Geneviève Gambillon

Geneviève Gambillon
Personal information
Full name	Geneviève Gambillon
Born	30 June 1951; Hudimesnil, France
Team information
Discipline	Road & track
Role	Rider
Major wins
	World Champion x2; National Champion x22
Medal record
Representing France
UCI Road World Championships

Geneviève Gambillon (born 30 June 1951, in Hudimesnil, Manche) is a former French road bicycle racer. She became the women's Road World Champion in 1972 and again in 1974. She retired from competition in 1978 and became a nurse at the hospital in Granville.

Palmarès

1969: French National Road Race Championships; Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships
1970: French National Road Race Championships; Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships
1971: Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships; 2nd French National Road Race Championships
1972: UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race; French National Road Race Championships; Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships
1973: Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships; 3rd French National Road Race Championships
1974: UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race; French National Road Race Championships; Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships
1975: French National Road Race Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships; 2nd UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race; 2nd Sprint, French National Track Championships
1976: French National Road Race Championships; Sprint, French National Track Championships; Pursuit, French National Track Championships
1977: French National Road Race Championships

References

Geneviève Gambillon at Cycling Archives (archive)

French National Road Race Champions (women)
1940–1959	Lucienne Benoît (1951) Jeannine Lemaire (1952–1953) Noelle Sabbe (1954) Lydia Brein-Haritonides (1955) Lyli Herse (1956–1959)
1960–1979	Renée Vissac (1960) Lyli Herse (1961–1963) Andrée Flageolet (1964) Lyli Herse (1965) Gisèle Caille (1966) Lyli Herse (1967) Chantal N'Guten (1968) (1969–1970) Annick Chapron (1971) (1972) Élisabeth Camus (1973) (1974–1977) Chantal Fortier (1978) Jeannie Longo (1979)
1980–1999	Jeannie Longo (1980–1985) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (1986–1989) Catherine Marsal (1990) Marion Clignet (1991) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (1992) Marion Clignet (1993) Chantal Gorostegui (1994) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (1995) Catherine Marsal (1996) Sylvie Riedle (1997) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (1998–1999)
2000–2019	Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (2000–2001) Magali Le Floc'h (2002) Sonia Huguet (2003) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (2004) Magali Le Floc'h (2005) Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli (2006) Edwige Pitel (2007) Jeannie Longo (2008) Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (2009) Mélodie Lesueur (2010) Christel Ferrier-Bruneau (2011) Marion Rousse (2012) Élise Delzenne (2013) Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (2014–2015) Edwige Pitel (2016) Charlotte Bravard (2017) Aude Biannic (2018) Jade Wiel (2019)
2020–2039	Audrey Cordon-Ragot (2020) Évita Muzic (2021) Audrey Cordon-Ragot (2022) Victoire Berteau (2023) Juliette Labous (2024) Marie Le Net (2025)