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