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Monica Valen
Personal information
Full nameGrethe Monica Eikild Valen
Born (1970-09-15) 15 September 1970 (age 54)
Porsgrunn, Norway
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Women's road cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Agrigento Road race

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.[2]

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.

References

  1. ^ "National Championship, Road, Elite, Norway". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Monica Valvik-Valen". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 21 January 2011.