Monica Valvik

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Monica Valen
Personal information
Full nameGrethe Monica Eikild Valen
Born (1970-09-15) 15 September 1970 (age 54) [1]
Skien, Norway [1]
Team information
Discipline Road
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Women's road cycling
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Agrigento Road race

Grethe Monica Eikild Valen (born 15 September 1970) is a Norwegian racing cyclist. She won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship five times in the 1990s. [2]

She was born in Skien and is the sister of Anita Valen. She was married to Svein Inge Valvik. [3] [1]

She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where she placed fifth, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she placed 29th. [3] She won a gold medal at the 1994 UCI Road World Championships. [1]

References

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