Katell Alençon

Katell Alençon (born 9 October 1986) is a French Paralympic cyclist who competes in road cycling at international cycling competitions. She is a World silver medalist and a double European champion, she has competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. She rides for Cofidis and Handisport Brest.[1][2]

Katell Alençon
Personal information
Born (1986-10-09) 9 October 1986
Brest, France
Home townLe Drennec, France
Sport
Country France
SportParalympic cycling
Disability classC4
Event(s)Road cycling
ClubCofidis
Handisport Brest
Medal record
Cycling
Representing  France
Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 CascaisTime trial C4
Bronze medal – third place2021 CascaisRoad race C4
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamTime trial (C4)
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamRoad race (C4)
European Road Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Upper AustriaTime trial C4
Gold medal – first place2022 Upper AustriaRoad race C4

Career

Alençon was interested in cycling at a young age, she would often cycle to school and joined her first cycling club in 2001. Aged 25, in 2007, Alençon fell off her bicycle while getting off her bike after a training session and badly sprained her ankle, she needed to use a wheelchair for five years. She had complications and extreme pain after her injury and had her right tibia amputated in 2011. She discovered Paralympic cycling while watching the cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics at home, she then began her Paralympic cycling career in 2014 and competed for France at the 2016 Summer Paralympics where she was the only French female cyclist out of a team of nine cyclists.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Katell Alencon - France Paralympique". France Paralympique (in French). 28 July 2022.
  2. "After Europeans, the French para-cycling championships for Katell Alencon". Ouest France (in French). 7 June 2022.
  3. "Tokyo 2020: Katell Alencon has rebuilt herself thanks to the bicycle". lookcharms.com. 30 August 2021.
  4. "Parcours de Katell Alencon" (PDF). jo.ugsel-bretagne.org (in French). 28 July 2022.
  5. "Katell Alencon - Tokyo Paralympics". Breton (in French). 25 March 2021.
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