Myriam Nicole

Myriam Nicole
Personal information
Born (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990
Montpellier, France
Team information
Current teamCommencal / Muc Off
DisciplineDownhill
Mountain bike racing
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  France
Women's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Mont-Saint-AnneDownhill
Gold medal – first place2021 Val di SoleDownhill
Silver medal – second place2016 Val di SoleDownhill
Silver medal – second place2017 CairnsDownhill
Silver medal – second place2020 LeogangDownhill
Silver medal – second place2024 VallnordDownhill
Silver medal – second place2025 ValaisDownhill
Bronze medal – third place2018 LenzerheideDownhill
Bronze medal – third place2022 Les GetsDownhill

Myriam Nicole (born 8 February 1990) is a French downhill mountain bike racer and is a two-time UCI World Champion.

Career

Born in Montpellier, Nicole began riding bikes as a child, choosing to focus on downhill racing from the age of 14. As a junior, she landed podiums at national races, before achieving third place at the 2007 Junior World Championships in Fort William, Scotland, rising to second place a year later at the 2008 Junior Worlds in Val di Sole, Italy.

As an elite rider, she is a two-time World Champion, winning the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada[1] and the 2021 World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy. She is a five-time World Championships elite silver medallist.

On the World Cup circuit she has won 10 rounds; winning the 2017 UCI Downhill World Cup overall. She has finished on the World Cup podium over 60 times in her career.

Personal life

She is a trained physiotherapist, completing her studies at the Institut Masseur Kinésithérapeute (IFMK) in Montpellier in 2018, although she admits she does not see herself working in a clinic, but rather with athletes in the field.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Spratt, Ed. "Final Results: Mont-Sainte-Anne DH World Champs 2019". Pink Bike. PinkBike. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ↑ PinkBike /
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