Monica Valvik Explained

Monica Valen
Fullname:Grethe Monica Eikild Valen
Birth Date:15 September 1970
Birth Place:Porsgrunn, Norway
Spouse:Svein Inge Valvik (divorced)-->
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Show-Medals:yes

Grethe Monica Eikild Valen (born 15 September 1970) is a Norwegian racing cyclist. She won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship five times in the 1990s.[1]

She was born in Porsgrunn and is the sister of Anita Valen. She was married to Svein Inge Valvik.

She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where she placed fifth, and at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she placed 29th.[2] She won a gold medal at the 1994 UCI Road World Championships.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Championship, Road, Elite, Norway . 6 April 2015 . Cycling Archives.
  2. Web site: Monica Valvik-Valen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030000/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/monica-valvik-valen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports-reference.com . 21 January 2011 .