FULL NAME:
Marissa van der Merwe

DATE OF BIRTH:
30/08/1978

WHERE IS YOUR HOMETOWN?
Nelspruit

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
Middelburg

PLACE OF BIRTH:
Pretoria, South Africa

AT WHAT AGE DID YOU START COMPETITIVE CYCLING? 23

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE YOUR GREATEST ATHLETIC STRENGTHS?
Climbing

WHAT IS YOUR PERFORMANCE PHILOSOPHY?
‘Believe in yourself’ not good at that so it’s my goal to be like that



  



  


  Member of the MTN Team to Binda World Cup Italy, Tour of Flanders, Belgium & Drenthe World Cup, Holland, 2010
1st - Carnival City Classic, 2009
37th - World champs in 2009
1st - Stonevaal Challenge – VDB, 2009
1st - Emerald Casino Classic, 2009
1st - Toyota CycleLab Graskop Hillclimb Champs, 2009
Overall winner Graskop Hillclimb Champs, 2009
1st - Knysna Oyster Festival Road Race, 2009
1st - Vodacom Tour de Soweto, 2009
1st - Rand Water Race for Victory, 2009
3rd - Argus, 2009
1st - SA TT in 2008
1st - The All African Games Road Race, Algeria, 2007