Rich and hearty, like a New Year's Eve meal, the program for these three days of competition will satisfy track cycling enthusiasts and allow fans to discover the best in France. This Friday, the doors will open at 8:45 a.m. for the public and the first event will begin at 10:15 a.m. with the women's team pursuit qualifications, followed by those of the men from 10:47 a.m. The first finals will take place from from noon. The meeting is scheduled to end around 8:30 p.m. with the protocol ceremonies for the points race. in the meantime, there will have been the kilometer finals between 5 p.m. and 6:50 p.m. On Saturday, we start the events again from 9 a.m. until around 8:30 p.m., with the men's keirin, the individual pursuit, the American and woman speed. On Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., there will be men's speed, women's keirin and omnium.
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2 The best French track riders during these three days
After a “discovery” session with the French future championships at the beginning of November, the Loudéac velodrome will this time welcome the elites. These are the best French track riders who will battle it out on the Henri-Caresmel ring between this Friday January 3 and Sunday January 5. So, there will be some great headliners present. The first one that comes to mind is Benjamin Thomas, the most successful French track rider in activity. The man was crowned Olympic Open champion in Paris and was double World Champion in the Open (2017 and 2020) and the American (2017 and 2022). Bryan Coquard, professional at Cofidis, Olympic vice-Champion in the omnium in 2012 in London and World Champion in the American in 2015, will also be present. On the women's side, Mathilde Gros will be absent, but Marie Le Net, the Morbihannaise will be present, before the resumption of the road season.
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3 The Vélo Club du Pays de Loudéac represented for these championships
On the local side, three licensees from the VCPL (Vélo Club du pays de Loudéac) will be present. The best known of them is Alexandre Léauté, multi-Paralympic champion. The native of Saint-Caradec will this time be opposed to the able-bodied and should be on the track this Friday and Sunday for the points race and the omnium. Hervé Salaun will take part in three races: the keirin, the speed test and the kilometer. Finally, Hugo Pommelet will be at the start of the points race, the omnium and the individual pursuit.
Practical
There are no more tickets for sale, everything is sold out. However, for enthusiasts and the curious, Eurosport will broadcast all of the finals live from 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 4:20 p.m. on Sunday.
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