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Canadian speed skater Clara Hughes
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Born September 27, 1972 (age 52) • Winnipeg • Canada

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Speed skater and cyclist Christa Luding-Rothenburger
Christa Luding-Rothenburger
East German speed skater and cyclist
Cindy Klassen
Canadian skater
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds
Canadian actor
Linda Evangelista
Linda Evangelista
Canadian fashion model
Jacques Anquetil
French cyclist
Miguel Indurain
Spanish cyclist
paving the way
Major Taylor
American cyclist
Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
American cyclist
Anna Meares at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games
Anna Meares
Australian cyclist
Chris Froome
Chris Froome
British cyclist
Chris Hoy
Chris Hoy
British cyclist
Yang Yang
Chinese skater
Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Wiggins
British cyclist
Viktor Ahn
Viktor Ahn
South Korean-born Russian skater
Alberto Contador celebrating after winning the 2009 Tour de France.
Alberto Contador
Spanish cyclist
Greg LeMond
American athlete
Apolo Anton Ohno competing at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Apolo Anton Ohno
American speed skater
Pechstein, Claudia
Claudia Pechstein
German speed skater
Sven Kramer
Dutch skater
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann competing at the 1991 world speed skating championships, where she won the world all-around title.
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
German athlete

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