Monica Valvik

Monica Valen

Personal information

Full name

Grethe Monica Eikild Valen

Born

September 15, 1970
Porsgrunn, Norway

Team information

Discipline

Road

Role

Rider

Medal record

Road bicycle racing
Competitor for Norway
World Championships
	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

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

Norwegian National Road Race Champions (women)

1960–1979	May Britt Nilsen (1974–1978) Anita Andreassen (1979)

1980–1999	Nina Søby (1980) Lisbeth Korsmo (1981) Nina Johnsen (1982) Nina Søby (1983) Unni Larsen (1984) Anita Valen (1985) Tone Benjaminsen (1986) Unni Larsen (1987–1989) Tone Fossum (1990) Ragnhild Kostøl (1991) Monica Valvik (1992–1994) Jorunn Kvalø (1995) Ingunn Bollerud (1996) Monica Valvik (1997–1998) Ragnhild Kostøl (1999)

2000–2019	Aud Kari Berg (2000–2001) Anita Valen (2002–2005) Linn Torp (2006) Kristine Saastad (2007) Anita Valen (2008) Linn Torp (2009) Lise Nøstvold (2010) Frøydis Meen Wærsted (2011) Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak (2012) Cecilie Gotaas Johnsen (2013) Camilla Indset Sorgjerd (2014) Miriam Bjørnsrud (2015)

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