# 64 - Anne-Caroline Chausson – Her Journey, Her Victories, and Her Battles on and off the Bike

Max Commençal calls her the queen of queens of queens. And I guarantee that after listening to this episode, you’ll understand why.Anne-Caroline Chausson is a 12-time Downhill Mountain Bike World Champion and an Olympic BMX racing Champion, winning gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.------Please pay a visit to our sponsor buycycle and save 30% off the seller's and buyers's fees with the code ENROUE30 on buycycleCheck:  bit.ly/enrouelibrebuycycle------A huge thanks to Max Commençal for supporting this very special episode 🫶🏻------Please send a huge shoutout to Michelle who did the voiceover for this episode ❤️-----Consider subscribing to En Roue Libre on Youtube, Instagram & audio platforms.- —Hi, I’m Antoine Taillefer, welcome to En Roue Libre.En Roue Libre is the show that fuels your passion for cycling. Here, I sit down with inspiring guests—athletes, champions, entrepreneurs, and engineers from past and present—for in-depth conversations. They share their stories, expertise, and advice to deepen your love for the bike.---Episode's timeline00:00 Teaser  01:16 Introduction of the episode  03:28 Presentation of En Roue Libre  03:50 Thanks to Max Commençal  04:35 A message from our sponsor, Buycycle  05:55 How are you?  07:50 Thanks to e-bikes  10:03 How it all started  12:29 What made her passionate  14:17 Competing with the boys  15:04 When did it become "serious"?  23:00 Her first MTB race  24:52 The World Championships in Métabief  26:13 A choice between BMX and MTB?  28:23 Was it easy?  29:55 Other riders coming from BMX  30:46 The revolution of the Sunn Radical  40:44 Her progression within the Sunn team  43:22 Her preparation routines  47:18 Dominance  48:43 Pressure?  50:12 The arrival of Nicolas Vouilloz  52:50 Awareness of an exceptional era  54:33 Joining Cannondale  01:00:42 Cannondale concepts  01:09:08 Life after competition  01:11:25 Olympic BMX  01:25:11 Managing risk in BMX  01:33:12 Jedi mode?  01:44:28 Popularity  01:45:31 The Olympic dimension  01:47:15 Post-Olympics  01:50:23 Illness  01:55:09 The role of sport in treatment effectiveness  01:58:56 The Paris Olympics  02:00:47 Torchbearer  02:03:03 MTB competition  02:08:23 Skinsuits  02:10:06 Sports organization  02:13:20 A return to competition?  02:15:56 What to wish her for the future?  02:16:26 A future guest?  -En Roue Libre en the web:Support me on Tipeee: tipeee.com/enrouelibreInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/enrouelibrepodcast/Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/taillo/enrouelibre.cc-Merci à Damien Rosso - Droz Photo pour les plans additionnels.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.