Katell Alençon (born 9 October 1986) is a French Paralympic cyclist who competes in road cycling at international cycling competitions. She is a World silver medalist and a double European champion, she has competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. She rides for Cofidis and Handisport Brest.[1][2]
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| Born | 9 October 1986 Brest, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Le Drennec, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Road cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cofidis Handisport Brest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Alençon was interested in cycling at a young age, she would often cycle to school and joined her first cycling club in 2001. Aged 25, in 2011, Alençon fell off her bicycle while getting off her bike after a training session and badly sprained her ankle, she needed to use a wheelchair for five years. She had complications and extreme pain after her injury and had her right tibia amputated in 2011. She discovered Paralympic cycling while watching the cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics at home, she then began her Paralympic cycling career in 2014 and competed for France at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she was the only French female cyclist out of a team of nine cyclists.[3][4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Katell Alencon - France Paralympique". France Paralympique (in French). 28 July 2022.
- ^ "After Europeans, the French para-cycling championships for Katell Alencon". Ouest France (in French). 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020: Katell Alencon has rebuilt herself thanks to the bicycle". lookcharms.com. 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Parcours de Katell Alencon" (PDF). jo.ugsel-bretagne.org (in French). 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Katell Alencon - Tokyo Paralympics". Breton (in French). 25 March 2021.
External links edit
- Katell Alencon at the International Paralympic Committee
- Katell Alençon at Équipe de France (in French)
- Katell Alençon at France Paralympique (in French)
