Noemi Rüegg
Hometown
Schöfflisdorf, Switzerland
Date of birth
19 April 2001
Languages
German, English, and French
Nicknames
None
In Noemi’s first two seasons at EF Education-Oatly, the former Swiss national champion has started by winning her first race of the season: in 2024, she outsprinted the field at Trofeo Felanitx-Colònia de Sant Jordi to take the first ever win for the squad. Then in 2025, at the Tour Down Under, Noemi soloed to victory on the queen stage and then went on to win the overall general classification. She podiumed at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and had top ten results at Strade Bianche and Trofeo Alfredo Binda before she sprinted to third place at the first modern edition of Sanremo women. Noemi finished the 2025 season with another podium, this time at Tre Valli Varesine.
Noemi is a punchy rider who can get over hard climbs. She is still trying to find out where her limits lie.
She came to bike racing through her family. At first, her goal was simply to keep up with her older brother. Their dad was involved with a local cycling club and Noemi slowly grew more and more curious. When she was 13, she finished her first cyclocross race and was hooked.
Noemi turned professional on the road as a 19-year-old, leaving her full-time job caring for disabled people in a home. She is a two-time U23 Swiss time trial national champion but her heart belongs to the classics. Noemi loves a tough course, the more chaotic, the better. She is not afraid to be aggressive in the peloton and loves the excitement and energy of a hectic race.
Her ultimate goals are to podium in one of the classics and to develop as a stage racer. Noemi is only just getting started.
Questions & Answers
When you stop at a petrol station mid-ride, what do you get?
Blue Gatorade and a Snickers bar.
What two apps do you use the most?
WhatsApp and TrainingPeaks.
What is your favorite thing to do on a rest day?
Sleep in and go for a coffee with family and friends.
If you could time travel, what date/year would you visit and why?
Back to the days when there were no cellphones to be able to be more present and experience how life was without constantly being available.
What’s your hidden talent?
Mixing a good Aperol Spritz.