Christine Majerus

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Christine Majerus

| image = Quaregnon - Le Samyn des Dames & Le Samyn, 2 mars 2016, départ (B094).JPG

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| caption = Majerus at the start of the 2016 Le Samyn des Dames

| fullname = Christine Majerus

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|2|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Luxembourg

| height = 1.73 m{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/b22f369a-60e5-4832-96ed-a6cd85574972|title=London 2012 Olympics - Christine Majerus|website=BBC Sport|date=13 August 2012}}

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| currentteam = Retired

| disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track|Cyclo-cross}}

| role = Rider

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| amateuryears1 =

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| proyears1 = 2008–2012

| proteam1 = ESGL 93-GSD Gestion

| proyears2 = 2013

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|SLT|2013}}

| proyears3 = 2014–2024

| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|DLT|2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/5667/boels-dolmans-finalise-roster-with-mtb-champion-annika-langvad|title=Boels-Dolmans finalise roster with MTB champion Annika Langvad|first=Daniel|last=Ostanek|work=Cyclist|publisher=Dennis Publishing Limited|date=3 December 2018|access-date=6 February 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2020-team-preview-boels-dolmans/|title=2020 Team Preview: Boels Dolmans|first=Kirsten|last=Frattini|work=Cyclingnews.com|publisher=Future plc|date=8 January 2020|access-date=20 January 2020}}

| majorwins =

One-day races

:National Road Race Championships (2010–2022)

:National Time Trial Championships (2007–2022)

:National Cyclo-cross Championships (2010–2020, 2022)

:Sparkassen Giro Bochum (2013)

:La Classique Morbihan (2016)

:Drentse Acht van Westerveld (2022)

Stage races

:Holland Ladies Tour (2019)

| medaltemplates =

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Christine Majerus (born 25 February 1987) is a Luxembourgish former professional road and cyclo-cross cyclist,{{cite web|title=Christine Majerus|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/majerus-christine-1060722/|website=London2012.com|publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited|access-date=13 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129090408/www.london2012.com/athlete/majerus-christine-1060722/|archive-date=29 January 2013}} who rode for UCI Women's WorldTeam {{UCI team code|SDW}} and its predecessors from 2014 until her retirement in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15273/1001654/281|title=Team SD Worx|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=13 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210113004021/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15273/1001654/281|archive-date=13 January 2021}} She won the 2013 Sparkassen Giro Bochum one-day road race and the general classification of the 2019 Holland Ladies Tour.

Majerus is one of the most dominant cyclists to come out of Luxembourg and is a 41-time national champion, holding 16 time trial titles, 12 cyclo-cross titles and 13 road race titles.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/majerus-claims-25th-luxembourg-title/ |title=Majerus claims 25th Luxembourg title |date=7 January 2017 |access-date=8 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108192840/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/majerus-claims-25th-luxmebourg-title/ |archive-date=8 January 2017 |url-status=live }} She was named Luxembourgish Sportswoman of the Year in 2013 and in every ceremony from 2015 to 2021.

Career

Majerus began her sporting career in athletics and was the Luxembourg champion at the 400 and 800 metres several times before switching to cycling following a foot injury. She raced for the small UCI Women's team ESGL 93-GSD Gestion from 2008 to 2012, before transferring to {{UCI team code|SLT|2013}} for one year in 2013.

She joined {{UCI team code|DLT|2014}} in 2014 and remained with the team, now known as {{UCI team code|SDW}}, until her retirement in 2024.{{cite news |last1=Been |first1=José |title=Meet Christine Majerus: Proud domestique, perpetual national champ |url=https://cyclingtips.com/2021/07/meet-christine-majerus-proud-domestique-perpetual-national-champ/ |work=CyclingTips |date=20 July 2021 |language=en}} She often acted as road captain and has frequently been referred to as a super-domestique,{{cite news |last1=Daniel |first1=Ostanek |title=The top 10 domestiques of 2020 |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-top-10-domestiques-of-2020/ |work=cyclingnews.com |date=26 November 2020 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Frattini |first1=Kirsten |title=Christine Majerus: A team leader can only be as good as her domestique (and vice versa) |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/christine-majerus-a-team-leader-can-only-be-as-good-as-her-domestique-and-vice-versa/ |work=cyclingnews.com |date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Brailsford |first1=Matt |title=Vos-sing it! Marianne wins Asda Women's TDY {{!}} Tour de Yorkshire - |url=https://letour.yorkshire.com/the-latest/vos-sing-it-marianne-wins-asda-women-s-tdy/ |website=Tour de Yorkshire |access-date=23 August 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Amy |title=Kopecky the first Belgian woman to win Tour of Flanders in 12 years |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kopecky-the-first-belgian-woman-to-win-tour-of-flanders-for-12-years/ |work=cyclingnews.com |date=3 April 2022 |language=en}} but has also placed as high as ninth on the UCI Women's Road World Rankings (in 2019).{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/discipline/road/6TBjsDD8902tud440iv1Cu?tab=rankings|title=UCI World Ranking – Women Elite – 2019|access-date=2022-09-28|publisher=UCI}}

