Léo Busson was a little upset about returning to the Loudéac velodrome. Two months ago at the French Championship of the Future, he left his left collarbone in the elimination qualification and many hopes of medals. “I arrived confident, in good shape after a good season (2nd in the Junior World Team Pursuit Championship, Editor’s note)I was a driving force with Camille Charret of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes team. The first day, I fell, my first fracture in the bike, it was very hard, I recovered very quickly thanks to Doctor Delpy, a very competent surgeon, who got me back on my feet very quickly“.
Two months ago, without him, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes committee became French Junior Team Pursuit Champion. Friday three of the riders titled in Juniors after an epic final (read here), offered Léo Busson the Elite title against Team Track Arc Alpin. “I didn't have the best feeling, mentally it was a bit hard to get back to the same place where I had fallen. I wasn't stressed about the risks which are minimal in team pursuit”.
“I COULD NOT PROVE WHAT I HAD TO PROVE”
In the duel against the black jerseys of their opponents, the white jerseys took the advantage after a huge relay from Camille Charret. “Camille was very strong, confirms Léo Busson. I would have liked to be like at the French Championship of the Future, to help him as much, unfortunately that was not the case, but I gave everything for the team“. He therefore contributed to the time of 4'04″891, the record for this quartet. “We beat our personal best. When we beat him in Bourges, in training, I led the last kilometer in 57″800, it's starting to go really fast, that's why we were confident for the French Championship of the Future But today I didn't have the physique to do this last kilometer so quickly.“.
The new member of Bourg-en-Bresse Ain Cyclisme hopes to get off to a good start with this tricolor jersey. “This jersey will free me, physical fitness will return“L'Espoir 1 hopes to have given a good image of its potential.”At the French Future Championship, I was not able to prove what I had to prove, it is the harsh law of sport. I hope that I have shown that I can be a driving force for the objectives of the French team coaches“His French Championship is not over with the American which he will compete this Saturday afternoon with his teammate Camille Charret. “Passing the qualifiers will allow us to show things together“But Léo Busson remains marked by his fall last fall. “It's an experience that will remain engraved but it was hard to start again“.
