Marie-Hélène Prémont
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 Marie-Hélène Prémont |
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| Silver | Athens 2004 | Mountain Bike | |
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| Gold | Melbourne 2006 | Mountain Bike | |
Marie-Hélène Prémont (born October 24, 1977 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian cross-country mountain biker with the Rocky Mountain Bicycles team (since June 2004). She rode for Oryx/Procycle from 1999-2004, and Mont-Velo/Liken prior to that. She's been a member of the Canadian National team since 2000.
She won a bronze in the 2003 World Cup circuit in Kaprun, Austria. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won a silver medal. She has won the Canadian National Elite Women's Championship in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. She won three silver medals in the 2004 World Cup Circuit in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec; Fort William, Scotland and Livigno, Italy. She won two gold medals in the 2005 World Cup circuit in Spa Francorchamps, Belgium and Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec. She won two gold medals in the 2006 World Cup circuit at Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec and Schladming, Austria, and a bronze medal in the 2006 World Championships in Rotorua, New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, she won the gold medal. She won 3 silver medals in the 2007 World Cup season at Offenburg, Germany; St.Felicien, Quebec; and Maribor, Slovenia, and finished the 2007 World Cup season in 2nd place overall. She is off to a good start for 2008 with one gold, two silver and two bronze medals and still wearing the leader's jersey after the first five races of the season.
[edit] Major achievements
1997
- 6th in Canada Cup MTB XC#1, London, ON
- 4th in Canada Cup MTB XC#2, L'Anse St-Jean, Quebec
- 5th in Canada Cup MTB XC#3, Bromont, Quebec
- 4th in Canada Cup MTB XC#5, Whistler, BC
- 1st in Quebec Cup MTB, Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec
- 4th in Canada Cup MTB XC#6, Silverstar, BC
- 7th in National Championships MTB, Hardwood Hills, ON
- 2nd at Canada Games MTB, Brandon, MB
1998
- 2nd in Camp Fortune International MTB race, Quebec
- 7th in Canada Cup MTB XC#1, Hardwood Hills, ON
- 28th in World Cup MTB XC#6, Canmore, AB
- 3rd in Canada Cup MTB XC#2, Canmore, AB
- 1st in Canada Cup MTB XC#3, Mont Tremblant, Quebec
- 2nd in Canada Cup MTB XC#4, Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec
- 5th in Canada Cup MTB XC#5, Rocky Mountain House, AB
- 7th in National Championships MTB, Silverstar, BC
1999
- 1st in Canada Cup MTB XC#1, Poley Mountain, NB
- 1st in Quebec Cup MTB XC#1
- 2nd in Camp Fortune International MTB race, Quebec
- 3rd in Canada Cup MTB XC#2, Hardwood Hills, ON
- 3rd in Canada Cup MTB XC#3, Mont Tremblant, Quebec
- 32nd in World Cup MTB XC#6, Canmore, AB
- 1st in Canada Cup MTB XC#4, Canmore, AB
- 2nd in Canada Cup MTB XC#5, Rocky Mountain House, AB
- 3rd in Canada Cup MTB XC#6, Silver Star, BC
2000
- 59th in World Cup MTB XCO#1, Napa Valley, CA
- 33rd in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Mazatlan, Mexico
- 9th in Canada Cup MTB XC#1, Hardwood Hills, ON
- 5th in Canada Cup MTB XC#2, Mont Treblant, QC
- 33rd in World Championships, Sierra Nevada, Spain
- 21st in World Cup MTB XCO#6, Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec
- 16th in World Cup MTB XCO#7, Canmore, AB
- 5th in National Championships MTB, Camp Fortune, QC
- 1st in Women's, Raid Pierre Harvey, MTB Marathon, Quebec
- 1st in Pan American Championships, MTB, Puerto Rico
- 4th in Canada Cup MTB XC#5, Silverstar, BC
2001
- 23rd in World Cup MTB XCO#1, Napa Valley, CA
- 1st in Camp Fortune/Quebec Cup #3, Camp Fortune, QC
- 2nd in Canada Cup MTB XC#1, Hardwood Hills, ON
- 2nd in Canada Cup MTB XC#2, Mont Trembalnt, QC
- 13th in World Cup MTB XCO#4, Grouse Mountain, BC
- 1st in Canada Cup MTB XC#3, Fernie, BC
- 2nd in Canada Cup MTB XC#4, Calgary, AB
- 5th in National Championships MTB, Kamloops, BC
- 15th in World Cup MTB XCO#8, Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec
- 1st in Quebec Cup, MTB XC, Bromont, QC
- 1st in Pan American Championships, MTB, Brazil
2002
- 29th in World Cup MTB XCO#1, Madrid, Spain
