Apeldoorn (Netherlands) (AFP)
The French men's team won the bronze medal at the Apeldoorn European Track Cycling Championships on Wednesday, beating Germany in the duel for 3rd place.
In the center of the Netherlands, sprinters Grégory Baugé, Quentin Lafargue and Sébastien Vigier gave France their first collective distinction on the first day of competition. But they failed to match their silver medal last year, which went to Great Britain, beaten by the Netherlands in the final. Already sacred in 2018, the Dutch and achieve the double.
In women's team speed, Russia won, ahead of Germany and the Netherlands. France has not teamed up in this discipline, which will be on the program of the Tokyo Olympics for men and women.
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