Cycling champion and student in Caen: who is Marion Bunel?

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Professional cyclist, Marion Bunel is also undergraduate student from Staps at the University of Caen (Calvados). After an emotional 2024 season, the young woman juggles between her training and college.

At just 20 years old, the native of Bernay (Eure) already has a nice track record. In particular, she won first place in the Women's Future Tour in August 2024 and ends 17th in the 2024 Tour de France.

“I rode the wave, I didn’t put pressure on myself during this first professional year. »

A second year at the University of Caen

Marion Bunel is not a student like the others. At the University of Caen, she produced one year in two years : “It would be impossible to follow the courses otherwise. It's already starting to be quite difficult, because I have between 15 and 20 hours of training each week. Fortunately, the University listened and did its best to support me. »

The young woman, who has just signed (October 10, 2024) with the team Visma-Lease a Bike, knows that this year, training courses will be abroad: “The structure is larger and has more financial means. I know that I will have internships abroad, particularly in Spain, and that I will have to miss classes for longer periods. »

To reconcile the two from now on, Marion's diary is full. If the young woman knows that it is important to prepare his sporting retirementand subsequently wishes to become a coach, her priority today is cycling.

At the end of November, Marion Bunel will go to the Netherlands for its first meetingthe opportunity for her to meet the whole team: “It’s a team that I like, I can’t wait for it to start. »

“Normandy is a good playground”

Originally from Eure, the Normandy enjoys training in Caen and its surroundings: “I must admit that Norman Switzerland is a good playground. What's nice is that there are quite a few runners, this forms training groups. » And as soon as she can, she joins the Caen Hope Center of which she was a part, for an additional training session.

Le Tour à Caen: “it’s a party at home”

Upon the announcement that the 2025 men's Tour de France will pass through Caen, Vire and Bayeux, on July 9 and 10, 2025, Marion Bunel is delighted: “It's a party at home. This is going to be a great show that I hope to attend, schedule permitting. »

Godmother of Ouistreham cyclo-cross

For the very first time, Marion Bunel is godmother of cyclo-crossde Ouistreham which will be held on Saturday November 2, 2024 from 9 a.m.: “It is a real honor to be godmother of this edition, especially since I really appreciate the organizers. I will race anecdotally, there will be no performance. »

For the rest, we will soon find the cyclist after the winter break.

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