Jeannie Longo

Jeannie Longo
	Longo in 2011
Personal information
Born	31 October 1958 (age 66); Annecy, France
Team information
Discipline	Track, Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1994–1995	Intersport-Nakamura
1998–1999	Ebly
2007	Team Uniqa Graz
2008	Pro Feminin Les Carroz
Major wins
	Stage races Grande Boucle (1987–1989) One-day races Olympic Road Champion (1996) World Road Champion (1985–1987, 1989, 1995) World Time Trial Champion (1995–1997, 2001) National Road Champion (1979–1989, 1992, 1995, 2006, 2008) National Time Trial Champion (1995, 1999, 2001–2003, 2006, 2008–2011) Women's Challenge (1991, 1999) Other Hour record (2000) 45.094 km
Medal record
Women's cycling
Representing France
Olympic Games
UCI Track World Championships
UCI Road World Championships
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships

Jeannie Longo (born 31 October 1958) is a French racing cyclist, 6-time French champion and 13-time world champion.^[1] Longo began racing in 1975 and was active in cycling through 2012. She was once widely considered the best female cyclist of all time, although that reputation is now clouded by suspicion of doping throughout her career.^[2] She is famous for her competitive nature and her longevity in the sport – when she was selected to compete for France in the 2008 Olympics, it was her seventh Olympic Games;^[3]^[4] some of Longo's competitors that year had not yet been born when she took part in her first Olympics in 1984. She had stated that 2008 would be her final participation in the Olympics.^[5] In the Women's road race, she finished 24th, 33 seconds behind winner Nicole Cooke, who was one year old when Longo first rode in the Olympics.^[6] At the same Olympics, she finished 4th in the road time trial, just two seconds shy of securing a bronze medal.^[7] She is currently number two on the all-time list of French female summer or winter Olympic medal winners, with a total of four medals including one in gold, which is one less than the total number won by the fencer Laura Flessel-Colovic.

Early life and education

Longo was born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, in the French Alps .

Career

Longo began her athletic career as a downhill skier. After winning the French schools' ski championship and three university skiing championships, she switched to cycling at the urging of her coach (and later husband) Patrice Ciprelli. Within a few months, Longo won the French road race Championship at the age of 21. She competed both in road and track bicycle racing events, and is an Olympic gold-medalist and thirteen-time world champion.

Doping affairs

In September 1987 Longo tested positive for ephedrine following a 3 km world record attempt in Colorado Springs. She served a 1-month ban for this offense.^[8]

In September 2011, it was reported that Longo had missed three doping tests and was under investigation by the FFC.^[9] Normally, this would be penalized the same as a positive test, but AFLD had failed to notify Longo that she would be targeted for testing in that year, there was therefore no further action taken.^[10] It subsequently transpired that Longo's husband, Patrice Ciprelli, had purchased the performance-enhancing drug EPO from China via former American professional cyclist Joe Papp.^[11]^[12] Ciprelli confessed and claimed that he purchased the EPO for his own personal use.^[13] He was found guilty in May 2016, and given a 1-year suspended jail sentence and €12,800 in fines and costs.^[14]^[15]

Palmarès

Track

Note: Beginning in 1997, the Union Cycliste Internationale awarded points to riders based on their performances. For this purpose, the races were classified. Although the system has evolved, the major stage races are category 1 (strongest) and 2. In the listings below, these categories, where known, are in parentheses. GC stands for general classification.

