The French Paralympic team won, Tuesday, August 31, a fifth gold medal thanks to Alexandre Lloveras and his guide Corentin Ermenault on the road time trial (class B).

They dominated the Dutchman Vincent Schure from start to finish, helped by his driver Timo Fransen.

The Spaniards Christian Venge Balboa and Noel Martin Infante completed the podium.

Their compatriot Alexandre Léauté is unstoppable.

The French cyclist won a third medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

He took bronze in the road time trial (C2).

"I was unlucky with my front range which derailed several times", however regretted the world champion of the discipline in this category since June.

First gold medalist of the French delegation after winning the individual pursuit on the Izu velodrome on Thursday, the 20-year-old Breton climbed the next day on the second step of the kilometer (C1-3).

"I think doing several track events did not benefit me, my competitors did only one but I am not looking for excuses, they were stronger today", judges the one who has also competed Saturday in team speed, finished in fourth place.

🚨🇫🇷 BRONZE MEDAL FOR ALEXANDRE LEAUTE!



Who can stop it?


This is the third medal won by our young cyclist for his first Paralympic Games 🥉 # AllezLesBleus # Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/Xu3jZdjvsL

- France Team (@EquipeFRA) August 30, 2021

Towards a fourth medal?

He can still hope for a fourth podium for his first Games on Thursday in the road race.

"A fourth medal, it may be complicated but given what happened, I'll be revenge", projects the cyclist who pedals only one leg, having lost 95% of his muscle power side right because of a stroke at birth.

The time trial day at Fuji Speedway is a success for French cyclists as Loïc Vergnaud took the silver for his first Games at 41 with his hand bike (H5).

Tibial amputee of his right leg after an accident at work in 2004, he is aiming for a second podium in the road race on Wednesday, on the strength of his status as vice-world champion.

🚨🇫🇷 MONEY FOR LOIC VERGNAUD!



First Games, first race, first medal.

Loic Vergnaud becomes vice paralympic champion in the H5 time trial!

🤩 # AllezLesBleus |

# Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/C57AtNOFMH

- France Team (@EquipeFRA) August 31, 2021

Florian Jouanny also won his first Paralympic medal with his handbike (H2).

He won bronze as at the world championships in June.

Quadriplegic following a skiing accident ten years ago, he can still use some of his arms and is hoping for another podium on Wednesday as a world medalist.

Thanks to its new awards, the French delegation now has 32 medals, including five in gold.

She has already surpassed Rio's total (28) and is only three units away from the goal of 35 podiums set before the Games.

With AFP

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