French Cycling Veteran Jeannie Longo Books Ticket To Beijing Olympics
PARIS, June 30, 2008 (AFP) - French cycling legend Jeannie Longo on Monday
clinched a place to compete in her seventh Olympics at the age of 49.
The five-time world champion staked her claim with an outstanding win in
both the road race and time-trial at the French National Championships last
week. She finshed in 31 minutes 16 seconds, over a minute ahead of
second-placed Edwige Pitel.
The 1996 Olympic road race champion has competed in every Games since
women’s cycling was first introduced. She will compete in both the road race
and time-trail races in Beijing.
She is one of three women selected for the French team along with Cristel
Ferrier-Bruneau and Maryline Salvetat, with Pitel, who competed at the Athens
Games, missing out.
Longo, who will be 50 in October, has won world titles in time-trials and
road races, but her only Olympic gold came when she won the road race in
Atlanta.
French women’s team
Road Race: Christel Ferrier-Bruneau, Jeannie Longo, Maryline Salvetat
Time-trial: Jeannie Longo, Maryline Salvetat
Photo by: CorVos Pro
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