Claire Bertrand Explained

Claire Bertrand
Birth Date:1982 9, df=y
Birth Place:Antibes, France
Nationality: French
Current Team:Retired

Claire Bertrand (born 7 September 1982), is a former French Women's International motorcycle trials rider. Bertrand is 7 times French Women's Trials Champion, winning the title in 2000 through 2006 inclusive and was a member of the winning French Women's TDN team in 2004.

Biography

In 2000 Bertrand won the French Women's Trials Championship, this was to be the start of a seven-year unbeaten run. She was also a member of the French TDN team that finished runner-up to a strong Spanish team. To round out the season Bertrand finished 3rd in the Inaugural Women's Trials World Championship behind Laia Sanz and Iris Kramer.[1]

Another French title went to Bertrand in 2001, along with 3rd place once again in the World Championships. A feat repeated in 2002.

In 2003 Bertrand again won the French Championship, this time ahead of Marlene Satge.

2004 was to be a good year for Bertrand. She not only added another French title to her haul but also led the French TDN Women's team of Satge and Marilyn Journet to victory over the Japanese and Spanish teams in Spain.[2] She was also to score her best International positions by finishing runner-up to Sanz in both the European and World Championships.

The 2005 defence of the TDN title didn't go exactly as planned with the French team rolling home in 5th place.[3] A sixth French title was added in 2005 when she won ahead of TDN teammate Journet.A seventh French National title was won in 2006, and Bertrand once again found herself amongst the top in the European Championships, returning to 3rd place once more behind Sanz and Kramer.[4]

International Trials Championship Career

[5]

YearClassMachineRd
1
Rd
2
Rd
3
PointsPosNotes
1999FIM European Women'sMontesaITA
4
13 4th
2000FIM European Women'sMontesaGBR
3
ITA
3
NOR
3
45 3rdFrench Women's Champion
2000FIM World Women'sMontesaSPA
3
15 3rd
2001FIM European Women'sGas GasSPA
4
ITA
4
26 3rdFrench Women's Champion
2001FIM World Women'sMontesaITA
3
15 3rd
2002FIM European Women'sGas GasNOR
3
SPA
4
28 4thFrench Women's Champion
2002FIM World Women'sGas GasPOR
3
15 3rd
2003FIM European Women'sGas GasFRA
3
ITA
-
RSM
-
15 11thFrench Women's Champion
2004FIM European Women'sGas GasFRA
5
GBR
4
SPA
2
41 2ndFrench Women's Champion
2004FIM World Women'sGas GasSPA
2
SPA
3
32 2nd
2005FIM European Women'sGas GasITA
6
NOR
3
ITA
5
36 5thFrench Women's Champion
2005FIM World Women'sGas GasITA
5
FRA
3
24 4th
2006FIM European Women'sGas GasFRA
3
ITA
4
SPA
3
43 3rdFrench Women's Champion
2006FIM World Women'sGas GasAND
4
BEL
4
FRA
10
26 4th
2007FIM European Women'sMontesaSPA
5
ITA
4
NOR
-
24 6th
2007FIM World Women'sMontesaCZE
7
BEL
-
GBR
7
18 8th

Honors

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gas Gas News. gasgas.com. 5 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20070807083440/http://www.gasgas.com/Pages/World-results/tdn-results.html. 7 August 2007. dead.
  2. Web site: Gas Gas TDN 2004. gasgas.com. 5 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20130412033824/http://www.gasgas.com/Pages/PDFs/2004-outdoor/TDN-04.pdf. 12 April 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Gas Gas TDN 2005. trialscentral.com . 5 February 2016 .
  4. Web site: European champs 2006. trialavisa.no . 5 February 2016 .
  5. Web site: FIM European Championship . trialonline.org . 1 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160609165935/http://www.trialonline.org/01%20TRIAL.FIM/01.MONDE/101.INDEX.GENERAL/01%20101%20INDEX%20GENERAL.htm . 9 June 2016 .