Cycliste

Cross-country

Championships of France of cross-country to Pra Loup, from 3 till 6 August 2000.

 DIETSCH PLAYS THE PREVIEWS

In the heart of the hole this season, the native of Strasbourg Thomas Dietsch knew how to manage in best the ride of Pra Loup to register his name on the prize list of the Championships of France 2000. A title unhoped-for and susceptible to boost his career.

Cross-country Women Elite

LEBOUCHER TAKES OFF TOWARDS SYDNEY

Three months having broken itself the collarbone during a stage of World cup in Italy, Laurence Leboucher prolonged his lease with champion's title of France Elite.

She is a first winner. Laurence Leboucher who had not resumed the competition MOUNTAIN BIKE since its fracture of the left collarbone, in May in Italy, put quite his opponents all right on the roads of Pra Loup. Radiant, "Lolotte" so added the second three-coloured shirt to its harvest 2000 because she had already picked up the first title awarded to the Ladies in cyclo-cross at the beginning of the season.

" Even if I was already crowned World champion, this champion's title of France is important, she resumes. On this ride, technically, I was in the ruling. I did not take the slightest risk in the perspective of the end of season. "Break" in May OK, but not all right to fall with the on-line Olympic Games of test card. "

The on-line Euro of test card

Olympics, the Norman still has no certainty to participate in it because Sandra Temporelli eyes up too on the last available place in team of France. " I took away this new title in the wear, comments Leboucher. Physically that went, but technically it is not the kind of circuit that I like. Now, I am going to continue to train with the aim of the Championships of Europe where will deceive the Olympic selection. If I am chosen, I shall think then of the Games of Sydney... " Wise person, the Norman does not want to put the cart before the horse but she clarifies nevertheless her ambitions: " if I go in Australia, it will be with the aim of picking up a medal. It is in the field of the possible. The circuit pleases me. In 99, while I began a really black year, I was classified fourth on this course, in 20 " of the podium. "

H.B.