Longo No Longer Frightened By Retirement
Oh, my. That would be a major adjustment.Fifty-two-year-old Frenchwoman Jeannie Longo has hinted that she is considering retirement. The multiple world champion is considering her future in the sport, saying her participation this season is only a “maybe” and that she is “a bit tired psychologically”.
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Longo also explained that the thought of retirement in the past frightened her. “I can see other horizons,” she said. “I can now accept things that seemed inconceivable to me, like for example skipping one day of training.”
I wonder if this award nudged her toward the thought that she had accomplished enough:
Longo awarded Légion d’honneur57-time French national champion Jeannie Longo was awarded the highest civilian award in her country, the Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur, (National Order of the Legion of Honor).
Longo was given the award of Commandeur, the third highest of five levels in the Legion of Honor.
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I never want to see her retire. She’s my age, and she makes me feel young.
Jeannie Longo Photo: © Fabrice Lambert
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