Monica Valvik

Monica Valen
Personal information
Full name Grethe Monica Eikild Valen
Born September 15, 1970
Porsgrunn, Norway
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider

Grethe Monica Eikild Valen (née Valvik; born 15 September 1970) is a Norwegian racing cyclist. She won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship five times in the 1990s.[1]

She was born in Porsgrunn, and is the sister of Anita Valen. She was married to Svein Inge Valvik.

She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where she placed fifth, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she placed 29th.[2] She won a gold medal at the 1994 UCI Road World Championships.

References

  1. "National Championship, Road, Elite, Norway". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. "Monica Valvik-Valen". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 21 January 2011.