Aubin Sparfel ends his World Cup season with his best result of the year (see the ranking). This Sunday noon in Hoogerheide, the French vice-Champion finished first among the competitors behind Tibor Del Grosso, the World Champion and final winner of the World Cup. “He attacked us in the first round, I knew we shouldn't panic, he's above the rest this year“, he comments for DirectVelo.
Behind the extra-terrestrial from the Netherlands, the representative of Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale DT focused on his race. “I waited behind. I was a little rough at the start of the race and it got better and better after that.“Unlike his direct adversaries.”Every turn, there was someone in the group who farted“. The 18-year-old runner knew how to run intelligently.”I took the lead in the technical parts and let them roll in the exposed parts“. And at the finish, he is ahead of Stefano Viezzi, the 2024 Junior World Champion.
In six days, Aubin Sparfel will therefore be on the front line at the start of the World Championship in Liévin, without complexes. “Del Grosso seems unapproachable, but that doesn't mean he is. Liévin is tricky, on a slag heap, there can be punctures”he recalls. The 3rd in the European Championship knows the Val de Souchez circuit well. “In Cadets 2, I had my best result of the year (2nd in the French Championship, Editor’s note). I know where to put the wheels, you will have to be technically clean“And running in France doesn't give him any pressure, on the contrary.”It boosts me, I can't wait to be there“.
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