Catherine Marsal
Catherine Marsal (born 20 January 1971) is a French former racing cyclist. She has been World Champion four times and raced professionally around the world. At the age of 17 she was selected for the French Olympic Team for the first time. Since then, she represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Marsal retired from cycling in 2005 when she was recruited by Team SATS Cycling to become sports director for the Danish team. The team became number one on the UCI ranking. In April 2015 Marsal was hired by the Danish Cycling Union to be the national coach of the Danish female cycling team. Marsal currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team . Personal life Marsal is married and lives in Copenhagen. She gave birth to a son in 2013. Palmares 1987 1st Road Race, UCI Junior Road World Championships 2nd Individual pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships 1988 1st Individual pursuit, UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships 1st Overall Tour de Bretagne 3rd Points race, National Track Championships 10th Olympic Games Time Trial 1989 1st Overall Tour de Bretagne UCI Road World Championships 2nd Road Race 3rd