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Alison Dunlap (born July 27, 1969) is an American professional cyclist. She won the world cross-country mountain bike championship in 2001 and two Mountain Bike World Cup races. She also won the Redlands Bicycle Classic on the road in 1996.

Dunlap represented the United States in the road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the cross-country mountain bike event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Major achievements[edit]

UCI Tissot Mountain Bike World Cup Champion (2002)

UCI Mountain Bike Cross Country (XC) World Champion (2001)

Olympic Games 2000: mountain bike, 7th

Olympic Games 1996: road race

Pan American Games: gold medallist (cross country): (1999)

3x United States National cross-country champion: (1999, 2002, 2004)

3x United States National short-track cross-country champion: (1999, 2002, 2004)

6x United States National cyclo-cross champion: (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003)

United States National Road and Omnium Collegiate champion: (1991)

U.S. Olympic Festival gold medallist (road race) (1993)

UCI Tissot World Cup: 2nd overall (2000)

8x World Mountain Bike Championship: (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004)

World Road Cycling Championships: 1993–94 (bronze), (1998–99)

World Cyclo-Cross Championships: 2004 (5th), 2002 (4th), 2000 (7th)

UCI World Cup wins (mtb): two (cross-country); one in cyclo-cross (2002)

Finished on the podium (top 5) in all UCI World Cup races (2000, 2002)

National race wins: eight (cross-country), fourteen (short-track cross-country)

Sea Otter Classic: 1st overall (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004); stage winner (1999–2004)

Hewlett Packard International Women's Challenge (road) stage winner: (1993, 1996, 1997, 2001)

Redlands Cycling Classic (road) 1st overall, one stage win: (2000, 1996)

Tour of Willamette (road) 1st overall, two stage wins: (2001)

Iceman Cometh Challenge 1st place (2009)

In 1989, her first year competing, Furtado won the US National Road Championship. She was then introduced to mountain biking, and 1990, again her first year competing, she won the cross-country event in (along with Ned Overend) the first official Mountain Bike World Championship, held in Durango, Colorado. In 1992 she won the downhill world championship. In 1996, Furtado won both the World Cup (her 3rd WC championship) and the NORBA (U.S. National race authority) cross-country championships. She also participated in the Atlanta Olympics. Unfortunately, though she was the overwhelming favorite to win, she suffered in the severe Atlanta sun and heat due to the as yet undetected Lupus in her system, and finished with an uncharacteristically slow 7th place. Soon after her Lupus was diagnosed,[1] and again Furtado was forced into early retirement from her sport due to physical conditions. Her disease is currently under control and she still rides solo.

In 1998, the book "Rugged Racer" was written about Juliana's struggles and successes, overcoming injuries in her pursuit of her dream to compete in the Olympics.[6] Despite a short MTB career of 6 years, Juliana held a Guinness World Record for most career 1st-place finishes in MTB (male or female), and at that time her career total wins even exceeded the combined total wins of the most successful man (Ned Overend) and next most successful woman.

She became the mother of a son in 2008, and is currently working again with the U.S. National ski team, as an advocate for retiring athletes.

Furtado was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1993 and the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2005.

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In 1989, her first year competing, Furtado won the US National Road Championship. She was then introduced to mountain biking, and 1990, again her first year competing, she won the cross-country event in (along with Ned Overend) the first official Mountain Bike World Championship, held in Durango, Colorado. In 1992 she won the downhill world championship. In 1996, Furtado won both the World Cup (her 3rd WC championship) and the NORBA (U.S. National race authority) cross-country championships. She also participated in the Atlanta Olympics. Unfortunately, though she was the overwhelming favorite to win, she suffered in the severe Atlanta sun and heat due to the as yet undetected Lupus in her system, and finished with an uncharacteristically slow 7th place. Soon after her Lupus was diagnosed,[1] and again Furtado was forced into early retirement from her sport due to physical conditions. Her disease is currently under control and she still rides solo.

In 1998, the book "Rugged Racer" was written about Juliana's struggles and successes, overcoming injuries in her pursuit of her dream to compete in the Olympics.[6] Despite a short MTB career of 6 years, Juliana held a Guinness World Record for most career 1st-place finishes in MTB (male or female), and at that time her career total wins even exceeded the combined total wins of the most successful man (Ned Overend) and next most successful woman.

She became the mother of a son in 2008, and is currently working again with the U.S. National ski team, as an advocate for retiring athletes.

