# 64 - Anne-Caroline Chausson – Her Journey, Her Victories, and Her Battles on and off the Bike
En Roue Libre Podcast 🚲02 février 2025x
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# 64 - Anne-Caroline Chausson – Her Journey, Her Victories, and Her Battles on and off the Bike

Max Commençal calls her the queen of queens of queens. And I guarantee that after listening to this episode, you’ll understand why.


Anne-Caroline Chausson is a 12-time Downhill Mountain Bike World Champion and an Olympic BMX racing Champion, winning gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Hi, I’m Antoine Taillefer, welcome to En Roue Libre.


En Roue Libre is the show that fuels your passion for cycling. 

Here, I sit down with inspiring guests—athletes, champions, entrepreneurs, and engineers from past and present—for in-depth conversations. 

They share their stories, expertise, and advice to deepen your love for the bike.


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Episode's timeline


00:00 Teaser

01:16 Introduction of the episode

03:28 Presentation of En Roue Libre

03:50 Thanks to Max Commençal

04:35 A message from our sponsor, Buycycle

05:55 How are you?

07:50 Thanks to e-bikes

10:03 How it all started

12:29 What made her passionate

14:17 Competing with the boys

15:04 When did it become "serious"?

23:00 Her first MTB race

24:52 The World Championships in MĂ©tabief

26:13 A choice between BMX and MTB?

28:23 Was it easy?

29:55 Other riders coming from BMX

30:46 The revolution of the Sunn Radical

40:44 Her progression within the Sunn team

43:22 Her preparation routines

47:18 Dominance

48:43 Pressure?

50:12 The arrival of Nicolas Vouilloz

52:50 Awareness of an exceptional era

54:33 Joining Cannondale

01:00:42 Cannondale concepts

01:09:08 Life after competition

01:11:25 Olympic BMX

01:25:11 Managing risk in BMX

01:33:12 Jedi mode?

01:44:28 Popularity

01:45:31 The Olympic dimension

01:47:15 Post-Olympics

01:50:23 Illness

01:55:09 The role of sport in treatment effectiveness

01:58:56 The Paris Olympics

02:00:47 Torchbearer

02:03:03 MTB competition

02:08:23 Skinsuits

02:10:06 Sports organization

02:13:20 A return to competition?

02:15:56 What to wish her for the future?

02:16:26 A future guest?



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