Monday, Tom Mainguenaud will take over the necklace. He will line up for the Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande cyclo-cross to prepare for a new season in new colors. Indeed, affected by the stoppage of Cre'Actuel-Marie Morin-U 22, the 24-year-old runner leaves with Mayenne-V and B-Monbana. “I heard the news when I was on vacation but I was 6 hours behind schedulehe explains to DirectVelo. Erwann (Cornillet, one of the sports directors) had called me but with the delay, I learned it when I woke up“.
Before making a decision for his future, he had to digest the news. “Even the DS didn't expect ithe recalls. I took a day, I didn't really know what to do. I contacted several teams, including in the east, but it's complicated when you live in Rennes. I also had contacts in Brittany, Normandy and Pays de la Loire“. And it is therefore in a club in the latter region that he will race in 2025. “I liked the Laval sports project and the proximity. I wanted to do all the Breton races“. The winner of the Flèche de Locminé is not the only reinforcement of the Mayennais N1 club (see the squad). “The club has restructured itself, we will have a very good team which will be able to play for victories during the year“, he rejoices.
Tom Mainguenaud has won five this season. “The record is very good but it could have been even better with more victories. The month of April was complicated with several falls and I fell ill at the French Championship“Thanks to his consistency, he finished 6th in the DV challenge and 5th Amateur. Better still, he feels that he is still improving.”I felt that I progressed compared to my two professional years. At 20-21 years old I wasn't among the best. Physically I am much better, in Class 2 I am capable of winning, like at KBE (7th) and Plouay (5th)“. Anyone who wants to be ready from the Grand Prix d'Aix in the Coupe de France N1 hopes that his presence at Mayenne-V and B-Monbana with those of other worthy riders will convince the Class 2 organizers to invite the people of Laval.
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