Anita Valen

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Anita Valen
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Born (1968-12-12) 12 December 1968 (age 55)
Porsgrunn, Norway
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Women's road cycling
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Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Verona Road race

Anita Valen (born 12 December 1968) is a Norwegian cyclist. She won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship six times. [1]

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She was born in Porsgrunn on 12 December 1968, and is the sister of Monica Valen (formerly married Valvik). [2] [3]

She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [4] She won a bronze medal at the 2004 UCI Road World Championships. [2]

She won a total of two Kongepokal trophies and 14 national titles: six road races, six time trials, and two street races. [2]

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References

  1. "National Championship, Road, Elite, Norway". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Bryhn, Rolf. "Anita Valen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  3. Bryhn, Rolf. "Monica Valen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. "Anita Valen". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2011.