For the 3rd time in its history, Besançon welcomes the Cyclo-cross World Cup this Sunday on the occasion of the 8th round of the world circuit, the only one of this 2024/2025 edition on French soil. While waiting for the best plowing specialists – and in particular Mathieu van der Poelwho made the journey to France – are competing for victory this afternoon on the Bisontin circuit, this day of celebration for the French public began with a bang this morning with a blue, white and red victory from the first test, Soren Bruyère Joumard winning the junior men's race! Already winner of the 1st round in Dublin at the beginning of December for his first year at the U19 World Cup, the 16-year-old from Rhône-Alpes (17 years old on January 7) won solo and in the fog with 10 seconds ahead of the Belgian Arthur of the Farmer and 14 on the British Oscar Amey.
Video – The French Juniors shone in Besançon this Sunday morning
Soren Bruyère Joumard at the head of the general!
The one who will join the team Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale NewGen in 2025 did not go far from being accompanied on the podium by a compatriot and future teammate, since Theophile Vassal failed in 4th place at 22 seconds. With this success, Soren Bruyère Joumard takes the opportunity to do a double blow and take control of the general classification of the World Cup two stages from the end with 112 points, 13 units better than his two pursuers Mattia Agostinacchio (Italy) and Yellow Lejeune (Belgium), passed by and only 13th and 18th this Sunday. We will now have to conclude in Benidorm then Hoogerheide at the end of January to hope to imitate Léo Bisiauxoverall winner in 2022/2023.
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