Sandie Clair
# Sandie Clair

Sandie Clair (born 1 April 1988) is a French professional racing cyclist and bobsledder. She won her first title in 2005 in the national junior sprint championship. It qualified her for the European junior championship in Fiorenzuola, where she won the sprint and rode the keirin and 500m time trial. She came third in the junior world 500m championship a month later.

She won two medals at the world junior championship in 2006, then at Ghent, won the world championship 500m and came third in the sprint. She rode World Cup meetings throughout 2007 and 2008 and won the team sprint with Clara Sanchez at Cali in 2008.

She came third in the 500m world championship at Manchester in 2008. From 2007 to 2010, she won eight titles at the éspoir level in the European championships, including three in the team sprint with Virginie Cueff.

In 2010, she won four medals, including three at the European éspoir championship in St Petersburg. In November, she won the sprint and team sprint championships at the élite European championship in Pruszków, riding the team sprint with Sanchez.

She represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics (in the women's team sprint) and the 2016 Summer Olympics (in the women's sprint and the team sprint.)

## Palmarès

### 2005

    1st Sprint, French National Track Championships, Juniors
    3rd European Championship, Track, Sprint, Juniors (F), Fiorenzuola
    3rd 500 m, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors

### 2006

    2nd 500 m, European Track Championships, Juniors, Athens
    3rd Keirin, European Track Championships, Juniors, Athens
    1st 500 m, UCI B Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors, Ghent
    3rd Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Juniors, Ghent
    3rd Moscow, Team Sprint (RUS)

### 2007

    1st 500 m, European Track Championships, U23, Cottbus (GER)
    3rd Sydney, Team Sprint (AUS)
    2nd Beijing, Team Sprint (CHN)

### 2008

    2nd Los Angeles, Team Sprint (USA)
    UEC European U23 Track Championships
       1st 500m Time Trial
       1st Team Sprint (with Virginie Cueff)
       2nd Keirin

### 2009

    3rd 500m, 2009–2010 Track World Cup
    UEC European U23 Track Championships
       1st 500m Time Trial
       1st Team Sprint (with Virginie Cueff)

### 2010

    UEC European U23 Track Championships
       1st Keirin
       1st 500m Time Trial
       1st Team Sprint (with Virginie Cueff)
       3rd Sprint

### 2014

    Fenioux Piste International
       1st Sprint
       1st Team sprint (with Virginie Cueff)
       2nd Keirin
    Fenioux Trophy Piste
       1st Sprint
       1st 500m Time Trial
    GP von Deutschland im Sprint
       2nd Team Sprint (with Virginie Cueff)
       3rd Sprint
    South East Asian GP Track (1)
       3rd Keirin
       3rd Sprint
    3rd Sprint, South East Asian GP Track (2)
    South East Asian GP Track (3)
       3rd Keirin
       3rd Sprint
    Grand Prix de Vitesse de Saint-Denis
       3rd Keirin
       3rd Sprint
    3rd Team Sprint, Open des Nations sur Piste de Roubaix (with Virginie Cueff)

### 2015

    Grand Prix de Vitesse de Saint-Denis
       1st Keirin
       2nd Sprint
    2nd Keirin, Revolution - Round 1, Derby
    2nd Keirin, Trofeu CAR Anadia Portugal

### 2016

    2nd Sprint, Fenioux Piste International

### 2017

    Fenioux Piste International
       1st Keirin
       2nd Sprint
