Aurelie Halbwachs Explained

Aurélie Halbwachs
Fullname:Aurélie Marie Halbwachs
Birth Date:24 August 1986
Birth Place:Curepipe, Mauritius
Height:167 cm
Weight:60 kg
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Amateuryears1:2007
Amateurteam1:Montauban Cycling Féminin 82
Amateuryears2:2017–2018
Amateurteam2:Île Maurice
Proyears1:2012

Aurélie 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 57km (35miles) 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 daughter, Lana, 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 Time trial
  • 4th Road race
    2007
  • 3rd Time trial, African Road Championships
  • 5th Road race, All-Africa Games
    2008
  • African Road Championships
  • 3rd Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
    2009[7]
  • African Road Championships
  • 3rd Time trial
  • 4th Road race
    2010[8]
  • African Road Championships
  • 2nd Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
    2011[9]
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 1st Road race
  • All-Africa Games
  • 2nd Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
  • African Road Championships
  • 3rd Time trial
  • 3rd Road race
    2012[10]
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 1st Road race
    2015[11]
  • 3rd 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 Time trial
  • 1st Road race
    2018
  • 5th Time trial, African Road Championships
    2019
  • African Games
  • 2nd Cross-country
  • 2nd Cross-country marathon
  • 2nd Road race
  • 6th Time trial
  • African Road Championships
  • 4th Road race
  • 8th Time trial
    2020
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Time trial
  • 1st Road race
    2022
  • National Road Championships
  • 1st Road Race
    2023
  • African Road Championships 1st Team Time trial
  • 1st Time trial

    Major championship results timeline

    Event200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
    Olympic GamesRoad race62DNFcolspan="4"
    World ChampionshipsTime trial4645
    Road raceDNFDNF
    Commonwealth GamesTime trial141912colspan="2" rowspan=2
    Road race30DNF33
    African GamesTime trial26rowspan=4
    Road race532
    Cross-country2
    Cross-country marathon2
    African ChampionshipsTime trial13332336158
    Road race434331171DNF4
    National ChampionshipsTime trial111
    Road race1121
    Legend
    Did not compete
    DNFDid not finish
    NHNot held

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Aurelie Halbwachs. London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. 13 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120910131040/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/halbwachs-aurelie-1039699/. 10 September 2012.
    2. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Aurelie Halbwachs Profile. g2014results.thecgf.com. 29 March 2016.
    3. Web site: Aurélie Halbwachs Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113405/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/aurelie-halbwachs-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 29 March 2016.
    4. News: Yannick Lincoln Aurélie Halbwachs: Their ray of happiness. 5plus. 1 November 2016.
    5. News: CYCLING - Construction of a velodrome. LeMauricien. 27 November 2011. 2 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104003012/http://www.lemauricien.com/topics/Aur%C3%A9lie%20Halbwachs. 4 November 2016. dead. dmy-all.
    6. News: Cape Pioneer Trek: Aurélie Halbwachs vying alongside Yolandi du Toit. LeMauricien. Maurice . Mélotte. 13 October 2016. 2 November 2016.
    7. Web site: Pro Cycling Statistics for Aurelie Halbwach - 2009. 2009. Procycle Championships. 2 November 2016.
    8. Web site: Pro Cycling Statistics for Aurelie Halbwach - 2010. 2010. Procycle Championships. 2 November 2016.
    9. Web site: Pro Cycling Statistics for Aurelie Halbwach - 2011. 2011. Procycle Championships. 2 November 2016.
    10. Web site: Pro Cycling Statistics for Aurelie Halbwach - 2012. 2012. Procycle Championships. 2 November 2016.
    11. Web site: Pro Cycling Statistics for Aurelie Halbwach - 2015. 2015. Procycle Championships. 2 November 2016.
    12. Web site: Pro Cycling Statistics for Aurelie Halbwach - 2016. 2016. Procycle Championships. 2 November 2016.