Marie Le Net and Clémence Chéreau thrilled the Brittany velodrome in Loudéac, Saturday afternoon, in the American of the French Track Championship. With their attacks and their offensive spirit they unleashed the public under their black and white Brittany jersey. “I remember the atmosphere, it was so good to have the velodrome crowd behind us. I love wearing the colors of the Brittany committee“, retains the usual member of FDJ-Suez, for DirectVelo. But the attacks were not enough to win the tricolor jersey worn by the Cofidis pair, Marion Borras-Flavie Boulais. “Of course, we made some small mistakes.she concedes, but that's the game. We were at the same level as the Cofidis team. Maybe we didn't play intelligently enough or did too much… In any case, we dared. We did what we could and I think we have nothing to be ashamed of. We don't lose much (5 points, the equivalent of a sprint won, Editor's note). We gave ourselves and that’s the most important thing. We may not have dared enough precisely because everyone is at full strength and we are perhaps less so than the others“.
The licensee of VC Pontivy, a few kilometers from Loudéac, came for the first time to the covered velodrome in Brittany with a specific objective: “make an effort“. Objective succeeded. “I finished the American well burned. I also had a lot of fun. I only remember the positive“The Breton was working in preparation for her road season which will begin in Australia.”I'm leaving on January 11 to compete in the Tour Down Under, the Cadel Evans and other races in between“.
After this French Track Championship, “I will only be driving in 2025“, she recalls. The 2024 season was filmed on the track with the Olympics. Now I want to turn on the road. Here, it was a little parenthesis because it was in Brittany in front of my audience and my family“. On the road, as on the track, Marie Le Net feels versatile. “I like all kinds of races. I like to touch everything“And the arrival of big names like Demi Vollering and Juliette Labous acts as a stimulus.”We know that we have the best cyclists on our team. You just have to be sure. We know that a girl will not win alone, even if she is the best in the world. I will be there behind her to help her win. When we see champions like that, we just want to give it even more.“.
