The women's cross-country mountain bike event country takes place this Saturday with two French medals expected, follow the race live Before the race, Loana Lecomte did not hide her his ambitions: “The Games are the Holy Grail, the dream. I watched them with stars in my eyes. It was a bit of an excuse to stay in front of the TV, in the afternoon, in the middle of summer, rather than going outside to play. What made me dream was seeing the emotion in the speech, the look in the winner's eyes, I got chills. At the same time, I imagined them as stars who didn't live like us, who didn't cook while we all have a normal life. Never in my life would I have imagined having the chance to participate. To say to yourself, in ten, fifteen years, I've participated, at home, in France, that's crazy. I'm going there above all for the gold. The second objective is a medal, that's non-negotiable! 1:30 p.m. – Les Bleues on their way to a double !
One Frenchwoman can hide another. World Under-21 champion (2020), two-time European champion (2020 and 2021) and winner of the overall World Cup ranking (2021), the other Frenchwoman Loana Lecomte can also consider competing for one of the three medals today. Today, the two Tricolores will ride together, as assured coach Yvan Clolus: "Which scares the competition, because 'together, they are even stronger". The last time a Frenchwoman won this event was in 2012 in London, where Julie Bresset was crowned Olympic champion. Favorite of the event today, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is in the form of her life: “I tell myself that if I have to win them, I might as well win them at home. &Apart from the Games, it's true that I've more or less won everything. It's really the title that I miss. I really put everything in place to be Olympic champion. I don't think I left anything to chance. I don't really feel any negative pressure. &Being the favorite motivates me even more". In three participations in the Olympic Games, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has never stood on a podium. Five-time world champion in cross-country mountain biking, she is only aiming for gold this afternoon à Elancourt Hill. 26th in the London Olympics, she had abandoned Rio before finishing 10th in Tokyo. “PFP” hopes to ward off fate and put an end to Olympic disappointments. Hello everyone! Welcome to the live commentary of the women's cross-country mountain bike event at the 2024 Olympics. Loana Lecomte and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot are medal contenders. The race starts in an hour.
13:35 – Lecomte: "A crazy thing"
13:25 – Succeeding Julie Bresset
13:20 – Ferrand-Prévot in the form of her life
13:15 – End of the curse for "FPF"
2024 Olympic Games. Cross-country mountain biking: duel announced between Ferrand-Prévot and Loana Lecomte, live before the race
ByTeilor Stone
Jul 28, 2024
By Teilor Stone
Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116