After his Top 10 in the World Cup the day before in Hulst, David Menut experienced completely different fortunes this Sunday, in the sand of Zonhoven. And it was probably the fierce fight in the Netherlands that caused him some after-effects in Belgium. “It was really very hard at the beginning, my legs were cut off. I couldn't make any effort, I was very bad. It's just me, I left so much energy yesterday in the battle that the body was not responding I felt like I was inactive.”he notes upon arrival.
The member of AS Bike Racing therefore played far from the forefront. “On this circuit the gaps appear so quickly. I got a little better halfway through the race, I was very good at the end but the start was really not good”. Indeed, David Menut found a little form and moved up the places one by one, despite not necessarily very good memories in Zonhoven. “It’s a circuit that never succeeds for me, but here it was easier with the well-packed sand, I had the impression of being efficient”.
And in the end, the result is honorable with a place in the Top 20 (see ranking). “Every place counts in the World Cup, for the ranking or the bonuseshe laughs. There is the desire to do well, until the end of the effort. When you're in a bad shape like that and it unlocks, it pushes you and it makes you want to finish on a good note. This is what happened.”. Ultimately, David Menut experienced a two-speed World Cup weekend, but with good reasons to end it with a smile.
