Anna Kiesenhofer, PhD, says that the equations have a personal meaning for her.
17.4. 16:56
Tokyo one of the most surprising winners of the olympics last summer was the austrian Anna Kiesenhofer, who won the cycling women’s road trip with exceptional performance.
Kiesenhofer was the only representative of his country in the race, so he only had to agree on tactics with himself.
Kiesenhofer fired shortly after the departure into a detachment that, contrary to all probabilities, lasted until the finish.
After the race, it became clear that the solo performance kind of aptly illustrated that Kiesenhofer is a so-called lone wolf.
Kiesenhofer has been practically an amateur for five years now, meaning he has not belonged to any professional stable. In 2017, he left the Belgian Lotto-Soudal after discovering that that life was not for him.
It is to be expectedthat, throughout history, very many PhD candidates have not reached the Olympic victory.
However, Kiesenhofer is like that. He had defended his doctorate in mathematics at the age of 25, years before his Olympic victory. Today, in addition to sports, he works as a teacher and researcher at the University of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland.
“On paper, I’m an amateur, but cycling takes up a huge amount of space in my life. I only get money for my normal work. For the past year and a half, I focused perfectly on this race, ”Kiesenhofer said as a recent Olympic winner.
Now Kiesenhofer, 31, has personally revealed what is most important to him: cycling and math.
He posted a picture on social media on Saturday showing part of the frame of his new bike.
The picture shows that two mathematical equations have been written on the light paint surface in gold-colored letters, of which the layman understands nothing.
Kiesenhofer says on Instagram that he did not choose these two equations because they are hugely important in mathematics.
“They reflect the main topics on which my personal research has focused. I wanted to tell my own story, ”he explains.
According to Kiesenhofer, the first equation relates to his dissertation, which was completed in 2016.
The second equation is an important part of the research he has done over the past four years.
“When I wasn’t thinking about my internship for Tokyo, this filled my mind,” Kiesenhofer writes, referring to the latter equation.
Last over the years, Kiesenhofer has rarely competed, which is largely explained by the fact that he has not been on any professional or amateur team.
Last year, he finished 17th in the World Championships and 7th in the European Championships after the Olympics.
Earlier this week, Kiesenhofer wrote on Twitter that he thought the most valuable literature on training was the athlete’s own diaries.
“If only they had summaries or conclusions.”
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