After two months punctuated by the preliminary rounds, the athletes had an appointment in Brittany for the cross-country high mass. On extremely demanding ground, some people from Lorraine managed to extricate themselves from the mud, like Nancy’s Thaïs Paris, victorious among the hopefuls.
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If there was a place where you had to be this weekend, it was in Carhaix. A true land of cross country, the continental meeting offered a spectacular spectacle to the 30,000 people present on the course: smoke bombs in the heart-shaped loop, a group of local musicians who play on the start, Jimmy Gressier (Boulogne- sur-Mer AC) and Manon Trapp (As Aix-les-Bains) imperial on the long cross, the pleasure was on both sides of the barrier.
The masters for the opening
First race of the day, the masters almost benefited from dry ground. Having already tasted the podium in the discipline, Julien Purrey (PHAR) is satisfied with his 13e place: “It was just madness! “. Behind, Najim Habri (COS Villers) finished at 21e rank, followed by A2M coach and runner Gaël le Coz (28e ), who was not unworthy on “a course where you have to have land and where you are quickly burned”.
Thaïs Paris champion of France hope
Selected for the last European Cross Country Championships, Frédric Fabiani’s protege came with one goal in mind: to win the title among the youngsters. Bet won since she won ahead of Margot Guillemot (EA Chambéry) and Clara Jobbin (Caen AC). “I am very happy with my victory but not particularly surprised, we will say that the stars have aligned”, said the Nancy. In her stride, we find Sophie Tonneau (PHAR) 44e and Lise Thimon (NAM) for the 62e place. On the men’s side, in the absence of Fidélio Klein (A2M), it was the track rider Julian Ranc (A2M) who finished first from Lorraine in the cross-court scratch (69e ).
Scher and Blondel-Hermant to close the loop
Despite the falling waterspouts, the effervescence only grew. Convinced by the technicality of the course, Florence Scher (ASSA) won the chocolate medal on cross-long by finishing 4e M0 and 49e scratch “Too bad for third place but if I had started faster, I might have cracked…” Not far away, she is followed by Adeline Laurent 60e (COHM) and neo-marathoner Augustine Emeraud-Lombard (NAM) 64e. The two colleagues from Nancy Athlétisme Métropole, Emile Blondel-Hermant and Tristan Humblet finished respectively in the 49e et 67e cross-long places. Deserved pancakes!
