Third in individual speed in Adelaide, second in Hong Kong, the French Mathilde Gros finished in style in Milton (Canada), the last major international meeting before the Olympic tournament, where she dreams of winning gold in a short time. more than three months. She therefore leaves the final stage of the Nations Cup with a title and is reassured a few months before the Olympics.
In Canada, the 2022 world champion in individual speed managed to overcome the failure of the team speed, where France missed the Olympic qualification on Friday evening, to win in the final against the New Zealander Ellesse Andrews, reigning keirin world champion. Enough to reassure us despite the absence in Milton of several big names in the discipline, like the British Emma Finucane and the Germans Lea Sophie Friedrich and Emma Hinze.
In 2021, during the last edition of the Olympics, the Northerner finished 9th in individual speed and 13th in keirin. In Paris, she will try to imitate Félicia Ballanger, double gold medal in individual speed in Atlanta (1996) and Sydney (2000). The latter also won the world champion title five times without interruption from 1995 to 1999.
In endurance, the French Valentine Fortin and Marion Borras took second place from the American behind the British Katie Archibald and Neah Evans, while Benjamin Thomas, five-time world track champion, finished third in the omnium won by the British Ethan Hayter.
