Cédric Ravanel

Cédric Ravanel
Personal information
Full name Cédric Ravanel
Born 26 November 1978
Sallanches, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team GT Skoda Chamonix
Discipline Mountain biking
Role Rider
Rider type Cross-country
Professional team(s)
2002–2005 Orbea
2006–2008 Team Lapierre International
2009–2010 Lapierre International
2011– GT Skoda Chamonix
Infobox last updated on
October 26, 2013

Cédric Ravanel (born November 26, 1978 in Sallanches, Haute-Savoie) is a French professional mountain biker.[1] He won two silver medals in men's cross-country racing at the 2004 UCI World Championships in Les Gets, and at the second stage of the 2007 UCI World Cup series in Offenburg, Germany.[2][3] Ravanel also represented his nation France at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has been training and racing professionally for numerous seasons on Team Lapierre International and GT Skoda Chamonix.[4]

Ravanel qualified for the French squad, along with his teammates Jean-Christophe Péraud and defending Olympic champion Julien Absalon in the men's cross-country race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving one of the nation's three available berths from the French Cycling Association (French: Fédération Française de Cyclisme) and the International Cycling Union based on his best performance at the World Championships, World Cup series, and Mountain Biking World Rankings.[5] Ravanel rounded out his team's roster as the third Frenchman to complete a 4.8-km sturdy, treacherous cross-country course, finishing outside the two-hour barrier and picking up a fourteenth spot in 2:01:38.[6][7][8]

Career achievements

2004
2nd French MTB Championships (Cross-country), Montgenèvre (FRA)
2nd UCI World Championships (Cross-country), Les Gets (FRA)
2006
2nd French MTB Championships (Cross-country), France
2007
2nd French MTB Championships (Cross-country), Montgenèvre (FRA)
2nd Stage 2, UCI World Cup (Cross-country), Offenburg (GER)
2008
3rd French MTB Championships (Cross-country), France
14th Olympic Games (Cross-country), Beijing (CHN)

References

  1. ↑ "Cédric Ravanel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Nissan UCI World Cup MTB XC #2 – Report". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Du grand Julien Absalon à Offenburg" [The great Julien Absalon in Offenburg] (in French). Horizon Montagne. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  4. ↑ George, Sue (10 January 2009). "Team LaPierre ready for 2009". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "La sélection française pour Pékin" [The French selection for Beijing] (in French). Le Figaro. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Men's Cross-Country Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  7. ↑ ""Unbeatable" Absalon wins his second gold". Agence France-Presse (Velo News). 22 August 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Julien Absalon conserve son titre olympique en VTT" [Julien Absalon defended his Olympic title in mountain biking] (in French). Le Monde. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2013.

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