Aude Cassagne

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Aude Cassagne
Personal information
Born (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 32)
Toulouse, France
Sport
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
Sport Flatland BMX
Medal record
Women's Flatland BMX
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Urban World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Abu Dhabi Flatland BMX

Aude Cassagne (born 3 October 1990) is a French cyclist. She is the 2022 World Champion in Flatland BMX.

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Early life

From Toulouse, she received her first BMX aged 12 after visiting a FISE event with her family. Her brother Maxine was also a keen BMX rider. She combined practising BMX with her studies, through which she completed medical school, qualified as a doctor, and moved to Bordeaux. [1]

Career

In November 2022 Cassagne won the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships held in Abu Dhabi in the Flatland BMX event. [2] [3] Previous to this, she had become the French champion in October 2022 at the national championships held in Montpellier. [4]

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References

  1. "Interview with Aude Cassagne". Rideordie.com.
  2. "Aude Cassagne wins Womens Elite Class: UCI World Championships Abu Dhabi 2022". Flatmattersonline.com.
  3. "BMX - Frenchwoman Aude Cassagne is BMX Flat world champion". Cyclismactu.net.
  4. "Aude Cassagne and Alex Jumelin French BMX flat champions, Laury Perez and Anthony Jeanjean titled in the park". Lequipe.fr.