Geneviève Gambillon

Personal information

Full name

Geneviève Gambillon

Born

30 June 1951
Hudimesnil, France

Team information

Discipline

Road & track

Role

Rider

Major wins

World Champion x2

National Champion x22

Medal record

Competitor for France
UCI Road World Championships
Gold	Gap 1972	Road Race
Gold	Montreal 1974	Road Race

Geneviève Gambillon (born 30 June 1951, Hudimesnil, Manche) is a former Luxembourgian road bicycle racer. She became the women's Road World Champion in 1972 and again in 1974. She retired from competition in 1978 and became a nurse at the hospital in Granville

Palmarès

1969: French National Road Race Championships; Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships
1970: French National Road Race Championships; Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships
1971: Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships; 2nd French National Road Race Championships
1972: UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race; French National Road Race Championships; Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships
1973: Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships; 3rd French National Road Race Championships
1974: UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race; French National Road Race Championships; Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships
1975: French National Road Race Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships; 2nd UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race; 2nd Sprint, French National Track Championships
1976: French National Road Race Championships; Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships
1977: French National Road Race Championships

References

Geneviève Gambillon profile at Cycling Archives

French National Road Race Champions (women)

1940–1959	Lucienne Benoît (1951) Jeannine Lemaire (1952–1953) Noelle Sabbe (1954) Lydia Brein-Haritonides (1955) Lily Herse (1956–1959)

1960–1979	Renée Vissac (1960) Lily Herse (1961–1963) Andrée Flageolet (1964) Lily Herse (1965) Gisèle Caille (1966) Lily Herse (1967) Chantal N'Guten (1968) Geneviève Gambillon (1969–1970) Annick Chapron (1971) Geneviève Gambillon (1972) Élisabeth Camus (1973) Geneviève Gambillon (1974–1977) Chantal Fortier (1978) Jeannie Longo (1979)

1980–1999	Jeannie Longo (1980–1985) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (1986–1989) Catherine Marsal (1990) Marion Clignet (1991) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (1992) Marion Clignet (1993) Chantal Gorostegui (1994) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (1995) Catherine Marsal (1996) Sylvie Riedle (1997) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (1998–1999)

2000–2019	Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (2000–2001) Magali Le Floc'h (2002) Sonia Huguet (2003) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (2004) Magali Le Floc'h (2005) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (2006) Edwige Pitel (2007) Jeannie Longo (2008) Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (2009) Mélodie Lesueur (2010) Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (2011) Marion Rousse (2012) Élise Delzenne (2013) Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (2014)