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Christine Majerus (born 25 February 1987) is a Luxembourgish professional
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and cyclo-cross cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She won the 2013
Sparkassen Giro Bochum The Sparkassen Giro Bochum is a road bicycle race which is annually held for both men's and women's around an urban circuit in the German city of Bochum, Germany. Since 2005 the men's race is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Cir ...
one-day road race and the general classification of the
2019 Holland Ladies Tour The 2019 Boels Rental Ladies Tour also known as the 2019 Holland Ladies Tour is the 22nd edition of the Holland Ladies Tour, a women's cycle stage race held in the Netherlands. The tour was part of the 2019 women's road cycling calendar and was p ...
. Majerus is one of the most dominant cyclists to come out of Luxembourg and is a 41-time national champion, holding 16 time trial titles, 12 cyclo-cross titles and 13 road race titles. She was named Luxembourgish Sportswoman of the Year in 2013 and in every ceremony from 2015 to 2021.


Career

Majerus began her sporting career in athletics and was the Luxembourg champion at the
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and
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several times before switching to cycling following a foot injury. She raced for the small
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ESGL 93-GSD Gestion from 2008 to 2012, before transferring to for one year in 2013. She joined in 2014 and has remained with the team, now known as , ever since. She often acts as road captain and has frequently been referred to as a
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, but has also placed as high as ninth on the UCI Women's Road World Rankings (in 2019). Majerus is also a member of the Elite Sports Section of the Luxembourg Army. She completed her basic training in 2012 and is not required to perform active service during her subsequent professional cycling career.


Olympics

Majerus competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, finishing 21st. She went on to compete in the 2016 and 2020 Games, and carried the flag for Luxembourg at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.


Major results


Cyclo-cross

;2006–2007 : 3rd National Championships ;2007–2008 : 3rd National Championships ;2008–2009 : 2nd National Championships ;2009–2010 : 1st National Championships ;2010–2011 : 1st National Championships ;2011–2012 : 1st National Championships ;2012–2013 : 1st National Championships ;2013–2014 : 1st National Championships ;2014–2015 : 1st National Championships : National Trophy Series ::2nd Milton Keynes ;2015–2016 : 1st National Championships : 2nd
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: 2nd Pétange : 3rd Bensheim ;2016–2017 : 1st National Championships : EKZ CrossTour ::1st Meilen ::2nd Baden : 1st
Otegem Zwevegem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heestert, Moen, Otegem, Sint-Denijs and Zwevegem. On January 1, 2019, Zwevegem had a total population of 24,648. The total ...
: 1st Pétange : 1st Leudelange : 2nd
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: Superprestige ::3rd
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::3rd Spa-Francorchamps ;2017–2018 : 1st National Championships : Coupe de France ::1st Jablines ::1st Flamanville : 1st Pétange : EKZ CrossTour ::2nd Meilen : 2nd
Otegem Zwevegem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heestert, Moen, Otegem, Sint-Denijs and Zwevegem. On January 1, 2019, Zwevegem had a total population of 24,648. The total ...
: 2nd Contern : 3rd Rucphen ;2018–2019 : 1st National Championships : 1st Pétange : 1st La Meziere : EKZ CrossTour ::2nd Meilen ::2nd Eschenbach ::3rd Hittnau : 3rd
Zonnebeke Zonnebeke (; vls, Zunnebeke) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of , , Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zonnebeke proper. On January 1, 2006, Zonnebeke had a total population of ...
;2019–2020 : 1st National Championships : EKZ CrossTour ::1st Hittnau ::1st Meilen : 1st
Zonnebeke Zonnebeke (; vls, Zunnebeke) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of , , Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zonnebeke proper. On January 1, 2006, Zonnebeke had a total population of ...
: 2nd Troyes ;2020–2021 : EKZ CrossTour ::1st Hittnau ;2021–2022 : 1st National Championships : 1st Pétange


