Axelle Étienne (born 26 March 1998 in

Bondy Bondy () is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. Name The name Bondy was recorded for the first time around AD 600 as ''Bonitiacum'', meaning " ...

) is a French cyclist who competes in the

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. Axelle was born in

and grew up in Vaujours, in the department of

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. Her parents are from the island of

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. Her brother Patrick also competes in BMX racing with both showing promise at a young age. She won French junior titles in 2013 and 2014. Etienne then won the women’s junior race and the women’s junior time trial at the

2015 UCI BMX World Championships The 2015 UCI BMX World Championships were the twentieth edition of the UCI BMX World Championships, which took place in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, and crowned world champions in the cycle sport, cycling discipline of BMX racing. Medal summary Elite ...

. In 2017 Étienne won the French national title aged 19. Etienne won the bronze medal at the

2019 UCI BMX World Championships The 2019 UCI BMX World Championships were held in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium from 23 to 27 July 2019. Medal summary Elite events Junior events Medal table See also *2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's keirin *2019 UCI Track Cy ...

. In June 2021, she was named among the French representatives for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in

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to compete in the BMX racing, and placed 7th in the Women’s BMX racing final.

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* * * * 1998 births Living people French BMX riders French female cyclists Olympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics French people of Guadeloupean descent People from Bondy Cyclists from Seine-Saint-Denis Black French sportspeople 21st-century French sportswomen Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics {{France-cycling-bio-1990s-stub