Cycling

Cycling : discover the high-level athletes from La Défense who represent France at the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Private soldier Mathilde Gros

Private soldier Mathilde Gros © Ministry of the armed forces

Top-level athlete from the French Army

Track cycling (sprint)

  • World champion and European runner-up in individual speed in 2022.
  • 3rd at the European Championships in individual speed and participation at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.
  • 3rd in the world in individual speed in 2019.
  • European champion in Kerin in 2018.

Aircraftman Rayan Helal

Aircraftman Rayan Helal © Ministry of the armed forces

Top-level athlete from the French Air and Space Force

Track cycling (sprint)

  • Silver medal in team sprint at European championship in 2024.
  • Bronze medal in team sprint at World championship and bronze medal in individual at European championship in 2023.
  • 3rd at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 and World and European runner-up by team.
  • Silver medallist in the team sprint at the World and European championships in 2020.
  • Three bronze medals in the sprint at the World championships in 2019 and 2020.

Sergeant Melvin Landerneau

Sergeant Melvin Landerneau © Ministry of the armed forces

Top-level athlete from the National Gendarmerie

Track cycling (sprint)

  • 3rd in team sprint at the European Championships in 2023.
  • European champion and runner-up in the world kilometre race in 2022.
  • 4th in the World Team Speed Championship and runner-up in the European Team Speed Championship in 2019.
  • Team European speed champion and individual European speed vice-champion in 2018.

Sergeant Sébastien Vivier

Sergeant Sébastien VIVIER © Ministry of the armed forces

Top-level athlete from the French Army

Track cycling (sprint)

  • 3rd in team sprint at the European Championships in 2023.
  • European Individual Speed Champion in 2022.
  • 3rd at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.
  • 4th in the World Team Sprint Championships in 2020.
  • World team speed vice-champion and European team and individual speed vice-champion in 2019.

Sergeant Victoire Berteau

Sergeant Victoire Berteau, track cycling © Ministry of the armed forces

Top-level athlete from the French Army

Track cycling

  • 5th in the Morbihan classic, 2nd in the Grand Prix du Morbihan and 4th in the Tour of Normandie in 2024.
  • 3rd in the Grand Prix de Wallonie, 3rd in the Madison and 3rd in the team pursuit at the World Championships in Glasgow in 2023.
  • 3rd in the team pursuit and 8th in the points race (25 km) at the Track World Championships and 3rd at the 3 Eagle days in Switzerland in 2022.
  • 7th in the Team Pursuit Final at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.

Sergeant Romain Mahieu

Sergeant Romain Mahieu, Bmx Race © Ministry of the Armed Forces

Top-level athlete from the French Army

BMX Race

  • World Cup champion in 2024.
  • World champion and overall World Cup winner in 2023.
  • 6th in the Final of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.



 

Sergeant Axelle Etienne

Sergeant Axelle Etienne, Bmx Race © Ministry of the Armed Forces

Top-level athlete from the French Army

BMX Race

  • 3rd in the World Cup and 3rd in the European Cup in 2023.
  • 7th in the Final of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.
  • 3rd in the 2019 World Championship.

Sergeant Sylvain André

Sergeant Sylvain André, BMX Race © Ministry of the Armed Forces

Top-level athlete from the French Army

BMX Race

  • 3rd at the world championships in 2024.
  • Overall winner of the 2022 World Cup.
  • 4th in the Final of the Tokyo Olympic Games, runner-up in the World Championship in 2021.
  • Triple French champion in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
  • World champion, 3rd at the European Championships and 3rd overall in the World Cup in 2018.

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