Damien Beton was the quickest this Friday at the start of the Dijon cyclo-cross. “I got the best start, it was perfect. I felt pretty good the first two laps, I had made a little hole“declares on the microphone of DirectVelo the member of UC Pélussin who was then overwhelmed by Valentin Remondet. “Valentin quickly left, he opened up a small gap. Behind, we found ourselves three with Nicolas (Reculeau) and Lucas (Dubau)“.
Then the 23-year-old runner lost his two opponents. “I managed to get back into it, I made an effort and that allowed me to take around ten seconds on Nicolas”. The 4th of the previous edition (read here) even got closer to the future winner Valentin Remondet but without being able to worry him (see ranking). “I had stuck to his wheel again, but he immediately accelerated again. I was at full strength, I made a few mistakes, I lost time and it may have cost me the victory.”.
“GET INTO THE TOP 5 IN AT LEAST ONE ROUND”
Damien Beton is nevertheless satisfied with his performance. “I’m still very happy to be 2nd. Last week I also placed 2nd in Spain (at Dark Cross Les Franqueses, Editor’s note). These are my first two UCI podiums, it’s good to score points.” Something he was unable to do the previous weekend at the Coupe de France in Nommay. “I was hoping to get into the Top 10 or even get closer to the Top 5, even if I knew it was going to be complicated with the road racers. I was a little disappointed to finish 15th both days“.
Pierric hopes to achieve this goal. “I got my first Top 10 there in Junior. It’s a circuit that I really like. It can be a big construction site with mud. I’m going there to get into the top 10 and then get into the Top 5 in at least one round.”. In the general classification of the Coupe de France, he hopes to get closer to 5th place. “Last year, I finished 7th, not far from 3rd position.”. At the end of December, he hopes to return to the World Cup in France in Besançon, after Troyes last winter. “Then I will spend the first week of January in Belgium.”
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