Ellande Larronde added a nice note to her road season. This Sunday at Les Herbiers, the Junior d’Urt Vélo 64 finished 2nd in the Chrono des Nations, 42 seconds behind Seth Dunwoody (see ranking). However, before the start, the winner of the Tour de l’Abitibi doubted himself. “I was in training this week to prepare for the French Track Championship, so I was not in my best shape. The legs have become better with each kilometer. It’s good to see that I can beat the best French people even if everyone wasn’t there“, he emphasizes DirectVelo. Indeed, if World Champion Paul Seixas was absent, just like Eliott Boulet, all the others were competing in the Chrono des Nations.
Ellande Larronde, 7th in the DV Junior Challenge, is one of the revelations of the season and this podium only confirms this impression. He himself is the first to be surprised. “The progress this year has been significant. What happened at the Track World Championship and here was unexpected“. In China, on the Luoyang track, he finished 4th in the individual pursuit tournament and vice-World Champion in the team pursuit with his comrades from the French team. His last big objective of the season is to Elsewhere, the French Track Championship, which will take place in Loudéac from October 31.
Next year, he will be Espoir. Although he cannot yet reveal his destination, Ellande Larronde has in mind what he expects from this first year. “We see Hopes going through the stages very quickly but I would first like to learn the job well, progress well to see where it can take us for 2026he tempers. I think I’m a good rider but I’d like to be versatile enough to win hilly races“, adds the winner of the Montoise Primevère. The Champion of Nouvelle-Aquitaine therefore leaves Vendée with his head turned towards the future with a little more certainty. His 33’44” was a sufficient time to enter the Top 15 at his elders. “I was able to compare the times, it’s very encouraging for next year with the Hopes“.
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