Laurence Leboucher
Encyclopedia
Laurence Leboucher is a French
professional cross-country mountain bike
and cyclo-cross
racer. She is a three-time Olympian and two-time world cyclo-cross champion
.
1998
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
professional cross-country mountain bike
Mountain bike racing
The Union Cycliste Internationale recognised the sport of mountain bike racing relatively late in 1990, when it sanctioned the world championships in Purgatory, Colorado. The first mountain biking world cup series took place in 1991. Its nine-race circuit covered two continents—Europe and North...
and cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter , and consists of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and...
racer. She is a three-time Olympian and two-time world cyclo-cross champion
Rainbow jersey
The Rainbow jersey is the distinctive jersey worn by the reigning world champion in a bicycle racing discipline. The jersey is predominantly white with five horizontal bands in the UCI colours around the chest. From the bottom up the colours are: green, yellow, black, red and blue; the same colours...
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Major achievements
Important results for Laurence Leboucher are:1998
- 1st (Gold Medal), World Mountain Bike Championships, Cross Country
- 1st, European Cyclo-cross Championships
2000
- 1st, European Cyclo-cross Championships
- 3rd, Round 2, Tissot-UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
2001
- 1st, European Cyclo-cross Championships
2002
- 1st (Gold Medal), World Cyclo-cross Championships
2003
- 3rd (Bronze Medal), World Cyclo-cross Championships
2004
- 1st (Gold Medal), World Cyclo-cross Championships
2005
- 2nd, French Cyclo-cross Championships