Les Bleues of the team pursuit triumph in Cairo

The French colors shone particularly during the first real day of competition of the Nations Cup on track which takes place until Friday in Cairo (Egypt), winning five medals this Wednesday evening.

To begin, this 2nd round of the Nations Cup was marked by the gold medal won in the team pursuit by the women’s tricolor quartet composed of Clara Copponi, Valentine Fortin, Marie Le Net and Marion Borras, who managed to beat in the final New Zealand (4’13”820). The French women had already managed to be silver medalists during the first round in February in Jakarta.

In the process, her male counterpart also distinguished herself, on a lesser level. Quentin Lafargue, Thomas Denis, Corentin Ermenault and Valentin Tabellion managed to reach the final of the team pursuit to finally be beaten by Denmark (3’53”229). In endurance, the evening ended with a new silver medal in the event of the elimination of Victoire Berteau, beaten by the American Jennifer Valente.

Women’s Team Sprint Bronze

In the sprint, Mathilde Gros, Marie Divine Kouamé and Julie Michaux achieved a good performance by winning a bronze medal in team sprint after winning ahead of Great Britain, an excellent result for the Habs in the race for qualification. at the 2024 Olympic Games. Finally, the French trio made up of Timmy Gillion, Rayan Helal and Sébastien Vigier, third in Jakarta in February, won a superb silver medal in the final against the unbeatable Dutch (Lavreysen, Hoogland, Van der Berg ).

The third and final round of the Nations Cup on track will take place in Milton (Canada) from April 20 to 23.