After his fifth place in the 2023 World Championships and his fourth to Paris 2024 Olympic Gameswe expected a lot from Juliette Labous Sunday on the time trial of WorldsUnfortunately, the Frenchwoman had to settle for ninth place, far behind the Australian. Grace Brown and the Dutch Half Volleringwho largely dominated the debates and finished first and second respectively in this 2024 edition.
Video – Juliette Labous after her 9th place in the World Championships time trial
“As much as I loved hurting myself at the Olympics…”
Part 1’30” before Half Vollering, Juliette Labous was overtaken by the Dutchwoman a few kilometers from the finish, but this paradoxically had a positive effect on the Bisontine, who finished a little better than she had started. “That really boosted me. Afterwards, I really didn’t want to take a penalty, so I was taking the opposite trajectories a bit.”explains the one who clearly wasn’t having a great day.
“It was tough today (Sunday), I really didn’t have the right legs from the start. I told myself that it might get better as the kilometers went by, but I didn’t have much coming out of my legs. A time trial is long when you’re not feeling well… As much as I loved hurting myself at the Olympics, this was not very pleasant suffering. I gave it my all, but it wasn’t enough. I had Covid during the Tour de France and I think I’m having a bit of trouble recovering from it. I was doing well on the Tour de Romandie, but I didn’t have much strength there. I’m going to try to get back on my feet for the next two races.”continues the one who will compete in the mixed relay on Wednesday and the road race on Saturday.
World Championships – CLM Elite Women – General classification
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