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The Vauréen is entered in three events in these French Championships, after the points race and before the omnium he won the American in the company of the “Coq”.
In the eyes of Adrien Maury, the black Guidon Fuxéen jersey before putting on the Occitane suit, a few glitters of Benjamin Thomas' Olympic gold. Crowned champion of France of the Future on the American, a few weeks ago, on this same Loudéac track (associated with Villeneuvois Christophe Brioux, second Friday of the team pursuit), the young Ariégeois changes world.
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Along with Blagnac's Yann Velna, he will compete in the final with the big guys, facing “Ben”, Coquard and the other specialists. Relaxed on the rollers, he smiles. “Well, they're unplayable, and it's going to be very long, I'm still only a junior but it's good to be able to run with them, it shows us how far we have to go!”
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When the gun goes off… it's first 200 revolutions that you have to swallow (even if the official rev counter doesn't go beyond… 150) and it starts strongly since as the first distribution approaches , the youngster from Foix rides ahead of his prestigious elder! A nice memory since in the following rush the Tarnais wins…
“To win, but also to have fun!”
In the third round, same fare with this time the Coq who grills Dupé and allows the Cofidis to take the lead. They will no longer leave it despite the resistance, like the day before Erwan Besnier (victim of a fall which also stopped the Rooster, the Tarnais had to walk part of the way alone!) relayed by Mathieu Dupé (Mayenne). When the last hundred loops are announced, there is no longer any doubt about the first two steps.
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The Vauréen adds more in passing, he raises the Vélodrome de Bretagne by going up for fun Louis Pijourlet on a hell of a run. “We are here to win but also to have fun,” he says, preparing a hot drink before the podium, “I regret that there are lots of riders who stay at home before the courses when they could be there, it's a shame for the track If there were UCI points, I'm sure we would have around twenty guys from the WorldTour but hey, we're having fun without them… Bryan will be leader this month in the race. Australia and that’s good preparation for him.”
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A quick toilet, the second Marseillaise is not very far away before, perhaps, that of the omnium this evening. When he told us that he likes this track, “Ben” wasn't lying. Recovering from the adventure, Adrien Maury confirms: “Pfff, it was hard!”
