Cécile Odin
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Cécile OdinCécile Odin (born October 4, 1965 in Blaye
, Gironde
, France
) is a French international cyclist active from 1983-1996. Odin raced in two Olympic Games, Los Angeles 1984
and Seoul 1988
, finishing 11th & 28th in the Women's Road Race. She made 3rd place overall in the Women's Tour de France (Grande Boucle
) in 1985 and 1994, winning stage 6 in 1994. She won a World Championship in 1991 as part of the French Women's Team Time Trial Team.
Blaye
Blaye is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:Its inhabitants are called Blayais or the Blayaises.-Geography:...
, Gironde
Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...
, France
France
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) is a French international cyclist active from 1983-1996. Odin raced in two Olympic Games, Los Angeles 1984
Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of three road cycling events and five track cycling events. For the first time, women's cycling events were included in the Olympic program, with a single event, the individual road race...
and Seoul 1988
Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. There were two categories of events – road cycling and track cycling.-Medal table:-Men's Events:-Women's events:-References:*...
, finishing 11th & 28th in the Women's Road Race. She made 3rd place overall in the Women's Tour de France (Grande Boucle
Grande Boucle
The Grande Boucle, formerly known as the Tour Cycliste Féminin, or simply Tour Féminin, is one of the Grand Tours of women's cycle races. Grande Boucle means "great loop" and describes the individual stages which form a circuit around France....
) in 1985 and 1994, winning stage 6 in 1994. She won a World Championship in 1991 as part of the French Women's Team Time Trial Team.