MARC Elise

Date of Birth: 25 Oct 1987

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Sport Class: C3

Place of birth: ECHIROLLES

Birth Country:

France

Place of residence : SAINT-RAPHAEL

Residence Country:

France

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Women's C1-3 Road Race	10
	Women's C1-3 Time Trial	12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Women's C1-3 Time Trial	Finished
	Fuji International Speedway	Women's C1-3 Road Race	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Road World Championships
2	C3 Time Trial	2021	Cascais, POR
DNF	Women's C3 - Road Race	2021	Cascais, POR

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	PT2	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:28:27
World Championships
1	Women's PTS3	2019	Lausanne, SUI	1:24:43
1	Women's PTS3	2017	Rotterdam, NED	1:23:25
2	Women's PTS3	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS	1:24:37
3	PT2	2014	Edmonton, AB, CAN	1:41:06
4	PT2	2016	Rotterdam, NED	1:25:44
5	PT2	2015	Chicago, IL, USA	1:27:27
European Championships
1	Women's PTS3	2019	Valencia, ESP	1:21:31
1	Women's PTS3	2018	Tartu, EST	1:20:36
3	Women's PTS3	2017	Kitzbuhel, AUT	1:26:16

Engineering - National Institute of Applied Sciences, Lyon, FRA

Languages spoken:

English, French

ASVEL Triathlon [Villeurbanne, FRA]

Other sports:

She has represented France in triathlon at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and won gold in the PTS3 category at the world championships in 2017 and 2019. She also competed in the 2020 World Indoor Rowing Championships in Paris, France, where she won gold in the PR2 500m and silver in the PR2 2000m. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Aug 2021; bleushandisport.com, 24 Mar 2020; regatta.time-team.nl, 08 Feb 2020; groupe-apicil.com, 01 Jan 2020)

She began focusing on Para cycling in early 2020. (amslfrejus.com, 01 Jan 2021)

She has represented France in Para triathlon but she began pursuing Para cycling more seriously in 2020. "I worked a lot on the bike. Then, realising that I was making interesting progress, I thought to myself that it could be beneficial to practise it more intensely. When the [Para triathlon] world championships were cancelled in May [2020], I decided to go see what was happening on the side of Para cycling. I had a fairly consistent level in swimming, cycling and running. But it is clear that what I do in Para cycling will help me." (amslfrejus.com, 01 Jan 2021)

To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Paralympic Games, and to participate in a full-distance Ironman triathlon. (Instagram profile, 08 Aug 2021; lequipe.fr, 27 Jun 2019)

Philosophy:

"Everyone does what they can with what they have." (bleushandisport.com, 24 Mar 2020)

General Interest

Classification
C3 (UCI, 17 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 15 Jan 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 15 Jan 2015)

Impairment Details
She was involved in an accident in 2004, which resulted in the amputation of both her legs. (Athlete, 15 Jan 2015; fftri.com, 23 May 2014)

General
SPORT SWITCH
In 2020 she began focusing on Para cycling. She has represented France in Para triathlon in the PTS3 category, but this was not included in the programme for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "When my category was not selected for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, I wanted to try a new sport. After trying my hand at rowing for a while, the COVID-19 lockdown forced me to do a series of training sessions at home. These allowed me to raise my ability in cycling and gave me a glimpse of a new opportunity to go to the Games." (bleushandisport.com, 24 Mar 2020)

RIO DISAPPOINTMENT
She was frustrated with her performance in Para triathlon at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished fifth in the PT2 category. "Even though the Games are every athlete's dream, it was a mixed experience for me. We can do all the competitions, compete at all the world championships, but the Games are completely different in terms of media impact. I have never responded to so many interviews and it drained me of a lot of energy. When I got to the Games, I was spent." (lequipe.fr, 27 Jun 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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