Regional championships on 1994 to Brécey

Echos of beautiful day
Laurence Leboucher has still made display of all her talent on Sunday morning by going into the Top ten some ride feminine and by seizing easily a new regional title. The next season, it is going to continue to give evidence of ecclectisme because it plans to participate in national and international tests on road and of MOUNTAIN BIKE. " On two wheels, everything interests me. Except the motorcycle. At the moment ", she says.

13/12/94

1st stage of the Cup of France: 1st
3rd stage of the Cup of France: 1st
5th stage of the Cup of France: 1st
6th stage of the Cup of France: 1st

Cup of France MOUNTAIN BIKE: a beautiful advance

The first one of eight stages composing this competition took place on May 15th... She pockets not only the first place of this test, but ends with five minutes beforehand over the second, Sophie Églin " I was amazed at this distance myself, she confides, amazed that it takes place so easily. I had nevertheless, not makes a good departure. I quickly caught up the first one. Then I continued the only ride in head "
As she explains it, this performance is a sort of revelation: " that was really the click for which I waited. Legs, I had seen well since a moment that I had them. But there was a head. And there, I really took confidence in me.
 Five minutes beforehand which are going to allow Laurence Leboucher to manage with a certain serenity the continuation of this cup of France. " It is true that it is my big objective this year, and that these five minutes give me a beautiful advantage...
Does this mean that the MOUNTAIN BIKE dominates on the ride on road? " I do not like saying that I have a preference for the one or for the other one. Now, it is true that the MOUNTAIN BIKE corresponds maybe more to my temperament. The MOUNTAIN BIKE, it is as a litmus test, we is in front of us even, the results like only us. If we work, we are in front of whereas the road is more unpredictable... It is maybe for that reason that my speciality in the field of the ride on road is the time trial which has some resemblance with the rides MOUNTAIN BIKE. Having said that, both disciplines are additional somewhere and I shall always continue to make of the road, as advises it the team of France moreover ".

05/95

While the previous week...

Laurence Leboucher (Cyclist of Damigny) took away the big Price Mountain Bike of Paris, with good minute beforehand over hardly one hour of ride in front of the best French of the speciality, on Sunday, June 18th, it is the new victory in section of France where granted himself the member of the AC Damigny.

Laurence to leboucher was indeed in Alsace where took place the third stage of this cup. Cold, fog, rain, the time was in no way and there nevertheless, it is still widely in head that Iaurence Leboucher ended this test " that was very hard it is the hardest somewhere else three tests at the moment By moments, we did not even see where we went.. I nevertheless left for head and I managed to keep my advance up to the end. I end with 30 or 40 seconds beforehand. My tactics this day there was not to take too much risks to keep my advantage "

Here is who allows Laurence Leboucher to keep the head of the general classification... Three sleeves, two won... Here is who left well.

The Orne Hebdo in June 22nd 1995

CUP OF FRANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE

Laurence Leboucher unofficially victorious

 The cup of France MOUNTAIN BIKE is not ended yet because there are another two sleeves (eight on the whole), but the member of THE AC Damigny is of ores. and already assured by her title. This weekend to Béthune, her has still strengthened her advance.

It is only unofficial for the moment but nothing cannot change the procedure. The member of the AC Damigny is already insured to be the intended winner of the cup of France MOUNTAIN BIKE 1995.
At the conclusion of the so sixth sleeve of this cup of France (on eight on the whole), Laurence Leboucher already collects in four victories. With a robust advance in the general and seen classification that we take into account only six better results, everything is already played...
 She indeed won on September 3rd of this year the 5th stage, in the Changing room of the Nurses, with three minutes beforehand on her opponents in particular Dany Bonnoront and Nathalie Fiat who took the second and the third place...

Two new victories

And she did it again this weekend in. Béthune. " I was really indeed this weekend, contrary weekly the previous one where I had too much no legs, explains Laurence Leboucher. If in the Changing room of the Nurses, I contented at first with assuring, to take my rhythm only at the end of course, there, I took the head in the first hundred metres. The ride was much faster, the very rolling circuit... I quickly set two minutes beforehand. Then I assured and I finish even there with three minutes. "

Three minutes beforehand

When we are not particularly in shape, or when the circuit is muddy and when we do not like too much that, where that we come back from a training of preparation for the world championship MOUNTAIN BIKE, in Jura, cross which does not correspond completely to the one who was to cross to Béthunes, no doubt that Laurence Leboucher is, train to confirm his big qualities in this discipline which became its speciality: the MOUNTAIN BIKE. " If I had be told at the beginning of the year that I would win the cup of France MOUNTAIN BIKE, I would not have believed in it. " All this arrived faster than foreseen. "

Then we can begin dreaming about the world championship in which has to participate Laurence Leboucher on September 24th of this year, in Germany. " Everything can arrive, indeed. And since the championship of Europe, I say to myself that I have to lose nothing. This day there, it will be necessary belong to the best of the shape, because it is a nervous course, made by small ascents and descents.. Then yes. Legs are there, there is, something to make. "

08/95

CUP OF FRANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE
L. Leboucher, officially victorious

It was unofficial already for some weeks thanks to the excellent results obtained throughout the season, but this time, it is official: Laurence Leboucher, member of the AC Damigny, is victorious of the cup of France MOUNTAIN BIKE.
This weekend, on the selective plan of the Cliff of Azure, indeed took place the ultimate sleeve of this cup of France. Laurence Leboucher did not shine as much as in his custom, granting itself a second place at the conclusion of 56 km of this test. She indeed bows in the sprint behind Sophie Hosotte. A second place which comes not at all to change yard of things. Her title was not more than a formality. But we can cut down from now on openly the champagne. A very beautiful victory for the young person ornaise which comes to confirm its qualities in this discipline where she is henceforth a champion: the MOUNTAIN BIKE.

Orne Hebdo 18 octobre 1995

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Disappointing performance
of Laurence Leboucher

This is on Sunday, September 24th when quarrelled the world championship Mountain Bike to Kirchzarten ( Germany), to 80 km of the French-German border. Under the shirt of the team of France, Laurence Leboucher (AC Damigny) did not know the shape of big days.. From the beginning indeed, Ornaise was in red zone and a physical unfitness at this level of the competition does not forgive: " I was never in the speed, I have milk only m ' stick to limit the damages ", she declared at the conclusion of the test.
On a circuit made fat by the rain of the previous days, and in front of more than 50.000 persons, Laurence Leboucher succeeded nevertheless in ending on the 27th place and assist Frenchwoman behind Sophie Eglin-Hosotte 6th. Disappointing performance which Laurence will try to erase from next Sunday during the front last sleeve of Cup of France " the Post office " to Buttiers ( 77 ) and to think right now of a possible selection for of them J. 0. Of Atlanta 96 where only two Frenchwomen will be the journey for this new Olympic discipline that is the cross-country Mountain Bike.

Orne Hebdo (27/09/95)