Jeannie Longo
Jeannie Longo ( born October 31, 1958 in Saint- Gervais- les- Bains, Haute -Savoie ) is a French cyclist. You won numerous titles both on the road and on the track and is the most successful cyclist of all time. With 13 world championship titles, it is more successful than any male cyclist. It now has competitors who were not even born when she in 1985 for the first time world champion was.
Sporting career
Longo began her athletic career in the Nordic and Alpine skiing. After winning the cross-country skiing, the French Cadet Championships (1975) and three students Championships in Alpine skiing, she switched on the advice of her trainer for cycling.
They improved several times the hour record. Her record under the old UCI Regulations of 26 October 1996 ( 48.159 km achieved in Mexico City) is unbeaten. Your hour record for new UCI regulations of 7 December 2000 stood at 45.094 km ( achieved in Mexico City ), but was on October 1, 2003 by Leontien Zijlaard -van Moorsel outbid ( 46.065 km in Mexico City). The set up by her 1987 hour record in Colorado Springs was the International Cycling Union Cycliste International Union (UCI ) canceled because they had been tested positive for taking ephedrine.
Between 1989 and 1991, she interrupted her athletic career. In Beijing she competed at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games for the seventh time in the Olympic Games, missing the bronze medal in the individual time trial only by one second. It is one of the athletes with the most Olympic appearances at all.
Investigation in 2011 and allegations of an ex - professionals
In September 2011, a case against Jeannie Longo was initiated because she had violated the obligation to report their whereabouts three times in 18 months; threatened her a lock of three to 24 months. She then renounced the planned start at the UCI Road World Championships 2011.
In addition, Longo saw with public allegations of ex- pros Joe Papp faced, accused, even for doping. Because of a court ordered in Grenoble on investigations against Longo husband and coach Patrice Ciprelli. Joe Papp had claimed in a newspaper interview, Patrice Ciprelli bought in 2007 EPO with him, that would have been intended for his wife Jeannie Longo.
The case against Longo Ciprelli set by the French Cycling Federation in November 2011, as they had not been informed since April 2010 that she still is one of the riders who have to submit to training controls. Therefore, it was not responsible for the three-time missing the controls.
Honors
1987 Longo was chosen by the sports newspaper L' Équipe France's Sportswoman of the Year ( " champion of champions" ). On 1 January 2011 it received the highest civilian honor of France and was admitted to the rank of Commander of the Legion of Honour.
Personal and professional
Jeannie Longo studied computer science and mathematics at the Institut d' études commerciales de Grenoble, has a degree in sports economist and since 1987 has been professor sports. In the same year she married her coach Patrice Ciprelli.
Palmarčs
Overall, Jeannie Longo won victories so far in 1222, 115 tour victories, 38 world records, 59 - times French champion and still active. You won 112 medals at Olympic Games, World Championships and French championships. Jeannie Longo reached more than twice as many wins as the most successful male cyclist, Eddy Merckx.