Magalie Pottier (born 16 March 1989 in Vallet) is a French racing cyclist who represents France in BMX. She was selected to represent France at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event and finished in seventh place.[1]
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Born | Vallet, Loire-Atlantique, France | 16 March 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | BMX racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Carquefou BMX Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Fabrice Vettoretti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pottier is coached by Fabrice Vettoretti.[2] In 2012, she won both the French and world BMX championships, giving her a total of seven French championships, eleven European championships and seven world championships.[3] She won the World Junior Championship in 2007.[4] She began competing in BMX in 1996 as a 7 year old and was France's reserve rider for the 2008 Olympics.[4] In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for France in cycling, more specifically, Women's BMX. She earned a silver medal.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Women's BMX Racing". 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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- ^ a b "Baku 2015 1St European Games – Athletes – POTTIER Magalie". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Baku 2015 European Games – BMX Cycling". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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External links
edit- Magalie Pottier at UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
- Magalie Pottier at Olympedia
- Magalie Pottier at Olympics.com
- Magalie Pottier at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)