Mountain Bike

: 1st Cross-country,
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Road

Source: ;2007 : National Championships ::1st
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::3rd Road race ;2008 : National Championships ::1st
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::2nd Road race : 1st GP de la Ville de L'Hôpital : 4th
Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs The Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs formerly known as the Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs is an international women's road bicycle race held in Garnich, Luxembourg. Since 2008 this event is on the UCI women's elite cycle racing ...
: 4th
Trophée des Grimpeurs The Trophée des Grimpeurs, called Polymultipliée until 1970, was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Val-d'Oise, France, between Argenteuil and Sannois. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. Since 2005, t ...
;2009 : National Championships ::1st
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::2nd Road race : 2nd Wielertrofee Vlaanderen : 3rd Cholet Pays de Loire : 10th
Chrono des Nations Chrono des Nations – Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day individual time trial road bicycle race held annually in October in Les Herbiers, Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was orig ...
;2010 : National Championships ::1st
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::1st Road race : 2nd Cholet Pays de Loire : 2nd Beine-Nauroy : 3rd Ladies Berry Classics Cher : 5th GP Stad Roeselare ;2011 : 1st Road race,
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: National Championships ::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::1st Road race : 1st Retonfrey Critérium : 1st Thermse Kasseienomloop : 2nd Sparkassen Giro : 2nd Erondegemse Pijl : 5th Cholet Pays de Loire : 7th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik : 8th Halle-Buizingen : 9th Grand Prix de Dottignies : 9th GP Stad Roeselare ;2012 : National Championships ::1st
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::1st Road race : 2nd Overall Nogent l'Abbesse et Beine-Nauroy ::1st Stage 1 : 4th Grand Prix de Dottignies : 5th Overall Tour de Bretagne : 5th Cholet Pays de Loire : 7th Halle-Buizingen : 8th
Le Samyn Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1 ...
: 8th
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and orga ...
;2013 :
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::1st Road race ::1st Time trial : National Championships ::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::1st Road race : 1st
Sparkassen Giro Bochum The Sparkassen Giro Bochum is a road bicycle race which is annually held for both men's and women's around an urban circuit in the German city of Bochum, Germany. Since 2005 the men's race is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Cir ...
: 1st Mountains classification, Thüringen Rundfahrt : 3rd Erondegemse Pijl : 6th Classica Citta di Padova : 8th Omloop van het Hageland : 9th Overall
Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs The Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs formerly known as the Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs is an international women's road bicycle race held in Garnich, Luxembourg. Since 2008 this event is on the UCI women's elite cycle racing ...
: 9th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik ;
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: National Championships ::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::1st Road race : 3rd Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT : 4th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt : 6th Sparkassen Giro : 9th Gooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik : 10th
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and ...
;2015 : National Championships ::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::1st Road race : 2nd Team time trial,
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: 2nd Overall Tour de Bretagne ::1st Points classification : 3rd Overall Energiewacht Tour : 3rd Overall
The Women's Tour The Women's Tour is a women's cycle stage race held in England and Wales, as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race is organised by SweetSpot, the company behind the men's Tour of Britain. History Its origins trace back to 2010 whe ...
::1st Stage 3 : 3rd Novilon EDR Cup : 3rd
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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and ...
: 8th Dwars door de Westhoek : 10th
La Course by Le Tour de France La Course by Le Tour de France was an elite women's professional road bicycle race held in France. First held in 2014 as a one-day race on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, it has been part of the UCI Women's WorldTour since 2016 as a one or two ...
;2016 : 1st Team time trial,
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: National Championships ::1st
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::1st Road race : 1st Dwars door de Westhoek : 1st La Classique Morbihan : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Energiewacht Tour : 1st Stage 1
The Women's Tour The Women's Tour is a women's cycle stage race held in England and Wales, as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race is organised by SweetSpot, the company behind the men's Tour of Britain. History Its origins trace back to 2010 whe ...
: 1st Stage 2 ( TTT) Holland Ladies Tour : 2nd Drentse Acht van Westerveld : 2nd Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan : 2nd Diamond Tour : 3rd Omloop van Borsele : 7th Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du Elsy Jacobs : 7th
Le Samyn Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1 ...
