Jeanne Duterne finished on the podium in the last round of the French cyclo-cross Cup but the AS Bike Racing member felt she could hope for a little more this Sunday at La Ferté-Bernard (see the ranking). “I felt like I could win today, I'm really disappointed“, she confides to DirectVelo. Ranked 2nd the day before, the sensations were there and she did not hesitate to take the initiative. “I had a good start to the race, I had even managed to gain a little lead. But when I arrived in the sand, I was hampered by some latecomers and that demobilized me a little, she indicates. They came back behind“.
The scenario will repeat itself on a slope of the penultimate lap. “I am still hampered by U17s and I fall. I waste a lot of time on this“This is not the first time for the winner of the Sunday round in Troyes.”I was already embarrassed when I was in U17 but, this time, by U19s, it's annoying to race at the same time, especially since it's a UCI race and each time, we get embarrassed“.
“BE FINALLY SATISFIED WITH MY RACE”
Jeanne Duterne finished her first Coupe de France among Juniors in 3rd place overall. But it is with the desire to chase away her frustration that she will tackle the next diptych of the World Cup. “I feel that the sensations are there and that I will take my revenge on the World Cups in Hulst and Zonhoven by trying to aim for a Top 5 and finally be satisfied with my race“.
Since the start of the season, the winner of the UCI cyclo-cross races in Brumath and Steinmaur has already competed at international level: 7th in the European Championship and 11th in the World Cup in Dublin. “I took some experience to see how it worked.she recalls. I want to try to play at the forefront“Her current condition reassures her.”Today technically I was fine“. And his motivation is at its zenith. “I'm going to give it my all because…“.
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