# Jeannie Longo

Jeannie Longo (born 31 October 1958) is a French racing cyclist, 6-time French champion and 13-time world champion. Longo began racing in 1975 and was active in cycling through 2012. She was once widely considered the best female cyclist of all time, although that reputation is now clouded by suspicion of doping throughout her career. She is famous for her competitive nature and her longevity in the sport – when she was selected to compete for France in the 2008 Olympics, it was her seventh Olympic Games; some of Longo's competitors that year had not yet been born when she took part in her first Olympics in 1984. She had stated that 2008 would be her final participation in the Olympics. In the Women's road race, she finished 24th, 33 seconds behind winner Nicole Cooke, who was one year old when Longo first rode in the Olympics. At the same Olympics, she finished 4th in the road time trial, just two seconds shy of securing a bronze medal. She is currently number two on the all-time list of French female summer or winter Olympic medal winners, with a total of four medals including one in gold, which is one less than the total number won by the fencer Laura Flessel-Colovic.

## Early life and education

Longo was born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, in the French Alps .

## Career

Longo began her athletic career as a downhill skier. After winning the French schools' ski championship and three university skiing championships, she switched to cycling at the urging of her coach (and later husband) Patrice Ciprelli. Within a few months, Longo won the French road race Championship at the age of 21. She competed both in road and track bicycle racing events, and is an Olympic gold-medalist and thirteen-time world champion.

### Doping affairs

In September 1987 Longo tested positive for ephedrine following a 3 km world record attempt in Colorado Springs. She served a 1-month ban for this offense.
In September 2011, it was reported that Longo had missed three doping tests and was under investigation by the FFC. Normally, this would be penalized the same as a positive test, but AFLD had failed to notify Longo that she would be targeted for testing in that year, there was therefore no further action taken. It subsequently transpired that Longo's husband, Patrice Ciprelli, had purchased the performance-enhancing drug EPO from China via former American professional cyclist Joe Papp. Ciprelli confessed and claimed that he purchased the EPO for his own personal use. He was found guilty in May 2016, and given a 1-year suspended jail sentence and €12,800 in fines and costs.

## Palmarès
### Track

Note: Beginning in 1997, the Union Cycliste Internationale awarded points to riders based on their performances. For this purpose, the races were classified. Although the system has evolved, the major stage races are category 1 (strongest) and 2. In the listings below, these categories, where known, are in parentheses. GC stands for general classification.

#### 1981

    3rd UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)

#### 1982

    3rd UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)

#### 1983

    2nd Summer Universiade Track Championship (Individual pursuit)
    3rd UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)

#### 1984

    2nd UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)

#### 1985

    2nd UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)

#### 1986

    1st UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)

#### 1987

    2nd UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)

#### 1988

    1st UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)

#### 1989

    1st UCI Track World Championship (Points race)
    1st UCI Track World Championship (Individual pursuit)

#### 1998

    1st French Track Pursuit Championships

### Mountainbike
#### 1993

    2nd UCI Mountain Bike Championship

### Road
#### 1979

    1st French Road Race Championship

#### 1980

    1st French Road Race Championship

#### 1981

    1st French Road Race Championship
    2nd World Road Race Championships

#### 1982

    1st French Road Race Championship

#### 1983

    1st French Road Race Championship
    3rd Summer Universiade Road Race Championship

#### 1984

    1st French Road Race Championship

#### 1985

    1st World Road Race Championships
    1st French Road Race Championship
    1st Coors Classic

#### 1986

    1st World Road Race Championships
    1st French Road Race Championship
    1st Coors Classic

#### 1987

    1st World Road Race Championships
    1st French Road Race Championship
    1st Coors Classic

#### 1988

    1st French Road Race Championship

#### 1989

    1st World Road Race Championships
    1st French Road Race Championship

#### 1992

    2nd Olympic Road Race
    1st French Road Race Championship

#### 1993

    2nd World Road Race Championships

#### 1995

    1st World Road Race Championships
    1st French Road Race Championship
    1st Overall Emakumeen Bira

#### 1996

    1st Olympic Road Race

#### 1997

    1st World Time Trial Championships
    1st Grand Prix des Nations Time Trial
    1st Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
       2 Stage victories
    1st Overall Tour du Canton de Conques
       2 Stage victories
    2nd Overall Vuelta a Majorca
       1 Stage victory
    3rd Overall Interreg-Dreilaender Damen Tour
    3rd Overall Trois Jours de Vendee
    7th UCI Points list

#### 1998

    1st French Road Race Championship
    1st 1 Stage Trois Jours de Vendee
    1st Mt. Evans Hill Climb (course record)
    2nd Montreal World Cup
    3rd French Road CCT
    3rd Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin
    3rd Overall Canberra Cycling Classic (Tour de Snowy)
       1 Stage victory
    3rd Overall Tour of Aquitaine
       1 Stage victory
    4th Overall Women's Challenge
    5th World Time Trial Championships
    9th World Road Race Championships
    10th UCI Points list

#### 2000

    1st Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb (Course record)
    3rd Olympic Time Trial

#### 2001

    1st World Time Trial Championships
    3rd World Road Race Championships
    9th Overall Grande Boucle Féminine
    5th Overall Women's Challenge
       1st Mountains classification
       1 Stage victory
    6th Montréal World Cup
    6th Grand prix de Haute-Garonne

#### 2002

    3rd Chrono Champenois-Trophée Européen
    7th World Time Trial Championships

#### 2003

    6th World Time Trial Championship
    6th World Road Race Championship

#### 2004

    10th Olympic Games Road Race
    1st French Road Race Championship

#### 2005

    2nd Chrono Champenois
    1st French Road Race Championship
    1st French Time Trial Championship

#### 2007

    7th World Time Trial Championship

#### 2008

    1st French Road Race Championship
    1st French Time Trial Championship
    1st Mt. Evans Hill Climb
    4th Olympic Games Time Trial

#### 2009

    1st Trophée des Grimpeurs, women's.
    1st French Time Trial Championship
    1st Chrono des Nations
    3rd Overall Fitchburg Longsjo Classic

#### 2010

    1st French Time Trial Championship
    1st Chrono des Nations
    3rd French National Road Race Championship

#### 2011

    1st Pikes Peak Hillclimb
    1st French Time Trial Championship