Clémence Chereau found the blue-white-red jersey of French Champion in Loudéac, a year and a half after winning the Junior mixed relay title with the Centre-Val de Loire committee, in Plédran, already in Côtes d'Armor. This time it was with the Brittany committee that she became French team pursuit champion. “It's super nice, especially with a Breton team in a Breton velodrome! It allows you to get the Championship off to a good start and winning as a team is always nice.“, she comments for DirectVelo.
On the podium, the neo-pro from St-Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 shared her gold medal with Léonie Mahieu, Ilona Rouat, Aurore Pernollet and Marie Le Net. It is with the latter that she will compete against the American. “We spent a few days in Loudéac to prepare for the Championship. With Marie, we trust each other, we are ready“Both have experience at international level.”I took part in the 4 Days of Geneva, but I didn't do much track preparation. I rather focused my preparation on the road“.
Clémence Chereau will therefore wear the orange and green jersey of her new ProTeam and her priority is to make her debut successfully. “We have already done two internships, including one in Calpe in December. This is my first season among the pros. I want to take experiences as they come but I also have ambition for my first“, she assures. The former member of Lanester Women Morbihan also counts on her experience in Class 1 with her N1 team. “This is a big advantage. I had to do eight days of racing, which is not insignificant. I was able to get my bearings at this level and see what I was capable of. It allows us to see what we have to work on during the winter, particularly the sequence of efforts, it's important because the races are longer, it's more nervous“. On the track until Sunday, she will still be able to work on the nerves in the American and the Omnium.