Majerus is also a member of the Elite Sports Section of the Luxembourg Army.{{cite web |title=Sports |url=https://www.armee.lu/entrainements-instruction/sports |website=www.armee.lu |publisher=Luxembourg Army |access-date=23 August 2022 |language=fr-FR |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920040603/https://www.armee.lu/entrainements-instruction/sports |url-status=dead }} She completed her basic training in 2012 and was not required to perform active service during her subsequent professional cycling career.{{cite news |last2=Laudy |first2=Jeanine |last1=Rook |first1=Anne-Marije |title=Cycling as a second career: a look at the other lives of cycling pros |url=https://cyclingtips.com/2017/07/cycling-and-a-second-career-female-pro-cyclists-with-interesting-side-stories-part-1/ |work=CyclingTips |date=31 July 2017 |language=en}}

=Olympics=

Majerus competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, finishing 21st. She went on to compete in the 2016 and 2020 Games, and carried the flag for Luxembourg at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.{{cite web |title=Top five cyclists who made the public dream |url=https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/living/sports/top5-cyclistes-luxembourgeois.html |website=luxembourg.public.lu |date=17 January 2022 |publisher=The Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |access-date=23 August 2022 |language=en}}

Major results

File:JPPE 2013 Christine Majerus.jpg, at which she won all three women's cycling events]]

=Cyclo-cross=

;2006–2007

: 3rd National Championships

;2007–2008

: 3rd National Championships

;2008–2009

: 2nd National Championships

;2009–2010

: 1st 20px National Championships

;2010–2011

: 1st 20px National Championships

;2011–2012

: 1st 20px National Championships

;2012–2013

: 1st 20px National Championships

;2013–2014

: 1st 20px National Championships

;2014–2015

: 1st 20px National Championships

: National Trophy Series

::2nd Milton Keynes

;2015–2016

: 1st 20px National Championships

: 2nd Otegem

: 2nd Pétange

: 3rd Bensheim

;2016–2017

: 1st 20px National Championships

: EKZ CrossTour

::1st Meilen

::2nd Baden

: 1st Otegem

: 1st Pétange

: 1st Leudelange

: 2nd Zonnebeke

: Superprestige

::3rd Gavere

::3rd Spa-Francorchamps

;2017–2018

: 1st 20px National Championships

: Coupe de France

::1st Jablines

::1st Flamanville

: 1st Pétange

: EKZ CrossTour

::2nd Meilen

: 2nd Otegem

: 2nd Contern

: 3rd Rucphen

;2018–2019

: 1st 20px National Championships

: 1st Pétange

: 1st La Meziere

: EKZ CrossTour

::2nd Meilen

::2nd Eschenbach

::3rd Hittnau

: 3rd Zonnebeke

;2019–2020

: 1st 20px National Championships

: EKZ CrossTour

::1st Hittnau

::1st Meilen

: 1st Zonnebeke

: 2nd Troyes

;2020–2021

: EKZ CrossTour

::1st Hittnau

;2021–2022

: 1st 20px National Championships

: 1st Pétange

;2023–2024

: 1st Pétange

: 2nd National Championships

=Mountain Bike=

: 1st 15px Cross-country, Games of the Small States of Europe

=Road=

Source:{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=89410|title=Christine Majerus|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=4 September 2022}}

;2007

: National Championships

Christine Majerus

Career

=Olympics=

Major results

=Cyclo-cross=

=Mountain Bike=

=Road=

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