The new organization of the French sprint – News

Anthony Baré is the new coach of the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Olympic center (read here). But not the French team, the notion is important, since the national coach who will be in charge “sports strategy“, specifies Florian Rousseau, candidate for the post of DTN (read here), will be recruited at the start of the year. The choice of specialist in data analysis was made from eight candidates, internal and external, some foreign. “I have been the assistant to a succession of coachesspecifies Anthony Baré to DirectVelo. I gained experience, coupled with data analysis which will give a different way of working from that which has been practiced until now“. “He can move very quickly in the exploitation of data but he has not forgotten the human dimension which is essential“, welcomes Florian Rousseau.

“The France pole reservoir must be used to supply the French team. We keep this center to collaborate with the FFC services which are on site and the performance unit“, indicates Anthony Baré. The change compared to the last eleven years, and the opening of the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome, is that all the selectable riders no longer all train at the Olympic pole. “Three athletes are already outside the pole (Sébastien Vigier, Melvin Landerneau and Taky Marie-Divine Kouamé, Editor’s note)as it already happens in BMX Race, with their own trainer“, adds Florian Rousseau.

In the new organization of the French sprint, the latter wishes “emulation on a daily basis, less individualization in training outside of major events. And if this framework is not respected, there will be disciplinary measures“In this new organization, the French Championship was mandatory to be eligible for selection throughout the year in the International Championships.”The goal is not to constrain but it is the path that will lead them to accept the national confrontation, to be present on D-Day, to be physically and emotionally ready. A French Championship remains something important and we want to evaluate the athletes for the European Championship“. The Brisbane 2032 project has already started.