Never two without three! Victorious at Caro (2023) and Grand-Champ (2024), the 43-year-old Pontivyen once again raised his arms during the departmental championships, Sunday, on the icy Resto racecourse, in Questembert. His runner-up Christian Dréan was nevertheless determined to claim victory. “It’s the year or never,” smiled the Cima Auray member before the race. But it was indeed the regular in first place who was once again crowned. “The Morbihan championship is my race! It works for me every time. This is a goal that I am preparing well for. I know how to be in good shape on D-Day,” he explained.
In front of Dréan and Ruel
Very competitive, most of the race came down to a mano a mano between the two men. Macé finally showed his burst of speed 300 meters from the line to take the lead ahead of his 46-year-old senior. “We never really left each other. We took turns. I could tell he was on the verge of breaking down. But I too wasn’t sure of my strengths. I really waited until the end to speed up. I was confident in my finish because, even if Christian is tough in the effort, it is more about the length than the sprint,” added the ACRLP Pontivy runner, who also paid tribute to the third man Alain Ruel. At 57 years old, the Questembertois was heroic in moving up from 10th to third place in front of his home crowd. “For a master 4, it’s huge. He was four times champion of Brittany. He was at home. It’s really impressive,” added Macé, who is already setting a date for the quadruplet in a year…
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