Jeannie Longo

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Gold 1996 Atlanta Road cycling
Silver 1996 Atlanta Road time trial
Silver 1992 Barcelona Road cycling
Bronze 2000 Sydney Road time trial

Jeannie Longo (born October 31, 1958) is a female French cyclist, multiple (51 times) French and World Champion, who is still active in cycling as of 2006. She is famous for her highly-competitive nature and her longevity in a sport where some of her competitors were not yet born during her first Olympic competition in 1984.

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[edit] Career

Longo was born in Annecy, in the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps where she began her athletic career as a downhill skier. After winning the French schools' ski championship and 3 university skiing championships, she switched her main athletic endeavors to cycling at the urging of her then coach (and later husband) Patrice Ciprelli. Within a few months of taking up cycling as her main sporting endeavor, Longo won the French Road Race Championship. She was 21 years old at the time.

In addition to her outstanding sporting achievements, Longo has distinguished herself in the academic field as well. She has been awarded academic degrees in Mathematics (B.S.), an MBA, and a doctorate in Sports Management.

She competes both in road and track bicycle racing events, and is an Olympic Gold medalist and twelve-time world champion. Her impressive palmares include:

[edit] Palmarès

Note: Beginning in 1997, the Union Cycliste Internationale implemented a points listing whereby points were awarded riders based on their performances in racing events. For this purpose, the races were classified into categories. Although the exact system has evolved over the years, the major stage races are generally classified as category 1 (strongest), and category 2. In the listings below, these categories, where known, are given in parentheses. The abbreviation GC stands for General Classification.

2006

  • French Road Race Championships - 1st place
  • French Time Trial Championships - 1st place


2005

  • Chrono Champenois - 2nd place


2004

  • Olympic Games Road Race - 10th place
  • French Road Race Championships - 1st place


2003

  • World Time Trial Championships - 6th place
  • World Road Race Championships - 6th place


2002

  • World Time Trial Championships - 7th place
  • Chrono Champenois-Trophee Europeen (cat. 2) - 3rd place


2001

  • UCI Points List - 11th place
  • World Championships
    • Time Trial - 1st place
    • Road Race - 3rd place
  • Grande Boucle Féminine (cat. 1) - 9th place GC
  • Women's Challenge (cat. 1) - 5th place GC, Mountains jersey, stage victory
  • Montréal (Can) World Cup - 6th place
  • Grand prix de Haute-Garonne - 6th place


1998

  • UCI Points list - 10th place
  • World Championships
    • Time Trial - 5th place
    • Road Race - 9th place
    • French Road CCT - 3rd Place
  • Trophee d'Or - 3rd place GC, stage victory
  • French Track Pursuit Championships - 1st place
  • French Road Race Championship - 1st place
  • Women's Challenge (cat. 1) - 4th place GC
  • Montreal (Can) World Cup - 2nd place
  • Trois Jours de Vendee - stage victory
  • Canberra Cycling Classic (Tour de Snowy) - 3rd place GC, stage victory
  • Tour of Aquitaine - 3rd place GC, stage victory


1997

  • UCI Points list - 7th place
  • World TimeTrial Championships - 1st place
  • GP des Nations Time Trial - 1st place
  • Trophee d'Or - 1st place GC, 2 stage victories
  • Interreg-Dreilaender Damen Tour - 3rd place GC
  • Tour du Canton de Conques - 1st place GC, 2 stage victories
  • Vuelta a Majorca - 2nd place GC, stage victory
  • Trois Jours de Vendee - 3rd place GC

[edit] Photo gallery

2000 Women's Challenge

Jeannie Longo, in red climber's jersey, leads a group uphill during the 2001 Women's Challenge

[edit] External links

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