France 2001

France Championships of Cyclo-cross

 

Leboucher, Brave and Lécuyer in the Set apart honor the big disappointment concerning Guillaume Benoist, the small western delegation held its commitments. With a title foreseen for Laurence Leboucher, a second place, waited also, for Pierre-Bernard Vaillant. The good surprise arrived with Thomas Lécuyer.

Fingers in the nose! Or almost... The figure is similar, badly in an exercise of cyclo-cross but “Normando-Sarthoise”, Laurence Leboucher, did not feel big anxieties to keep her title: " you see it like that but I did not especially want to go up to the sprint with Salvetat. I knew her qualities of speed. " To make good figure the member of the UV Fresnoise left Brave in one minute, any circle. Not bad at the end of 35 minutes of ride but the essential term of the champion of Europe of MOUNTAIN BIKE is situated farther. Towards Tabor, at the beginning of February. " I shall be disappointed if I do not take a medal this day there "

We are thus going to see again the double champion of France of cyclo-cross (except the other multiple titles) in the weeks to come...

She will be accompanied in Czech Republic with two other cyclists western crossmen. “Castelbriantais” Vaillant and “Briochin” Lécuyer. For the quoted first one, the second place was offered with the juniors: it was necessary be deserving dolphin of the inhabitant of Lorraine Chainel. Pierre-Bemard, which denies this role of Poulidor of the cyclocross, finished well the second but behind “Niortais” Belgy. Failing sprint! Infuriating will admit Brave having in the first one. Time spent to ground a jacket tightened from the crossed arrival but I made only f... During this finale notably, with big errors of gear ratio. " The Countries of the Loire would have been able to, should have harvested the second three-coloured paletot there: " but to Tabor, I am going to try to be in ten first ones " 

    Ouest-France