Philippe Ermenault (born 29 April 1969) is a French former

track cyclist Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ...

. Ermenault was twice world champion in

individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...

and Olympic champion as part of the

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team in the

team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

. He is the father of racing cyclist

Corentin Ermenault Corentin Ermenault (born 27 January 1996) is a French road and track cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team AVC Aix-en-Provence. His father, Philippe Ermenault, was also a professional cyclist. Major results Track ;2013 : UEC E ...

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* 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Somme (department) Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics French male cyclists Olympic cyclists of France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists for France UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics French track cyclists 20th-century French people 21st-century French people Cyclists from Hauts-de-France {{France-cycling-Olympic-medalist-stub