Cédric Ravanel

Cédric Ravanel
Personal information
Full name Cédric Ravanel
Born (1978-11-26) 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

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 Union Cycliste Internationale 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, silver medalist(s) 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, silver medalist(s) 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. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. 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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