1981: 3rd UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)
1982: 3rd UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)
1983: 2nd Summer Universiade Track Championship (Individual pursuit); 3rd UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)
1984: 2nd UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)
1985: 2nd UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)
1986: 1st UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)
1987: 2nd UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)
1988: 1st UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)
1989: 1st UCI Track World Championship (Points race); 1st UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)
1998: 1st French Track Pursuit Championships

Mountainbike

1993: 2nd UCI Mountain Bike Championship

Road

1979

1st

French Road Race Championship

1980

1st

French Road Race Championship

1981

1st

French Road Race Championship

2nd World Road Race Championships

1982

1st

French Road Race Championship

1983

1st

French Road Race Championship

3rd Summer Universiade Road Race Championship

1984

1st

French Road Race Championship

1985

1st

World Road Race Championships

1st

French Road Race Championship

1st Coors Classic

1986

1st

World Road Race Championships

1st

French Road Race Championship

1st Coors Classic

1987

1st

World Road Race Championships

1st

French Road Race Championship

1st Coors Classic

1988

1st

French Road Race Championship

1989

1st

World Road Race Championships

1st

French Road Race Championship

1992

2nd Olympic Road Race

1st

French Road Race Championship

1993

2nd World Road Race Championships

1995

1st

World Road Race Championships

1st

French Road Race Championship

1st Overall Emakumeen Bira

1996

1st Olympic Road Race

1997

1st

World Time Trial Championships

1st Grand Prix des Nations Time Trial

1st Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin

2 Stage victories

1st Overall Tour du Canton de Conques

2 Stage victories

2nd Overall Vuelta a Majorca

1 Stage victory

3rd Overall Interreg-Dreilaender Damen Tour

3rd Overall Trois Jours de Vendee

7th UCI Points list

1998

1st

French Road Race Championship

1st 1 Stage Trois Jours de Vendee

1st Mt. Evans Hill Climb (course record)

2nd Montreal World Cup

3rd French Road CCT

3rd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin

3rd Overall Canberra Cycling Classic (Tour de Snowy)

1 Stage victory

3rd Overall Tour of Aquitaine

1 Stage victory

4th Overall Women's Challenge

5th World Time Trial Championships

9th World Road Race Championships

10th UCI Points list

2000

1st Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb (Course record)

3rd Olympic Time Trial

2001

1st

World Time Trial Championships

3rd World Road Race Championships

9th Overall Grande Boucle Féminine

5th Overall Women's Challenge

1st Mountains classification

1 Stage victory

6th Montréal World Cup

6th Grand prix de Haute-Garonne

2002

3rd Chrono Champenois-Trophée Européen

7th World Time Trial Championships

2003

6th World Time Trial Championship

6th World Road Race Championship

2004

10th Olympic Games Road Race

1st

French Road Race Championship

2005

2nd Chrono Champenois

1st

French Road Race Championship

1st

French Time Trial Championship

2007

7th World Time Trial Championship

2008

1st

French Road Race Championship

1st

French Time Trial Championship

1st Mt. Evans Hill Climb

4th Olympic Games Time Trial

2009

1st Trophée des Grimpeurs, women's.^[16]

1st

French Time Trial Championship

1st Chrono des Nations

3rd Overall Fitchburg Longsjo Classic

2010

1st

French Time Trial Championship

1st Chrono des Nations

3rd French National Road Race Championship

2011

1st Pikes Peak Hillclimb

1st

French Time Trial Championship

References

^ "Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ Stokes, Shane. "With career under a shadow, Longo set to retire". velonation. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "Jeannie Longo Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
^ "Longo to seventh Olympic Games". cyclingnews.com. 2 July 2008.
^ "A French Cyclist's Long Ride", The New York Times, 28 July 2008.
^ "Canada's Hobson 17th in cold, wet, women's road cycling race". The Toronto Star. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008. {{cite news}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
^ "Women's cycling road race: Individual time trial -final". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
^ "Jeannie Longo s'explique sur son contrôle positif à l'éphédrine". cyclisme-dopage.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
^ "Longo in hot water with AFLD". 9 September 2011.
^ "Jeannie Longo's doping charges dismissed". 22 November 2011.
^ Sayare, Scott (8 February 2012). "Home of Top Female Cyclist Searched". The New York Times.
^ "Chronologie des faits – Retour sur la chronologie des événements de l'affaire Ciprelli". L'Equipe. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
^ "Longo's husband confesses to EPO purchase". 9 February 2012.
^ "Jeannie Longo's husband faces prison for EPO purchases". 21 May 2016.
^ "Jeannie Longo's husband given suspended prison sentence". 10 March 2017.
^ "Longo wins Trophée des Grimpeurs ...again". 3 May 2009.

