Grand-Champ (France) (AFP)

The deliverance for Audrey Cordon-Ragot was up to her immense disappointment on the time trial the day before: on her land, the Bretonne signed the dream race to finally be crowned at 30 years old French champion on Saturday at Grand -Field alone.

"I'm crying with joy, I don't realize it at all," whispered Audrey Cordon-Ragot in the mixed zone barely 24 hours after a time trial which had drawn tears from her much more bitter.

"Five seconds, that hurts," had dropped, disgusted the day before, the Trek roller, beaten on the wire by the rising youth of Juliette Labous, 21 years old.

Without hiding her ambitions, she considered the road race "much more uncertain" for her, the only representative of her team against the regiments of FDJ, Arkéa and Charente-Maritime. His perfect strategy on Saturday allowed him to finally put on the tricolor jersey he lacked.

About forty kilometers from the finish, the gusty attacks of + ACR +, brought the peloton out of its lethargy and then allowed a regrouping at the front of the race, with two breakaways and a group of cons, at 23 km of arrival.

Alone in a group of eight against three FDJ and three Arkéa, Audrey Cordon-Ragot, calmed down by her 30 years, made the experience speak and let the two teams neutralize each other.

"It was played to the one who was going to have the coldest head and play with the feelings of others," admitted the new champion of France at a press conference.

News of his acceleration made the selection at 10km. Before a last cartridge of + ACR + is fatal to her last two allies of circumstance, Glady Verhulst (Arkéa) and the pistarde Clara Copponi (FDJ), the last to cling to cramps

"The failure of Friday allowed me to have tenfold strength today", admitted, revenge, the quadruple champion of France against the clock (2015-2018) who finally tasted the next day "more beautiful day (s) to life ".

Verhulst, 23 and champion of France hopes in 2018, settled against Copponi, 21, the sprint of the losers, whom Cordon-Ragot would see himself "supervising" after her career which "will not last for years yet", she confided with the tranquility of those who touch the fulfillment of a life.

"Wearing the blue-white-red jersey is a dream. I couldn't ask for more."

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