Lene Byberg (born 25 November 1982) is a Norwegian cross-country

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, and former

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racer. She has participated in the Olympic Games in both road cycling and mountain biking.

Olympic games

Byberg competed in

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at the

2004 Summer Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens. She competed in

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at the

2008 Summer Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...

in Beijing, where she finished 13th in the cross country event.

World championships

Byberg won the silver medal in the 2009 cross country world championships in Canberra, Australia.Cyclingnews.com: ''Lene Byberg: Rising to the top''
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UCI World Cup

Lene Byberg came in second overall in the 2009 UCI cross-country World Cup.

National championships

Byberg became national champion in road cycling in 2004. In mountain biking, she won the Norwegian championship in cross country in 2006 and again in 2007, and became national champion in marathon in 2005 and 2006.

References

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* 1982 births Living people Cross-country mountain bikers Olympic cyclists for Norway Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Norwegian mountain bikers Sportspeople from Stavanger {{Norway-cycling-bio-stub