe Ladies Tour and sixth in the World Championship individual time trial.
The following year she took a top 10 finish at Liège–Bastogne–Liège. She also rode in the individual time trial at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships in Imola, where she won the silver medal.
For the 2021 season, Reusser joined the team, following the collapse of . She rode in the individual time trial at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships in Brugge, where she won the bronze medal.
After one season there, she joined in 2022. She won stage 4 of the 2022 Tour de France Femmes in a solo breakaway. She was also named most combative rider for the day. She rode in the individual time trial at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, where she won the bronze medal - as well as the mixed team relay where she won the gold medal.
In 2023, Reusser won Gent–Wevelgem, as well as the Itzulia Women and Tour de Suisse Women stage races. At the Tour de France Femmes, she won the stage 8 time trial in Pau.
Personal life
Marleen Reusser grew up in a farming family in the Swiss Emmental. Until 16 she played violin, and participated at an arts support program at the University of the Arts Bern. In school she started running, after a couple of ankle injuries she switched to swimming and cycling. 2008–2009 she was president of the Bernese Young Greens. After matura she studied medicine and worked as assistant doctor for surgery. 2017–2018 she was in the board of the Emmental Green Party. During the preparation for the road world championship 2018 in Innsbruck, she worked part time as a doctor in the Langnau hospital.
Major results
2017
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
2018
4th Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
10th Chrono des Nations
2019
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
1st Road race
1st Time trial, European Games
1st Ljubljana–Domžale–Ljubljana TT
3rd BeNe Ladies Tour
3rd Chrono Champenois – Trophée Européen
4th SwissEver GP Cham–Hagendorn
5th Overall The Princess Maha Chackri Sirindhorn's Cup
6th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2020
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
UCI Road World Championships
2nd Time trial
10th Road race
UEC European Road Championships
2nd Team relay
3rd Time trial
5th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
7th Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes
2021
UEC European Road Championships
1st Time trial
7th Road race
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
1st Road race
1st Chrono des Nations
2nd Overall Challenge by La Vuelta
1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Holland Ladies Tour
1st Stage 2 (ITT) 2nd Time trial, Olympic Games 2nd Time trial, UCI Road World Championships 3rd Overall Tour de Suisse 4th Overall Ladies Tour of Norway 9th Tour of Flanders 2022 UCI Road World Championships 1st Team relay 3rd Time trial 1st Time trial, UEC European Road Championships 1st Stage 4 Tour de France 3rd Overall Bloeizone Fryslân Tour 4th Brabantse Pijl 5th Tour of Flanders 2023 1st Time trial, UEC European Road Championships 1st Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Stage 2 (ITT) 1st Overall Itzulia Women 1st Gent–Wevelgem 1st Stage 8 (ITT) Tour de France 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège 5th Vuelta a Burgos 6th Brabantse Pijl 7th Dwars door Vlaanderen 7th Tour of Flanders