Sandie Clair

Sandie Clair (born 1 April 1988) is a French professional racing cyclist and bobsledder. She won her first title in 2005 in the national junior sprint championship. It qualified her for the European junior championship in Fiorenzuola, where she won the sprint and rode the keirin and 500m time trial. She came third in the junior world 500m championship a month later.

She won two medals at the world junior championship in 2006, then at Ghent, won the world championship 500m and came third in the sprint. She rode World Cup meetings throughout 2007 and 2008 and won the team sprint with Clara Sanchez at Cali in 2008.

She came third in the 500m world championship at Manchester in 2008. From 2007 to 2010, she won eight titles at the éspoir level in the European championships, including three in the team sprint with Virginie Cueff.

In 2010, she won four medals, including three at the European éspoir championship in St Petersburg. In November, she won the sprint and team sprint championships at the élite European championship in Pruszków, riding the team sprint with Sanchez.

She represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics (in the women's team sprint) and the 2016 Summer Olympics (in the women's sprint and the team sprint.)

Palmarès

2005 1st Sprint, French National Track Championships, Juniors 3rd European Championship, Track, Sprint, Juniors (F), Fiorenzuola 3rd 500 m, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors

2006 2nd 500 m, European Track Championships, Juniors, Athens 3rd Keirin, European Track Championships, Juniors, Athens 1st 500 m, UCI B Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors, Ghent 3rd Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors, Ghent 3rd Moscow, Team Sprint (RUS)

2007 1st 500 m, European Track Championships, U23, Cottbus (GER) 3rd Sydney, Team Sprint (AUS) 2nd Beijing, Team Sprint (CHN)

2008 2nd Los Angeles, Team Sprint (USA) UEC European U23 Track Championships

2009 3rd 500m, 2009–2010 Track World Cup UEC European U23 Track Championships

2010 UEC European U23 Track Championships

2014 Fenioux Piste International 1st Sprint 1st Team sprint (with Virginie Cueff) 2nd Keirin Fenioux Trophy Piste 1st Sprint 1st 500m Time Trial GP von Deutschland im Sprint 2nd Team Sprint (with Virginie Cueff) 3rd Sprint South East Asian GP Track (1) 3rd Keirin 3rd Sprint 3rd Sprint, South East Asian GP Track (2) South East Asian GP Track (3) 3rd Keirin 3rd Sprint Grand Prix de Vitesse de Saint-Denis 3rd Keirin 3rd Sprint 3rd Team Sprint, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix (with Virginie Cueff) 2015 Grand Prix de Vitesse de Saint-Denis 1st Keirin 2nd Sprint 2nd Keirin, Revolution - Round 1, Derby 2nd Keirin, Trofeu CAR Anadia Portugal 2016 2nd Sprint, Fenioux Piste International 2017 Fenioux Piste International 1st Keirin 2nd Sprint