: 9th
Giro dell'Emilia The Giro dell'Emilia is a late season road bicycle race held annually in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour, and since 2020 it's part of the UCI ProSeries calendar. The ...
;2017 : National Championships ::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::1st Road race : 1st Overall
Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs The Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs formerly known as the Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs is an international women's road bicycle race held in Garnich, Luxembourg. Since 2008 this event is on the UCI women's elite cycle racing ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 1 : Crescent Vårgårda ::1st Team time trial ::4th Road race :
UCI World Championships The UCI world championships are annual competitions promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to determine world champion cyclists. They are held in several different styles of racing, in a different country each year. Championship winne ...
::2nd Team time trial ::6th Road race : 2nd Overall
The Women's Tour The Women's Tour is a women's cycle stage race held in England and Wales, as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race is organised by SweetSpot, the company behind the men's Tour of Britain. History Its origins trace back to 2010 whe ...
::1st Points classification ::1st Sprints classification : 5th Overall
Healthy Ageing Tour Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiz ...
::1st Stage 2 ( TTT) : 7th Overall Tour of Norway ;2018 : National Championships ::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::1st Road race : Crescent Vårgårda ::1st Team time trial ::6th Road race : 2nd Team time trial,
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: 2nd Overall
Festival Elsy Jacobs The Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs formerly known as the Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs is an international women's road bicycle race held in Garnich, Luxembourg. Since 2008 this event is on the UCI women's elite cycle racing c ...
::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Overall
Healthy Ageing Tour Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiz ...
::1st Stage 1b ( TTT) : 3rd
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: 4th Overall
The Women's Tour The Women's Tour is a women's cycle stage race held in England and Wales, as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race is organised by SweetSpot, the company behind the men's Tour of Britain. History Its origins trace back to 2010 whe ...
: 4th Overall Tour of Norway ;2019 : National Championships ::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::1st Road race : 1st Overall Holland Ladies Tour : 1st La Classique Morbihan : 1st
Grand Prix International d'Isbergues Grand Prix International d'Isbergues (also known as Grand Prix International d'Isbergues - Pas de Calais Féminin) is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in France France (), officially the French Republic ( ...
: 4th Overall
Tour de Yorkshire The Tour de Yorkshire is a road cycling race in the historic county of Yorkshire, England which first took place in May 2015. It is promoted by the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and is rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour. ...
::1st Points classification : 4th Overall
The Women's Tour The Women's Tour is a women's cycle stage race held in England and Wales, as part of the UCI Women's World Tour. The race is organised by SweetSpot, the company behind the men's Tour of Britain. History Its origins trace back to 2010 whe ...
: 4th Overall
Madrid Challenge by la Vuelta La Vuelta Femenina (; "The Female Tour") is an elite women's professional bicycle race held in Spain. The race is organised by and Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), which also organises the men's Vuelta a España. It is part of the UCI Women' ...
: 7th RideLondon Classique : 8th Overall
Healthy Ageing Tour Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiz ...
: 8th Overall Tour of Norway : 9th Road race, UEC European Championships : 9th Overall
Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs The Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs formerly known as the Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs is an international women's road bicycle race held in Garnich, Luxembourg. Since 2008 this event is on the UCI women's elite cycle racing ...
: 9th Overall
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;2020 : National Championships ::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::1st Road race : 2nd
Le Samyn Le Samyn is an annual single-day road bicycle race in Belgium, held usually in late February or early March. The event was created in 1968 as ''Grand Prix de Fayt-le-Franc'', named after the former municipality where it started and finished. In 1 ...
: 5th Clasica Femenina Navarra ;2021 : National Championships ::1st
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::1st Road race : 2nd Dwars door het Hageland : 8th Overall
Festival Elsy Jacobs The Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs formerly known as the Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs is an international women's road bicycle race held in Garnich, Luxembourg. Since 2008 this event is on the UCI women's elite cycle racing c ...
: 8th Overall Thüringen Ladies Tour : 9th Drentse Acht van Westerveld : 10th Nokere Koerse ;2022 : National Championships ::1st
Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
::1st Road race : 1st Drentse Acht van Westerveld : 2nd Postnord Vårgårda WestSweden TTT


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