Cédric Ravanel

Cédric Ravanel

Cédric Ravanel during the 2011 MTB French Cup
Personal information
Full name	Cédric Ravanel
Born	(1978-11-26) 26 November 1978 (age 46) Sallanches, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Discipline	Mountain biking
Role	Rider
Rider type	Cross-country
Professional teams
2002–2005	Orbea
2006–2008	Team Lapierre International
2009–2010	Lapierre International
2011–	GT Skoda Chamonix
Medal record Representing  France Men's mountain bike racing World Championships 2004 Les Gets Cross-country 2002 Kaprun Team relay

Cédric Ravanel (born 26 November 1978 in Sallanches, Haute-Savoie) is a French former 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)

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)

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. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cédric Ravanel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. 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.

External links

• French Olympic Team Profile (in French)
• NBC Olympics Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 31, 2013)
• Cédric Ravanel at Cycling Archives (archived)