Sick, Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt had to make a cross on the European Home Championships and draw a line in her season.
Bike enthusiasts in Ardèche and Drôme must be reason: they will not see Pauline Ferran-Prévôt on their roads. After having zapped the Ardèche International Women’s Cycling Tour in September to focus on the world championships in Rwanda, the winner of the last Tour de France had to declare for the European championships which take place this week between Drôme and Ardèche.
Passed through, Saturday, during the World Cup online race, the Olympic champion has been suffering for several days and the exams made this Wednesday did not allow us to hope for a recovery by Saturday and the online race of the European Championships.
“When we redo the film, I think Pauline was already lessened on Saturday and it only worsened the 48 hours that followed,” entrusted the coach, Paul Brousse, to
The team. Stomach problems, fever all night. She was at the hospital to go through medical examinations and the doctors of her team like those of the French Federation declared a contraindication to the practice of cycling. »»
Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt is not the only one
What therefore force it to the package for the European championships and even ring its end of the season, according to the boss of the Bleues, who lost two of his best assets for Saturday since Maëva Squiban, also sick, also had to give up. To replace them, Paul Brousse called on Dilyxine Miermont and Célia Le Mouel.
And to believe the tricolor technician, everything had been done in Rwanda to avoid such mishap. “It can be multifactorial, he assured. All health measures had been implemented so that it happens as best as possible. We had cook, a nutritionist on site, an organization at the top. Other nations have been affected too. »»
