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

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. Born in

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, Clignet was diagnosed with

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at the age of 22 and was shunned by the

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. She subsequently raced for France from 1991 onwards. She rode at three

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for France, winning two silver medals in the

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. Clignet won six world championships in the late 1990s – 3 times in the individual pursuit and 2 times in the

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on the track, and the

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on the road.

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) : Track Cycling World Championships,

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:: 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,

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:: 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 :

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:: Individual pursuit : 1st, Route Féminine Du Vignoble Nantais ;2003 : National Track Championships :: Individual pursuit : Track Cycling World Cup :: 2nd, Points race, Sydney

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