Furtado was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1993 and the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Paola Pezzo (born 8 January 1969 in Bosco Chiesanuova) is a cross-country mountain bike racer from Verona, Italy. In 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, in the U.S., she won the Olympic gold medal in mountain biking, when the event made its debut.

Pezzo won the female World Mountain Bike Championship title in both 1993 and 1997. In 1997 she won the Grundig World Cup crown.

Won two gold medals. One in Atlanta '96 and the other in Sydney '00. Won the mountain-bike championships in 1993 and 1997.

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Margarita Fullana Riera (born April 9, 1972), also known as Marga Fullana, is a Spanish mountain biker. She won the Bronze Medal in Women's Cross-Country Mountain Biking at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Alison Sydor (born September 9, 1966) is a retired Canadian professional cross country mountain cyclist. She began cycling at age 20 and is a graduate of the University of Victoria. She won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in mountain bike,[1] and has won 3 world mountain bike championships gold medals (1994 in Vail, Colorado; 1995 in Kirchzarten, Germany; 1996 in Cairns, Australia; and the 2002 relay race in Kaprun, Austria.)

Sydor has also won five silver medals (1992, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003) and three bronze (1998, 1999 (relay race), 2004) at mountain bike world championships, and one bronze at the road world championships (1991). In addition, Sydor has won 17 World Cup (cross-country) races in her career, and for 13 consecutive years (1992–2004) never finished outside of the top-5 at the world championships.

In 1995 and 1996, Sydor was awarded the Velma Springstead Trophy as Canada's top female athlete.

In September 2007 Sydor was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame

In December 2007 it was publicly announced that Sydor will be inducted into British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2008 at a ceremony on May 29, 2008.

Sydor and teammate Pia Sundstedt won the Women's Category in the Absa Cape Epic in 2008. Sydor then came back to win the Mixed Category with Nico Pfitzenmaier in 2009.

In 2013, Sydor was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

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Sabine Spitz (born 27 December 1971 in Herrischried, Baden-Württemberg) is a German cross country cyclist. She won bronze in Women's cross-country at the 2004 Summer Olympics, silver in the event in the 2012 Summer Olympics and gold in the event in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Furthermore, she became World Champion in 2003.

In March, 2017, Spitz raced her second eight-day Absa Cape Epic stage race in South Africa. She and South African partner Robyn de Groot were the pre-race favourites for the Women’s Category but Spitz had a problematic ride: she crashed badly on two stages and these setbacks ultimately cost them any chance of victory. They eventually finished the 651 km route in third place. In 2016 she and Ukrainian Yana Belomoina had finished second in the race, which takes place in the Western Cape each year.

Ruthie Matthes (born November 11, 1965) is an American professional bicycle racer who won the World Cross-Country Mountain Bike Championship in 1991. She is also a road cyclist, having twice finished in 2nd place in the Women's Challenge bicycle stage race. Ruthie is one of a series of professional riders who got their start in cycling through the Red Zinger Mini Classics youth bicycle race series in Colorado.

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Laurence Leboucher (born 22 February 1972 in Alençon, Orne) is a French professional cross-country mountain bike and cyclo-cross racer. She is a three-time Olympian[1] and two-time world cyclo-cross champion.

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Marie-Hélène Prémont (born October 24, 1977) is a Canadian cross-country mountain biker. She is a 6-time Canadian Champion, represented Canada twice at the Olympics (2004, winning a silver medal, and 2008), a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, and from 2004 to 2008 was a regular medal winner on the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup cross country circuit.

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Born) in Quebec City, Quebec, Prémont rode for Oryx/Procycle from 1999–2004, and Mont-Velo/Liken. From June 2004 through 2008, and in 2012 she rode for the Rocky Mountain Bikes race team. For the 2009-2011 seasons she rode for the Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Team. She has been a member of the Canadian National team since 2000.[1]

She has won the Canadian National Elite Women's Championship in 2003,[2] 2004,[3] 2005,[4] 2006,[5] 2007,[6] and 2008.[7]

She won a bronze in the 2003 World Cup circuit in Kaprun, Austria. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won a silver medal. She won three silver medals in the 2004 World Cup Circuit in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec,[8] Fort William, Scotland[9] and Livigno, Italy.[10] She won two gold medals in the 2005 World Cup circuit in Spa Francorchamps, Belgium[11] and Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec.[12] She won two gold medals in the 2006 World Cup circuit at Mont Sainte Anne, Quebec[13] and Schladming, Austria,[14] and a bronze medal in the 2006 World Championships in Rotorua, New Zealand.[15] At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne,[16] she won the gold medal. She won 3 silver medals in the 2007 World Cup season at Offenburg, Germany,[17] St.Felicien, Quebec,[18] and Maribor, Slovenia,[19] and finished the 2007 World Cup season in 2nd place overall.

