Alessandra Giuseppina Grassi Herrera (born 29 August 1976) is a Mexican professional road cyclist.[1] She won a silver medal in the women's time trial at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and later represented her nation Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Full name | Alessandra Giuseppina Grassi Herrera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1976 Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider, time-trialist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Grassi qualified for the Mexican squad, as a lone female cyclist, in the women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by receiving a single berth from the UCI World Cup.[3] She successfully completed a grueling race with a forty-fifth-place effort in 3:36:35, recording the same time but finishing behind Belgium's Lieselot Decroix by an inch.[4][5][6]
Career highlights
edit- 2007
- 2nd Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
- 2nd Pan American Championships (ITT)
- 2008
- 1st Mexican Championships (Road), Sonora (MEX)
- 1st Mexican Championships (ITT), Sonora (MEX)
- 2nd Pan American Championships (ITT)
- 45th Olympic Games, Beijing (CHN)
- 2009
- 1st Pan American Championships (ITT)
- 5th Pan American Championships (Road)
- 8th Stage 3, Route de France Féminine, France
- 2010
- 6th Pan American Championships (ITT)
- 10th Pan American Championships (Road)
- 2011
- 2nd Mexican Championships (ITT)
- 2012
- 2nd Mexican Championships (Road)
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Giuseppina Grassi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "Da ciclista mexicana primera plata a su país en Panamericanos" [First Mexican cyclist to win silver for her country at PanAm] (in Spanish). El Universal. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Ya está lista para Beijing" [She's ready for Beijing] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Women's Road Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Cooke weathers storm to take Olympic gold". Velo News. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Giuseppina Grassi termina su participación en Beijing" [Giuseppina Grassi ends her participation in Beijing] (in Spanish). El Informador. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
External links
edit- NBC Olympics Profile
- Giuseppina Grassi at UCI
- Giuseppina Grassi at Cycling Archives
- Giuseppina Grassi at ProCyclingStats
- Giuseppina Grassi at Cycling Quotient
- Giuseppina Grassi at CycleBase
