Sartrouville
Sartrouville () is a commune in the Yvelines department, Île-de-France, north central France. it is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris.
Name
In the Middle Ages the name Sartrouville was recorded in Medieva ...
,
Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.BMX cyclist. He won a bronze medal in men's cruiser at the 2006
UCI World Championships
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in
São Paulo, Brazil
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...
, and later represented his nation
France
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at the 2008 Summer Olympics. During his sporting career, Godet has trained professionally for Bicross Club de Dardilly in
Dardilly
Dardilly (; frp, Dardelyé) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
Its inhabitants are called ''Dardillois'' in French.
Geography
An undulating town to in the western lyonnais, Dardilly is cro ...
under his personal coach Fabrice Vettoretti.
Godet sought headlines on the international scene, as a 20-year-old elite rider, when he first took home the bronze medal in men's cruiser at the 2006
UCI BMX World Championships
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in
São Paulo, Brazil
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...
, finishing behind the American tandem Donny Robinson and Daniel Caluag, who later represented his parents' homeland
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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Beijing
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Beijing
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by finishing fifth from the
UCI World Championships
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in Taiyuan, China and by receiving one of the nation's two available berths from the
Union Cycliste Internationale
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based on his top-ten performance in the BMX World Rankings. Although he was not considered a top medal favorite, Godet surprisingly grabbed the third seed on the morning session in 36.008, and then continued to mount top-four finishes in his quarterfinal and semifinal heats. When the final round had occurred two days later, Godet, along with South Africa's
Sifiso Nhlapo
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, was crashed out into the track curve with a vigorous fall, and consequently failed to complete the race.