She had her best season ever in 2008[20] with two gold medals at Fort William[21] and Mont-Sainte-Anne,[22] three silver and three bronze medals and claiming first place overall after eight of the nine races of the 2008 WC season. She was the only woman to win a medal in every World Cup race she entered. At the 2008 Beijing Games, she was forced to retire from the race due to hyperventilation.[23]

Marie-Hélène Prémont, representing the Maxxis-Rocky Mountain Team in 2009, after finishing second at the Canadian National MTB Championships in Canmore, Alberta

She decided to postpone retirement and race again in 2009.[24] By Madrid[25] she was back to her usual pace, finishing second just 4 seconds back after swapping the lead with Marga Fullana throughout the race. At Mont-Sainte-Anne in the 5th race of 2009, Marie was the victim of a flat and a fork lockout problem that resulted in a 10th-place finish, and a 13th place in XCO#6 at Bromont after some breathing difficulties limited her climbing ability.[26] Marie finished on the podium again in 5th at the final 2009 World Cup Race in Schladming,[27] finishing the World Cup season in 6th place overall.

After a battery of breathing tests in early August 2009, Marie was diagnosed with exercise induced asthma, first occurring at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 (likely ozone induced since the onset was sudden), and continuing to be a problem through most of the 2009 season. She now has a therapeutic use exception for the use of a Ventolin inhaler in competition.[28][29]

2010 was a season that combined good fitness and performance with bad luck. There were podium finishes with a 4th at Offenburg[30] and a silver medal in a tightly contested battle at Windham, NY.[31]

At an April 2011 Rocky Mountain Bicycles press conference in Quebec City, Marie-Hélène announced that she would continue to compete on the World Cup circuit through the 2012 season with a goal of competing at the 2012 London Olympic Games.[32]

2011 saw three podium finishes, in Offenburg,[33] Mont Sainte-Anne[34] and Windham.[35]

She did not compete in the 2012 Olympics.

On Feb 27, 2013 she announced that she would be taking a sabbatical from MTB racing as she was pregnant with her first child.[36]

She returned to competitive racing in 2014 for two races, the Canada Cup, taking Bronze, and the World Cup in August.[37]

On August 5, 2016 it was announced that Premont will be inducted into The Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame. [38]

She formally announced her retirement from competition on October 16, 2016. [39]

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Barbara Blatter (born December 22, 1970 in Wattwil) is a former Swiss mountain biker and two-time Olympian (2000, 2004).

Career 

Barbara Blatter was one of the most successful mountain bikers of her generation. One of the greatest success of the trained kindergarten teacher was winning the mountain bike World Cup in 2000, which they could repeat in 2001 again.

In 2000, she led the UCI World Ranking and won in Sydney at the Olympic Games silver medal.

She has won six World Cup races in her career and four consecutive Swiss championship titles in Cross Country (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002).

In the Cross Country Relay Mixed she was three times Vice World Champion, namely in the years 2000, 2003 and again in 2004 (with Florian Vogel, Nino Schurter and Ralph Näf).

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, she had to give up after the second of five rounds to be completed after a heat accumulation.

Barbara Blatter declared as a 34-year-old in January 2005 with immediate effect her resignation from professional sports. She expressed criticism of how the world's top will deal with the issue of doping - also with regard to their former teammate Filip Meirhaeghe.

Sue Haywood (born 9 October 1971) is a retired professional mountain bike racer. She raced for team Trek Volkswagen along with notables Jeremiah Bishop, Travis Brown, Chris Eatough, Lea Davison and Ross Schnell.

Sue Haywood was awarded $318,647.14 in a civil case against USA Cycling for not being awarded a spot on the 2004 Olympic Team after a sketchy selection process.

