Christelle Ribault
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| Born | 23 March 1978 Ermont, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Christelle Ribault (born 23 March 1978) is a French cyclist.
Biography
[edit]Ribault started cycling at the age of 7 at the Sannois club despite suffering from severe epilepsy, then she moved on to track cycling at the Villeneuve-la-Garenne club under the direction of Gérard Van den Abèle. She ranked third in the French National Track Championships, in the 500 m event when she was still a junior, only beaten by Félicia Ballanger and Magali Humbert-Faure. From 1997 to 1999, she spent two years at the Pôle France in Hyères, trained by three-time Olympic champion Daniel Morelon.[1]
In February 2016, Ribault found herself paralyzed in her left leg caused by misdiagnosed sciatica caused by a herniated disc and despite four months in a rehabilitation center, she did not regain the use of this leg.[2][1] She subsequently competed in para-cycling in the C21 classification. Although her left leg was paralysed, she did not have an amputation and therefore kept two cranks when she raced.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Olivier Haralambon (16 August 2019). "Christelle Ribault, une seconde carrière en paracyclisme". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Victor Tassel (2 October 2017). "Villeneuve-la-Garenne : valide ou handicapée, elle règne sur la petite reine". www.leparisien.fr. Retrieved 21 July 2019.