Mission accomplished for Zélie Lambert, this Sunday, at the World Cup in Benidorm. “The objective was to stay in the Top 8 to keep the first row at the start, so I'm quite happy to have entered there”. Despite a small safety margin (see ranking), the rider licensed at VC Ornans did not come far from being able to play a little more up front. “I'm quite happy with myself because the circuit was flat out all the time, with a lot of restarts. I missed the small group in front of me so I was behind chasing potatoes. So it was a bit hard, but I didn't give up until the end.”.
After the recent quagmires, Spain and its generous climate at this time of year have changed everything on the ground. “It’s special, we arrive in the mud and there we are on a highway, it’s all dry, there are a lot of roads, it goes really fast”. The one whose “the legs responded quite well” therefore managed to be regular without ever bending its wings. “I kept my place throughout the race”. For the last meeting in Hoogerheide, and therefore the World Cup in Liévin at home, the Franc-Comtoise knows what she must improve. “I should be able to keep the group ahead a little more”.
Recent French Champion in the committee relay, before finishing 4th individually, Zélie Lambert had to digest this good weekend in Pontchâteau. “I thought about it again this week because it was filled with emotion. I tried to turn the page then to continue with the other objectives. It was a little rest at the start of the week, then on Wednesday we did a cross-country ski ride, and Thursday it was some intensity. Now it's going to be the training in the sun. It's cool.. And to shine in Liévin. “I try not to put too much pressure on myself, it’s in France, everyone will talk about it, but I don’t set any goals”. Except to relive emotions identical to last week.
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