Jeannie Longo - Career

Career

Longo was born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, in the French Alps where she began her athletic career as a downhill skier. After winning the French schools' ski championship and three university skiing championships, she switched to cycling at the urging of her coach (and later husband) Patrice Ciprelli. Within a few months, Longo won the French road race Championship at the age of 21.

In addition to her sport, Longo distinguished herself in the academic field. She has been awarded academic degrees in Mathematics (B.S.), an MBA, and a doctorate in sports management.

She competes both in road and track bicycle racing events, and is an Olympic gold-medalist and twelve-time world champion. Her palmares include:

  • Olympic Games road race: Gold Medal/Champion (1996); Silver Medal (1992)
  • Olympic Games time trial: Silver Medal (1996); Bronze Medal (2000)
  • 5x UCI Road Race World Championship: Gold Medal/Champion (1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995)
  • 4x UCI Time Trial World Championship: Gold Medal/Champion (1995, 1996, 1997, 2001)
  • 4x UCI Track World Championship:
    • Points Race: Gold Medal/Champion (1989)
    • 3 km Pursuit: Gold Medal/Champion (1986, 1988, 1989); Silver Medal (1984, 1985, 1987); Bronze Medal (1981, 1982, 1983)
  • UCI Mountain Bike Championship: Silver Medal (1993)
  • 15x French Road Race Champion: 1979 to 1989, 1992, 1995, 2006, 2008
  • 10x French Time Trial Champion: 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • 3x Tour Cycliste Feminin / Grande Boucle: 1987, 1988, 1989
  • 2x Women's Challenge: 1991, 1999
  • Set Hour Record (45.094 km/h) in 2000 in Mexico City (14 years after setting the best hour performance record)1

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