External links

Jeannie Longo's web site (in French language only)
Some cycling records
Jeannie Longo at UCI
Jeannie Longo at Cycling Archives (archived)
Jeannie Longo at ProCyclingStats
Jeannie Longo at CycleBase
Jeannie Longo at Olympics.com

[1] "Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. 2010. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[2] Stokes, Shane. "With career under a shadow, Longo set to retire". velonation. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[SportsRef-3] "Jeannie Longo Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

[4] "Longo to seventh Olympic Games". cyclingnews.com. 2 July 2008.

[5] "A French Cyclist's Long Ride", The New York Times, 28 July 2008.

[Toronto_Star_Beijing08_WomensRoadRace-6] "Canada's Hobson 17th in cold, wet, women's road cycling race". The Toronto Star. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008. {{cite news}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

[ABC_Longo_Womens_Road_TT)-7] "Women's cycling road race: Individual time trial -final". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 August 2008.

[8] "Jeannie Longo s'explique sur son contrôle positif à l'éphédrine". cyclisme-dopage.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

[9] "Longo in hot water with AFLD". 9 September 2011.

[10] "Jeannie Longo's doping charges dismissed". 22 November 2011.

[11] Sayare, Scott (8 February 2012). "Home of Top Female Cyclist Searched". The New York Times.

[12] "Chronologie des faits – Retour sur la chronologie des événements de l'affaire Ciprelli". L'Equipe. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

[13] "Longo's husband confesses to EPO purchase". 9 February 2012.

[14] "Jeannie Longo's husband faces prison for EPO purchases". 21 May 2016.

[15] "Jeannie Longo's husband given suspended prison sentence". 10 March 2017.

[16] "Longo wins Trophée des Grimpeurs ...again". 3 May 2009.

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v t e French National Road Race Champions (women)
1940–1959	Lucienne Benoît (1951) Jeannine Lemaire (1952–1953) Noelle Sabbe (1954) Lydia Brein-Haritonides (1955) Lyli Herse (1956–1959)
1960–1979	Renée Vissac (1960) Lyli Herse (1961–1963) Andrée Flageolet (1964) Lyli Herse (1965) Gisèle Caille (1966) Lyli Herse (1967) Chantal N'Guten (1968) Geneviève Gambillon (1969–1970) Annick Chapron (1971) Geneviève Gambillon (1972) Élisabeth Camus (1973) Geneviève Gambillon (1974–1977) Chantal Fortier (1978) Jeannie Longo (1979)
1980–1999	Jeannie Longo (1980–1985) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (1986–1989) Catherine Marsal (1990) Marion Clignet (1991) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (1992) Marion Clignet (1993) Chantal Gorostegui (1994) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (1995) Catherine Marsal (1996) Sylvie Riedle (1997) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (1998–1999)
2000–2019	Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (2000–2001) Magali Le Floc'h (2002) Sonia Huguet (2003) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (2004) Magali Le Floc'h (2005) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (2006) Edwige Pitel (2007) Jeannie Longo (2008) Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (2009) Mélodie Lesueur (2010) Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (2011) Marion Rousse (2012) Élise Delzenne (2013) Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (2014–2015) Edwige Pitel (2016) Charlotte Bravard (2017) Aude Biannic (2018) Jade Wiel (2019)
2020–2039	Audrey Cordon-Ragot (2020) Évita Muzic (2021) Audrey Cordon-Ragot (2022) Victoire Berteau (2023) Juliette Labous (2024)

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Early life and education

Career

Doping affairs

Palmarès

Track

Mountainbike

Road

See also

References

External links