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Félicia Ballanger (born 12 June 1971 in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée) is a retired French racing cyclist. She won five world championships in the sprint and 500 m time trial . She was also a triple Olympic champion. [1]
Félicia Ballanger est une cycliste française sur piste née le 12 juin 1971 à La Roche-sur-Yon en Vendée. Elle est, avec Marie-José Pérec, l'une des deux sportives françaises à être triple championne olympique [1].
May 23, 2012 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe With a name inspired by the former champion cyclist and Olympian Felice Gimondi, Felicia Ballanger was a ...
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Learn about the life and achievements of Felicia BALLANGER, who dominated the individual sprint and 500m time trial events at the Olympic Games and the World Cycling Championships. She won three gold medals in Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney, and is the most successful French track cyclist of all time.
Named after Italian cyclist Felice Gimondi, Félicia Ballanger was the strongest track sprinter of the 1990s, racing for Vendée la Roche Cycliste. After losing the Olympic bronze in 1992 against Ingrid Haringa, she then won the sprint at the next two Games.
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Jul 26, 1996 · In 1992 the French cyclist Félicia Ballanger had narrowly missed out on a medal in the sprint, losing the bronze to Ingrid Haringa of the Netherlands. Spurred on by the memory of that defeat at Atlanta 1996 , she was determined not to go home empty-handed once more.
Aug 12, 2021 · Felicia Ballanger is a former French cyclist who won five World Championships and three Olympic gold medals. She is now an accredited Doping Control Officer with ORADO, the Oceania Regional Anti-Doping Organisation, and works in New Caledonia.
