Marion Clignet (born 21 February 1964) is a French former

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. Clignet was diagnosed with

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at the age of 22 and was shunned by the United States Cycling Federation, and she subsequently raced for France since 1991. She rode at three

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for France.

Palmarès

;1990 : National Road Championships :: Road race ''After 1990, Clignet competed in the French national championships'' ;1991 : National Track Championships :: Individual pursuit : National Road Championships :: Road race : Road World Championships :: Team time trial (with Nathalie Gendron,

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and

Cécile Odin Cécile Odin (born 4 October 1965) is a French international cyclist active from 1983–1996. Odin raced in two Olympic Games, Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988, finishing 11th & 28th in the Women's Road Race. She made 3rd place overall in the Wo ...

) : Track Cycling World Championships, Stuttgart :: Individual pursuit ;1992 : National Track Championships :: Individual pursuit : National Road Championships :: Road race ;1993 : National Road Championships :: Road race : 2nd, Overall,

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: Track Cycling World Championships,

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:: Individual pursuit ;1994 : 1st,

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: Track Cycling World Championships, Palermo :: Individual pursuit ;1995 : National Track Championships :: Individual pursuit ;1996 : National Track Championships :: Individual pursuit : National Road Championships :: Individual time trial : Track Cycling World Championships,

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:: Individual pursuit : 1st, Overall,

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:: 1st, Prologue :: 1st, Stage 1 :: 1st, Stage 2 :: 1st, Stage 3 :: 1st, Stage 4 :: 1st, Stage 5 :

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:: Individual pursuit :: 5th, Road race ;1999 : National Track Championships :: Individual pursuit :: Points race : Track Cycling World Championships,

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:: Individual pursuit :: Points race : Track Cycling World Cup :: 1st, Individual pursuit, Cali :: 1st, Points race, Cali ;2000 : National Track Championships :: Individual pursuit :: Points race : National Road Championships :: Individual time trial : Track Cycling World Championships,

:: Points race :

, Sydney :: Individual pursuit : 1st,

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;2003 : National Track Championships :: Individual pursuit : Track Cycling World Cup :: 2nd, Points race, Sydney

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