Axelle Étienne (born 26 March 1998 in Bondy) is a French cyclist who competes in the BMX. Axelle was born in Bondy and grew up in

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, in the department of

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. Her parents are from the island of Guadeloupe. Her brother Patrick also competes in BMX racing with both showing promise at a young age. She won French junior titles in 2013 and 2014. Etienne then won the women’s junior race and the women’s junior time trial at the

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. In 2017 Étienne won the French national title aged 19. Etienne won the bronze medal at the

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. In June 2021, she was named among the French representatives for the delayed

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to compete in the BMX racing, and placed 7th in the Women’s BMX racing final.

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* * * * 1998 births Living people BMX riders French female cyclists Olympic cyclists of France Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics French people of Guadeloupean descent People from Bondy Sportspeople from Seine-Saint-Denis Cyclists from Île-de-France 21st-century French women {{France-cycling-bio-1990s-stub