Sandie Clair
 Sandie Clair (2017) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sandie Clair |
| Born | 1 April 1988 Toulon, France |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
Sandie Clair (born 1 April 1988) is a French professional racing cyclist and bobsledder.[1] She won her first title in 2005 in the national junior sprint championship. It qualified her for the European junior championship in Fiorenzuola, where she won the sprint and rode the keirin and 500m time trial. She came third in the junior world 500m championship a month later.
She won two medals at the world junior championship in 2006, then at Ghent, won the world championship 500m and came third in the sprint. She rode World Cup meetings throughout 2007 and 2008 and won the team sprint with Clara Sanchez at Cali in 2008.
She came third in the 500m world championship at Manchester in 2008. From 2007 to 2010, she won eight titles at the éspoir level in the European championships, including three in the team sprint with Virginie Cueff.
In 2010, she won four medals, including three at the European éspoir championship in St Petersburg. In November, she won the sprint and team sprint championships at the élite European championship in Pruszków, riding the team sprint with Sanchez.
She represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics (in the women's team sprint) and the 2016 Summer Olympics (in the women's sprint and the team sprint.)[2][3]
Palmarès[edit]
- 2005
- 1st Sprint, French National Track Championships, Juniors
- 3rd European Championship, Track, Sprint, Juniors (F), Fiorenzuola
- 3rd 500 m, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors
- 2006
- 2nd 500 m, European Track Championships, Juniors, Athens
- 3rd Keirin, European Track Championships, Juniors, Athens
- 1st 500 m, UCI B Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors, Ghent
- 3rd Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors, Ghent
- 3rd Moscow, Team Sprint (RUS)
- 2007
- 1st 500 m, European Track Championships, U23, Cottbus (GER)
- 3rd Sydney, Team Sprint (AUS)
- 2nd Beijing, Team Sprint (CHN)
- 2008
- 2nd Los Angeles, Team Sprint (USA)
- UEC European U23 Track Championships
- 1st
500m Time Trial - 1st Team Sprint (with Virginie Cueff)
- 2nd
Keirin
- 1st
- 2009
- 3rd 500m, 2009–2010 Track World Cup
- UEC European U23 Track Championships
- 1st 500m Time Trial
- 1st Team Sprint (with Virginie Cueff)
- 1st
- 2010
- UEC European U23 Track Championships
- 1st Keirin
- 1st 500m Time Trial
- 1st Team Sprint (with Virginie Cueff)
- 3rd
Sprint
- 1st
- 2014
- Fenioux Piste International
- 1st Sprint[4]
- 1st Team sprint (with Virginie Cueff)[5]
- 2nd Keirin[6]
- Fenioux Trophy Piste
- 1st Sprint
- 1st 500m Time Trial
- GP von Deutschland im Sprint
- 2nd Team Sprint (with Virginie Cueff)
- 3rd Sprint
- South East Asian GP Track (1)
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
- 3rd Sprint, South East Asian GP Track (2)
- South East Asian GP Track (3)
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
- Grand Prix de Vitesse de Saint-Denis
- 3rd Keirin
- 3rd Sprint
- 3rd Team Sprint, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix (with Virginie Cueff)
- 2015
- Grand Prix de Vitesse de Saint-Denis
- 1st Keirin
- 2nd Sprint
- 2nd Keirin, Revolution - Round 1, Derby
- 2nd Keirin, Trofeu CAR Anadia Portugal
- 2016
- 2nd Sprint, Fenioux Piste International
- 2017
- Fenioux Piste International
- 1st Keirin
- 2nd Sprint
References[edit]
- ^ "Sandie Clair". ibsf.org. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Sandie Clair Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Rédaction. "Le sprint français derrière François Pervis". L'ÉQUIPE (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Fenioux Piste International: Vélodrome de Costebelle - Hyères - Côte d'Azur: Vitesse Dames Elite" (PDF). Fédération Française de Cyclisme. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Fenioux Piste International: Vélodrome de Costebelle - Hyères - Côte d'Azur: Vitesse par Equipes Dames" (PDF). Fédération Française de Cyclisme. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Fenioux Piste International: Vélodrome de Costebelle - Hyères - Côte d'Azur: Keirin Dames Elite" (PDF). Fédération Française de Cyclisme. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
External links[edit]
- Sandie Clair at Cycling Archives
- 1988 births
- Living people
- French female cyclists
- French track cyclists
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists for France
- Sportspeople from Toulon
- Cyclists at the 2019 European Games
- European Games competitors for France
- French female bobsledders
- Cyclists from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur