On Wednesday, for twenty minutes, he held the French Cadet record for 3 kilometers and the leader's seat as French pursuit champion but Tristan Desgrouas had to settle for second place behind Jean Groussin, new French record holder in 3' 21″935.
THE BIG SCREEN AS AN ALLY
Thursday evening, the Norman took his revenge by winning the Omnium title. “This morning, I got up, I did everything perfectly, I had the rage to win on the bike. With the public, the family, the friends, the coaches all behind me, I had the mental“, he comments for DirectVelo. Before the last event of the Omnium, Cadet 2 is two points behind Jorian Ravon (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), in ambush. “I was getting stronger and stronger after the challenges while the others were getting more and more tired.“.
Tristan Desgrouas did not let himself be carried away by his rage to win. “I tried to stay calm at the start and go for points in the first sprints“, he says. He also finds another ally in the Loudéac velodrome: the big screen which displays the provisional classification after each sprint. “We didn't need to calculate all the points, we knew where we were“. Before the last sprint and his double points, he is two points ahead of Jorian Ravon. If the rider from Nouvelle Aquitaine ranks 4th and ahead of the Norman, he regains the lead at the last minute. But Tristan Desgrouas does not want to let escape a second title.I gave everything to keep my 2 points lead and finish in front of him. I ran very well today“.
“I SACRIFICED MY ROAD SEASON FOR THE FRANCE PISTE”
The resident of the Pôle de Bourges is reaping the fruits of his preparation focused on this meeting. “I sacrificed my road season for the French trackhe specifies. I extended my cross season until March and started my preparation very early for the French Track Championship“The 1ère high school student mainly works on the American and the pursuit in Bourges. He also puts his second place behind Jean Groussin, another resident of the Pôle, into perspective. “Yesterday (Wednesday), I had less mental energy even though I posted a big time (3'21″964, Editor's note) when I had started for 3'25″“.
Tristan Desgrouas, licensed at UV Neubourg, discovered the track at the town's open-air velodrome. “From Benjamin 1, I was put on a track bike. I saw the big guys filming in the evening, it made me want it. What I like about the track is that there is no need to think about the speed to put on, you just have to press the pedals“. And it is still in the family atmosphere of UV Neubourg, which saw Julien Duval pass through, that he will press the pedals with the right gear in the Juniors.
