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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
Winning world titles across cycling disciplines and Olympic mountain-bike gold.
Three simultaneous titles · Olympic gold
- Born
- 10 February 1992
- Birthplace
- Reims, France
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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
French cyclist whose elite results span road racing, mountain biking, cyclo-cross and gravel.
Early life
Cycling family
Grew up around bicycles and began racing while young.
Junior success
Competed successfully in both road racing and mountain biking before joining the senior ranks.
Career
- 2009–2015
Multiple disciplines
Advanced from junior titles to senior world championships on road and off-road courses.
- 2016–2024
Mountain-bike focus
Overcame injuries and concentrated increasingly on cross-country racing.
- 2025
Return to the road
Returned to top-level road racing and won major spring and stage-race events.
Achievements
Three simultaneous titles
Held the road, cyclo-cross and cross-country world titles at the same time.
Olympic gold
Won the Paris Olympic cross-country mountain-bike race.
Tour de France Femmes
Won the overall title after returning to road competition.
Beyond cycling
Injury recovery
Underwent surgery for an iliac-artery condition that affected her racing.
Changing disciplines
Has repeatedly changed competitive focus rather than remaining in a single form of cycling.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: MFonzatti. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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