Anita Valen

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Anita Valen
Personal information
Born (1968-12-12) 12 December 1968 (age 57)
Porsgrunn, Norway
Team information
Discipline Road
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Women's road cycling
World Championships
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. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. 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.


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