She managed to end on a good note. Loana Lecomte managed to win the last round of the cross-country mountain bike World Cup this Sunday, October 6 at Mont Saint-Anne in Canada. The Haut-Savoyarde, in the duel with the Austrian Laura Stigger, made the difference thanks to a good acceleration in the first ramps of the final lap by going inside a corner and quickly letting go of Stigger.
Even if she suffered a scare a few kilometers further, the Annecian proved that she had a good margin over her opponent of the day and that she could demonstrate good tactical sense, having never gave it one too many pedal strokes this Sunday to win and secure her 11th World Cup victory, a priori the last with the Canyon team, she who should join BMC next season. The Swiss Sina Frei completes the podium.
“I wanted to finish on a good note and I am very happy with this victory,” says the French champion. In the juniors, Laura was in front of me all the time and I’m happy to change things up a little today. She was very fast on the descents, I was even a little scared but I tried to attack at the best moment, where I am best and she didn’t manage to follow me. »
This victory allows him to do the double after his success on the Canadian course at the end of last season.
The Swiss Alessandra Keller, fifth in this final round, won the general classification of the World Cup with 1,558 points ahead of Stigger (1,262 points) and the South African Candice Lill (1,242 points). Lecomte finished at the foot of the podium with 1,205 units.
