Jeannie Longo

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Medal record
Jeannie Longo
Jeannie Longo
Competitor for Flag of France France
Women’s Cycling
Olympic Games
Bronze 2000 Sydney Road time trial
Gold 1996 Atlanta Road cycling
Silver 1996 Atlanta Road time trial
Silver 1992 Barcelona Road cycling
UCI Track Worlds
Gold 1989 Lyon 3km Pursuit
Gold 1989 Lyon Points Race
Gold 1988 Ghent 3km Pursuit
Silver 1987 Vienna 3km Pursuit
Gold 1986 Colorado Springs 3km Pursuit
Silver 1985 Bassano 3km Pursuit
Silver 1984 Barcelona 3km Pursuit
Bronze 1983 Zürich 3km Pursuit
Bronze 1982 Leicester 3km Pursuit
Bronze 1981 Brno 3km Pursuit

Jeannie Longo (born October 31, 1958) is a female French racing cyclist, multiple (51 times) French and world champion. Longo is still active in cycling as of 2007 and is widely considered the greatest female cyclist of all time. She is famous for her 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 three university skiing championships, she switched to cycling at the urging of her coach (and later husband) Patrice Ciprelli. Within a few months, Longo won the French road race Championship. She was 21.

In addition to her sport , Longo distinguished herself in the academic field. 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 awarded points to riders based on their performances. For this purpose, the races were classified. Although the system has evolved, the major stage races are category 1 (strongest) and 2. In the listings below, these categories, where known, are in parentheses. GC stands for general classification.

1995
Emakumeen Bira - 1st GC
1997
UCI Points list - 7th
World TimeTrial Championships - 1st
GP des Nations Time Trial - 1st
Trophee d'Or - 1st place GC, 2 stage victories
Interreg-Dreilaender Damen Tour - 3rd GC
Tour du Canton de Conques - 1st place GC, 2 stage victories
Vuelta a Majorca - 2nd GC, stage victory
Trois Jours de Vendee - 3rd GC
1998
UCI Points list - 10th
World Championships
Time Trial - 5th
Road Race - 9th
French Road CCT - 3rd
Trophee d'Or - 3rd GC, stage victory
Flag of FranceFrench Track Pursuit Championships - 1st
Flag of FranceFrench Road Race Championship - 1st
Women's Challenge (cat. 1) - 4th GC
Montreal (Can) World Cup - 2nd
Trois Jours de Vendee - stage victory
Mt. Evans Hill Climb--1st and course record
Canberra Cycling Classic (Tour de Snowy) - 3rd GC, stage victory
Tour of Aquitaine - 3rd GC, stage victory
2000
1st Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb
2001
UCI Points List - 11th
World Championships
Time Trial - 1st
Road Race - 3rd place
Grande Boucle Féminine (cat. 1) - 9th GC
Women's Challenge (cat. 1) - 5th place GC, Mountains jersey, stage victory
Montréal (Can) World Cup - 6th
Grand prix de Haute-Garonne - 6th
2002
World Time Trial Championships - 7th
Chrono Champenois-Trophee Européen (cat. 2) - 3rd
2003
World Time Trial Championship - 6th
World Road Race Championship - 6th
2004
Olympic Games Road Race - 10th
Flag of FranceFrench Road Race Championship - 1st
2005
Chrono Champenois - 2nd
2006
Flag of FranceFrench Road Race Championship - 1st
Flag of FranceFrench Time Trial Championship - 1st
2007
World Time Trial Championship - 7th

[edit] Photo gallery

2000 Women's Challenge

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

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