Magalie Pottier (born 16 March 1989 in

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) is a French racing

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who represents France in BMX. She was selected to represent France at the

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in the women's BMX event and finished in seventh place. Pottier is coached by Fabrice Vettoretti. In 2012, she won both the French and world BMX championships, giving her a total of seven French championships, eleven European championships and seven world championships. She won the World Junior Championship in 2007. She began competing in BMX in 1996 as a 7 year old and was France's reserve rider for the

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. In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for

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, more specifically, Women's BMX. She earned a silver medal.

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* * * * 1989 births Living people French BMX riders French female cyclists Olympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games medalists in cycling European Games silver medalists for France Cyclists at the 2015 European Games UCI BMX World Champions (elite women) Cyclists from Loire-Atlantique 21st-century French women {{France-cycling-bio-1980s-stub