Étienne Oliviero creates a surprise over the kilometer at the French Track Championships

Performance: Oliviero is ahead of the favorites

The sensation of the day on the first day of the French Track Championships came from Étienne Oliviero, over the kilometer. If he plays under the Ile-de-France colors of Créteil, the 18-year-old track rider actually plays at home on the Breton velodrome of Loudéac, around sixty kilometers from his town of Vannes. By chasing Rayan Helal's time (1'01''931) and lowering it by more than a second (-1'048), he won his first elite national title, with certain confidence. Tom Derache, the defending champion, completes the podium.