Cyclo-cross. Normandy Cup (1st round): Cyprien Gilles wins without trembling. Sport

Cyprien Gilles dominated the first round of the Normandy Cup from start to finish. On the Athis de l'Orne circuit of almost 3 km to be covered 7 times, the rider from Torigni took the lead from the start and widened the gap as the laps went by.

Halfway through the race, barring an accident, the thing was heard. Kyllian Leveel and Maxence Lemardelé let the Manche runner slip away, but had a great hand to hand for the dolphin place. Mountain bike specialist, Maxence Lemardelé finished on the second step of the podium. Upon arrival, Cyprien Gilles did not seem satisfied with his weekend. “Saturday at Ouistreham, I had a good adjustment compared to Friday's race at Portbail which I won. »

“It’s far from what I want to do”

Winner in the Channel, Cyprien Gilles, who went under the colors of the Guével team for the cyclo-cross, finished in 12th place^e place in Calvados. “It’s far from what I want to do. There are adjustments to be made. Now we have to see how I'm going to move forward. » Another disappointment of the weekend, Joris Lepoittevin-Dubost, 24^e in Ouistreham and 7^e on this Athisian circuit. “It’s obvious that this isn’t the week we were hoping for. By taking the lead, I made a good start, but there, it was already gone halfway through the race. »

As the laps went by, the gap actually became prohibitive. On the women's side, Gwenning Le Dantec, the runner from Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, won quite easily. “After a 7^e place on the sandy track of Ouistreham, I am very satisfied to win on this very beautiful circuit of Athis. »

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Rankings. Elite, U23 : 1. Cyprien Gilles (Team Guével), 2. Maxence Lemardelé (U23, Saint-Lô), 3. Kyllian Leveel (Caen), 4. Paul François Jutel (U23, Veloplaiz), 5. Steven Delprat (La Ferté-Macé ), 6. Gabin Dubosq (U23, Vire), 7. Joris Lepoittevin-Dubost (Moyon-Percy).
Female: 1. Gwennig Le Dantec, 2. Hugoline Roger (Montlhéry), 3. Pauline Bramoullé (Tourlaville).
U19 : 1. Noah Marchand (Vire), 2. Martin Levillain (Saint-Lô), 3. Louis Bourdoiseau (La Ferté-Macé).