Aurelie Halbwachs

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Aurelie Halbwachs
Aurelie Halbwachs.jpg
Halbwachs in 2017.
Personal information
Full nameAurelie Marie Halbwachs
Born (1986-08-24) 24 August 1986 (age 35)
Curepipe, Mauritius
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2007Montauban Cycling Féminin 82
2017–2018Île Maurice
Professional team
2012Vienne Futuroscope
Medal record
Representing  Mauritius
Women's road cycling
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Maputo Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo Road race
African Road Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Port Louis Time trial
Gold medal – first place 2017 Luxor Time trial
Gold medal – first place 2017 Luxor Road race
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kigali Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Casablanca Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Casablanca Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Windhoek Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kigali Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Asmara Time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Asmara Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Wartburg Time trial
Women's mountain bike racing
CAC Mountain Bike African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Pietermaritzburg Cross country
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Casela Cross country

Aurelie Marie Halbwachs (born 24 August 1986) is a Mauritian road bicycle racer.[1] She is a four-time winner of Mauritius' Athlete of the Year, winning in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011.[2]

Halbwachs started her career in cycling in 2006 and competed in various local and international tournaments. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in 68th place, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, where she failed to finish.[3] Halbwachs was the winner of the time trial at the 2006 African Road Championships, and she won the gold medal in both the road race and the time trial at the 2017 championships. She has also won six individual national road cycling titles – three in the road race, three in the time trial.

During 2016, she started participating in mountain bike races which typically were of 1,200 m climbs and 57 km (35 mi) long.

Personal life[]

Halbwachs was born on 24 August 1986 in Curepipe, Mauritius. She is married to Yannick Lincoln who is a six time Tour Mauritius champion. She paired with him from 2003 in several mixed doubles squads and cycle championships. They got married in 2006. She gave birth to a girl child, Yana, on 13 September 2015.[4] She volunteered in the initiative of the Ministry of Sports in Mauritius to build a velodrome constructed to enable the infrastructure facilities in Roches Brunes.[5] She has partial association with South African Airways, who have enabled her to participate in mountain bike events.[6]

Major results[]

2006
African Road Championships
1st Gold medal africa.svg Time trial
4th Road race
2007
3rd Bronze medal africa.svg Time trial, African Road Championships
5th Road race, All-Africa Games
2008
African Road Championships
3rd Bronze medal africa.svg Time trial
3rd Bronze medal africa.svg Road race
2009[7]
African Road Championships
3rd Bronze medal africa.svg Time trial
4th Road race
2010[8]
African Road Championships
2nd Silver medal africa.svg Time trial
3rd Bronze medal africa.svg Road race
2011[9]
National Road Championships
1st MaillotMauritius.png Time trial
1st MaillotMauritius.png Road race
All-Africa Games
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Time trial
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Road race
African Road Championships
3rd Bronze medal africa.svg Time trial
3rd Bronze medal africa.svg Road race
2012[10]
National Road Championships
1st MaillotMauritius.png Time trial
1st MaillotMauritius.png Road race
2015[11]
3rd Bronze medal africa.svg Time trial, African Road Championships
2016[12]
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
African Road Championships
6th Time trial
7th Road race
2017
African Road Championships
1st Gold medal africa.svg Time trial
1st Gold medal africa.svg Road race
2018
5th Time trial, African Road Championships
2019
African Games
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Cross-country
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Cross-country marathon
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Road race
6th Time trial
African Road Championships
4th Road race
8th Time trial
2020
National Road Championships
1st MaillotMauritius.png Time trial
1st MaillotMauritius.png Road race

Major championship results timeline[]

Event 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Olympic Games Road race NH 62 Not held DNF Not held Not held
World Championships Time trial 46 45
Road race DNF DNF
Commonwealth Games Time trial Not held 14 Not held 19 Not held 12 Not held
Road race 30 DNF 33
African Games Time trial NH Not held 2 Not held Not held 6 NH
Road race 5 3 2
Cross-country 2
Cross-country marathon 2
African Championships Time trial 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 6 1 5 8
Road race 4 3 4 3 3 11 7 1 DNF 4
MaillotMauritius.png National Championships Time trial 1 1 1
Road race 1 1 2 1
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
NH Not held

References[]

  1. ^ "Aurelie Halbwachs". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Aurelie Halbwachs Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Aurélie Halbwachs Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Yannick Lincoln Aurélie Halbwachs: Their ray of happiness". 5plus. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. ^ "CYCLING - Construction of a velodrome". LeMauricien. 27 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. ^ Mélotte, Maurice (13 October 2016). "Cape Pioneer Trek: Aurélie Halbwachs vying alongside Yolandi du Toit". LeMauricien. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Pro Cycling Statistics for Aurelie Halbwach - 2009". Procycle Championships. 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Pro Cycling Statistics for Aurelie Halbwach - 2010". Procycle Championships. 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Pro Cycling Statistics for Aurelie Halbwach - 2011". Procycle Championships. 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Pro Cycling Statistics for Aurelie Halbwach - 2012". Procycle Championships. 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Pro Cycling Statistics for Aurelie Halbwach - 2015". Procycle Championships. 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Pro Cycling Statistics for Aurelie Halbwach - 2016". Procycle Championships. 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

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