Judith Arndt finally won the career double in 2011, as she
finally added the World Time-Trial championship to her 2004 Road Race title.
Arndt had a slightly lacklustre year, by her standards, but
was part of the German dominance in Copenhagen. Nearly ten years older than her
male counterpart, Tony Martin, Arndt has a palmarès that even Philippe Gilbert
would be jealous of.
Early Beginnings
Born in Königs Wusterhausen, Germany on July 23rd
1976, Arndt enjoyed success from an early age. Despite recent recognition on
the road, she found her early success on the track, with a few junior titles.
At 17 she won her first junior title, in the individual pursuit, which would
become a prerequisite to her time-trialling prowess. She started as she meant
to go on and retained the title the following year, at the German
championships. Arndt also managed a silver medal, in the individual pursuit, at
the junio world championship.
