Pauline Ferrand-Prévot will be one of the attractions of the elite women’s road race on Saturday at the Zurich World Championships. Just released from its title Paris Olympicsthe Frenchwoman chose to put away her mountain bike and return to service on the road. While we could expect a return in 2025, under the colors of the Visma | Lease a Bike“PFP” decided to anticipate his return to school and align himself with the online race of Worlds this Saturday, she who has not competed in an international road race since 2018.
Video – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Olympic mountain bike champion
“I told myself that we shouldn’t waste time”
“With this return to the road, my goal is to win the Tour de France Femmes in the next three years. And as I’m not too patient, I told myself that we shouldn’t waste time and here I am in Zurich “confided Pauline Ferrand-Prévot at the microphone of the RTBF.
“Why not help the French team win the world title”
“When I discovered the Zurich circuit, I said to myself that it could suit me quite well. I have been in good shape since the Olympic Games and I said to myself: why not help the French team to win the world title. I picked up my phone and called the national coach to see if he was interested in my presence. I expected him to say no and in fact, it was OK for them. pleasure to receive his trust.”
“Being able to return to the road earlier than expected will give me a lot of information to know what I need to work on, or not, for next season. And as I’m not too patient, I told myself that it There was no need to waste time and here I am in Zurich.”explains the Frenchwoman. “I wanted to test myself, but also to test the competition. We have a collectively very strong French team. The tactics remain to be defined and even if I have to sacrifice myself at the start of the race for my colleagues I will. will do.”
