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| Full name | Julien Absalon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 16, 1980 Remiremont, France |
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| Discipline | Mountain bike racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Cross-country | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Julien Absalon (born August 16, 1980 in Remiremont, Vosges) is a French cross-country mountain biker. He won gold medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He rides for the Spanish mountain bike team Orbea. Absalon has 17 World Cup wins. Absalon won four consecutive Mountain Bike World Championships (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007). Absalon has also won the French cross-country championship between 2003 and 2010.