- 16th in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Houffalize, Belgium
- 1st in Canada Cup MTB XC#2, Hardwood Hills, ON
- 5th in Canada Cup MTB XC#3, Mont.Tremblant, QC
- 2nd in National Championships MTB, Kamloops, BC
- 7th in World Cup MTB XCO#3, Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec
- 4th in Commonwealth Games MTB, Manchester, UK
- 16th in World Championships MTB, Kaprun Austria
- 9th in World Cup MTB XCO#5, Les Gets, France
- 3rd in Canadian Championship Cyclo-Cross, Elite Women, St.Augustin, QC
2003
- 22nd in World Cup MTB XCO#1, St.Wendel, Germany
- 9th in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Fort William, Scotland
- 1st in Canada Cup MTB XC#1, Bromont, QC
- 1st in Canada Cup MTB XC#3, Mt.Tremblant, QC
- 5th in World Cup MTB XCO#3, Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec
- n/a in World Cup MTB XCO#4 Telluride, CO, (event cancelled)
- 1st in National Championship, MTB, Whistler, BC,
- 4th in World Cup MTB XCO#5, Grouse Mountain, BC, Canada
- 5th in World Championships MTB, Lugano, Switzerland
- 3rd in World Cup MTB XCO#6, Kaprun, Austria
- 4th in World Cup series overall, Elite Women MTB
2004
- 10th in World Cup MTB XCO#1, Madrid, Spain
- 6th in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Houffalize, Belgium
- 2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#3, Fort William, Scotland
- no entry in World Cup MTB XCO#4, Schladming, Austria
- 2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#5, Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec
- 1st in National Championship MTB, Mont Sainte-Anne, QC
- 4th in World Cup MTB XCO#6, Calgary, Alberta
- 2nd in Olympic Games, MTB, Athens, Greece
- 4th in World Championships MTB, Les Gets, France
- 2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#7, Livigno, Italy
- 2nd in World Cup series overall, Elite Women MTB
2005
- 1st in World Cup MTB XCO#1, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
- 1st in Canada Cup MTB XC#1, Bromont, QC
- 2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Madrid, Spain
- 4th in World Cup MTB XCO#3, Houffalize, Belgium
- 3rd in World Cup MTB XCO#4, Willingen, Germany
- 1st in National Championship, MTB, Mont Sainte Anne, QC
- 1st in World Cup MTB XCO#5, Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec
- no entry in World Cup MTB XCO#6, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- 2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#7, Angel Fire Resort, USA
- 4th in World Championships MTB, Livigno, Italy
- DNF in World Cup MTB XCO#8, Fort William, Scotland (illness)
- 3rd in World Cup series overall, Elite Women MTB
2006
- 4th in World Cup MTB XCO#1, Curacao
- 1st in Commonwealth Games, MTB, Melbourne, Australia
- 10th in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Madrid, Spain
- 3rd in World Cup MTB XCO#3, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
- 2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#4, Fort William,Scotland
- 1st in Canada Cup MTB XC#3, Hardwood Hills, ON
- 1st in World Cup MTB XCO#5, Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec
- 1st in Canada Cup MTB XC#4, Whistler, BC
- 1st in National Championship, MTB, Sun Peaks Resort, BC
- 3rd in World Championship, MTB, XC Elite, Rotorua, New Zealand
- 1st in World Cup MTB XCO#6, Schladming, Austria
- 2nd in World Cup series overall, Elite Women MTB
2007
- 6th in World Cup MTB XCO#1, Houffalize, Belgium
- 1st in Canada Cup MTB XC#1, Baie St.Paul, QC
- 1st in Canada Cup MTB XC#2, Bromont, QC
- 2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Offenburg, Germany
- 3rd in World Cup MTB XCO#3, Champery, Switzerland
- 4th in World Cup MTB XCO#4, Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec
- 2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#5,Saint Félicien, Quebec
- 1st in National Championship, MTB, Mt.Washington, BC,
- 4th in World Championships MTB, Fort William, Scotland
- 2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#6, Maribor, Slovenia
- 2nd in World Cup series overall, Elite Women MTB
2008
- 3rd in World Cup MTB XCO#1, Houffalize, Belgium
- 2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#2, Offenburg, Germany
- 2nd in World Cup MTB XCO#3, Madrid, Spain
- 3rd in World Cup MTB XCO#4, Vallnord, Andorra
- 1st in World Cup MTB XCO#5, Fort William, Scotland
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