Joshua Dubau is back in the undergrowth. He launched his season this Saturday during the third round of the Coupe de France played in Pierric. The Van Rysel CX Team member was unlucky from the start of the event. “I made a big mistake and had a good fall. The controller bent, I had to straighten it. We also had to change bikes as the seat post came down“, confided to the microphone of DirectVelo the 28-year-old runner who gradually recovered. “I found myself 8th or 9th. We had to make an effort to overtake the guys and close the gaps.”
Le Rémois managed to return to 3rd position (see ranking), but not higher. “On a circuit like this, seconds are expensive. I managed to grab some places just after my fall as things settled down a bit. I was close to catching David (Menut) but I missed him. Timothé (Gabriel) was still a little step above, it was too fair. In the last lap, I got up when I saw that I couldn't play with them.”. He draws a rather positive assessment. “It's not that catastrophic even if it wasn't necessarily obvious as it's my first competition and my first intensity of the winter. I started training again just two weeks ago.”.
The 2022 French Champion wants more this Sunday. “The objective for this weekend is two podiums including a victory. I fulfilled part of the contract. Tomorrow, I hope to play for victory or at least a podium. I would like more direct confrontation and man-to-man battle. It’s good to be able to measure yourself against others.”
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