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Born | Fort-de-France, Martinique, France | 6 August 1966||||||||||||||
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Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||
Discipline | Mountain bike | ||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
Rider type | Cross-country | ||||||||||||||
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Jean-Christophe Savignoni (born 6 August 1966) is a French former professional cross-country mountain biker. He most notably won European Cross-country Championships and the French national cross-country championships in 1995. [1] He was also a high level triathlete and runner, having competed at the Boston and Berlin Marathon.
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Miguel Martinez is a French road cyclist and cross-country mountain biker, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team Amore & Vita–Prodir. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia after having finished in third place in the inaugural event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also rode in the 2002 Tour de France, finishing 44th. His brother Yannick, father Mariano and uncle Martin were also professional cyclists. He is also the father of racing cyclist Lenny Martinez.
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Manuel Fumic is a German cross-country cyclist. He finished 8th at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 11th at the 2008 Olympic Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 7th place. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finished in 13th place.
Jolanda Neff is a Swiss cyclist, who primarily rides in the cross-country cycling and cyclo-cross disciplines, for the Trek Factory Racing team. She won the gold medal in the women's cross-country event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Peter Pouly is a French former professional cyclist, who competed professionally in road racing and mountain biking for Pishgaman–Giant and the Singha Infinite Cycling Team. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Roojai Insurance.
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