Myriam Nicole

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Myriam Nicole
Personal information
Born (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 35)
Montpellier, France
Team information
Current teamCommencal / Muc Off
Discipline Downhill
Mountain bike racing
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Women's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Mont-Saint-Anne Downhill
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Val di Sole Downhill
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Val di Sole Downhill
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Cairns Downhill
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Leogang Downhill
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Vallnord Downhill
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Valais Downhill
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Lenzerheide Downhill
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Les Gets Downhill

Myriam Nicole (born 8 February 1990) is a French downhill mountain bike racer and is a two-time UCI World Champion.

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Career

Born in Montpellier, Nicole began riding bikes as a child, choosing to focus on downhill racing from the age of 14. As a junior, she landed podiums at national races, before achieving third place at the 2007 Junior World Championships in Fort William, Scotland, rising to second place a year later at the 2008 Junior Worlds in Val di Sole, Italy.

As an elite rider, she is a two-time World Champion, winning the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada [1] and the 2021 World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy. She is a six-time World Championships silver medalist.

On the World Cup circuit she has won 10 rounds; winning the 2017 UCI Downhill World Cup overall. She has finished on the World Cup podium over 60 times in her career.

Personal life

She is a trained physiotherapist, completing her studies at the Institut Masseur Kinésithérapeute (IFMK) in Montpellier in 2018, although she admits she does not see herself working in a clinic, but rather with athletes in the field. [2]

References

  1. Spratt, Ed. "Final Results: Mont-Sainte-Anne DH World Champs 2019". Pink Bike. PinkBike. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. PinkBike /