Marion Rousse (born 17 August 1991) is a French former racing cyclist. She won the French national road race title in 2012. She announced her retirement from racing in October 2015. Rousse is the cousin of racing cyclists David Lefèvre,

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and

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. Outside racing, Rousse has also worked as a

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for

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and France Télévisions. Since 2019 she has also served as deputy director of the

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. In 2021, she became race director of the Tour de France Femmes.

Personal life

Rousse married fellow racing cyclist and

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stage winner

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in October 2014. In February 2020 she announced via an

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post that the couple had separated. Two months later Julian Alaphilippe announced in an interview with ''

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'' that he and Rousse were in a relationship. In January 2021 Alaphilippe announced via social media that the couple were expecting a child. Their son was born 14 June 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rousse, Marion 1991 births Living people French female cyclists People from Saint-Saulve Sportspeople from Nord (French department) Cycling announcers Cyclists from Hauts-de-France 21st-century French women