Major wins

2007 1st Transrockies--Open Women (2-person team with HIllary Harrison) 1st Shenandoah 100 - New course record

2006 1st Solo World Championships by 24 Hours of Adrenalin 1st Shenandoah 100 1st NORBA National Short Track Championships 1st NORBA National Super-D Championships

2005 1st Overall, NORBA #2, Arizona 1st, TT NORBA #2

2004 1st, Chequamagon Fat Tire Festival 1st, Great Wall Cycling Festival, Beijing, China 1st, Pan American Championships

2003 1st overall, NORBA Short Track Championship 1st NORBA NCS STXC, Big Bear, California 1st Stage 1, Subaru Nova Desert Classic 1st Stage 2, Subaru Nova Desert Classic

2002 1st Team, 24 Hours of Moab, Moab, Utah

2001 US Short Track Champion 1st, UCI World Cup, Time Trial, Durango, Colorado 1st, 24 Hours of Moab, Utah

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Susan DeMattei (born October 15, 1962) is an American former professional cross-country mountain bike racer.[1] She became the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in mountain biking when she won the Bronze Medal in the inaugural Olympic Cross-Country Mountain Biking competition at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.[2][3][4] DeMattei was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1997 and, into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2012.

Bicycle racing career[edit]

Born in Marin County, DeMattei grew up in San Rafael, California.[1][6][7] She first became interested in cycling while attending California State University, Chico, where she was pursuing her nursing degree.[1] She began as a recreational road cyclist before taking up mountain bike racing.[1] DeMattei was a talented climber, and almost immediately after taking up cycling she was setting local road hillclimb records with times out of reach of most of the male competitors. She tried her hand at mountain bike racing, to even greater success, and was quickly signed to a professional contract by the Diamondback racing team.

From 1990 through 1996, DeMattei finished in the top three in the NORBA Championship Series every year but one.[1] DeMattei won the silver medal in the cross-country class at the 1994 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Vail, Colorado.

Later life[edit]

DeMattei married former professional mountain bike racer and teammate, Dave Wiens.[1] She currently resides in Gunnison, Colorado where she works in the surgical unit of a local hospital.[2]

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Kateřina Nash (née Hanušová, born 9 December 1977 in Prachatice) is a Czech cross country skier and cyclist who competed from 1994 to 2003 in skiing and as of 2017 is still active in cycling. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she finished sixth in the 4 × 5 km relay at Nagano in 1998 and had her best individual finish of 20th in the 15 km event in Salt Lake City in 2002.

Hanušová's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 19th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit at Ramsau in 1999. Her best World cup finish was 18th in a 5 km + 5 km combined pursuit in the United States in 2001.

Hanušová earned four individual career victories up to 10 km in FIS races from 1997 to 2001.

In January 2010 she won an UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race in Roubaix and also finished 4th in 2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships and 3rd in 2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 14th place in the women's cross-country mountain bike event.[2]

On 16 September 2015 she won the CrossVegas Cyclocross World Cup race in Las Vegas, Nevada, which was the first-ever UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup race to be run outside Europe. Following her World Cup victory, she won The Night Weasels Cometh[3] in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts on 30 September 2015.

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Mary McConneloug (born June 24, 1971 in San Francisco, California) is a racing cyclist from the United States, specializing in competitive mountain biking. She is a four time USA Cross Country Mountain Bike National Champion having captured the title in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008.

Mary graduated from Santa Clara University in 1993.[1]

McConneloug twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics (2004 and 2008), where she finished in 9th and 7th place in the final rankings of the women's cross-country race. In 2003, she claimed the silver medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, behind Argentina's Jimena Florit (gold) but before Chile's Francisca Campos (bronze).

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Caroline Alexander (born 3 March 1968)[1] is a cross-country mountain biker and road cyclist born in Barrow-in-Furness. She was a swimmer as a child and did not cycle until she was 20. She first rode a bike in competition in a triathlon: she came second in the swimming and was fastest on the bike. She entered her first mountain bike race, which she won. Within a year she was one of the top three mountain-bike racers in the UK. She left her job as a draughtswoman in Barrow shipyards and became a full-time cyclist.[2]

She represented Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1] She was a reserve for the British Cycling team at the 2001 UCI road world championships[3] Alexander also represented Britain at the UCI Women's Road World Cup events in 2002.[4] Alexander represented Scotland in the first mountain-bike event in the Commonwealth Games in 2002.[5]

Alexander retired from cycling in 2004. In 2009, she was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.[6]

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Janice Bolland (born January 25, 1966) is an American road racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the 1992 UCI Road World Championships in the team time trial and a silver one in the team time trial in 1993