And two that are nine! The tricolor pair Victoire Berteau-Marion Borras, added a bronze medal during the American last night and Tom Derache, the silver of the keirin. Two weeks before the Roubaix Worlds, at home, the Blues leave Switzerland with a very good record but the two gold medalists of the band are Occitan. The Toulousaine Valentine Fortin on the still spectacular elimination, and the Vauréen Benjamin Thomas in the points race that he masters like no one else. His management of the interminable round the other night is to be broadcast in all cycling schools. A model of the kind that could only lead him to the highest step. “I wanted to avoid being trapped at the beginning” he specifies; we quickly understood.
As he is not used to moping for long on disappointments, “Ben” quickly bounced back (during the American) after this so disappointing Olympic omnium.
They will end up in the Cofidis jersey!
We found him in Switzerland totally liberated and in full confidence. Then beaten by the Swiss Imhof in the small pursuit final, he already had in mind the northern meeting which is being prepared. His collection could soon take on a little (a lot?) More sparkle. Valentine Fortin, she won two charms, the gold one after having mastered the formidable Italian Letizia Paternoster wonderfully, after that of silver on the scratch. Her radiant face, her tears of happiness illuminated the evening at the velodrome.
The always curious chance has just brought together the old Blagnacaise and the Tarn specialist under the same colors. Him, leaving Groupama-FDJ for Cofidis, she joined the first female vocational training of the northern group. They will often have the opportunity to talk scratch, omnium and pursuit in the coming months!
P.L.
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