Edwige Pitel
2004: ITT 2005: ITT 2007: Road Race
2008: Scratch
2001, 2004, 2005: Chrono des Herbiers 2005: National Circuit Feminin de Saint- Amand- Montrond 2005: GP International Femin 2003: Tour de Bretagne
Edwige Pitel ( born April 4, 1967 in Dinan ) is a French athlete, who is active in the duathlon, in road and track cycling, as well as cross-country race.
Sports career
From 1997, Pitel was active as duathlete on competitive sports level. In 2003, she Duathlon World Champion and 1998 World runner-up. In 2000, she was also world champion in duathlon over the long distance. Three times - 1998, 2003 and 2005 - it was French champion in this discipline. Also in 1966, she won the title of Europe, in 2001 Mediterranean Champion and 2002 Champion of Provence in Road Racing.
From 2001 started Pitel even when cycling on the road. 2001, 2004 and 2005, she won the time trial competition Chrono des Herbiers, 2003, the Tour de Bretagne Feminin and 2005, the Circuit National de Saint- Amand- Montrond and the GP International Femin. In 2009 she won the Mount Hood Classic in the United States. In 2004 and 2005 she was French champion in the time trial, road race in 2007. In 2008, she also won the national title in the scratch on the track. In addition, they placed themselves at numerous other race on the front seats.
In 2004 we launched Edwige Pitel at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and finished 20th in the time trial and 32 in the road race. In 2008, she tried in vain to sue in the cycling team for the Olympics in Beijing in 2008.
At times Pitel was coached by the husband of her fiercest rival, Jeannie Longo - Ciprelli, Patrice Ciprelli. When he came under the suspicion that they have acquired EPO 2007, she came under suspicion of doping, but could not be substantiated. Because of this situation, it came to marriage problems the couple Ciprelli.
Professional career
1985 Made Edwige Pitel her high school, then studied engineering sciences with a focus on mathematics and computer science. In 1994 she was a research assistant at Imperial College London, where she also earned his doctorate on the subject of queues with negative customers.