It was not a week ago that Lea Sophie Friedrich was sitting in a hotel room near Roubaix and did not exude much confidence.
She got sick after the European Championships in Grenchen and spent a week exclusively in bed, you have to look for the days of the World Cup first.
Before the final day in northern France, it can now be said: The strength was enough, the liveliness required in the sprint was quickly restored and the 21-year-old won the medals almost playfully.
Gold in the team sprint, silver in the sprint and gold in the time trial over 500 meters: Friedrich exceeded her target even before the final Keirin on Sunday (from 2:30 p.m. live on Eurosport) and unwound an extreme workload in the Vélodrome.
“Actually, I didn't want to drive the 500 meters at all.
You shouldn't actually tell that at all.
I couldn't be deregistered.
So I said: Fuck it, Lea, then I'll just defend my title, "said Friedrich - still totally upset - after the gold medal.
All the trouble at the Olympics, when Friedrich and Emma Hinze looked upset after winning the silver medal in the team sprint, seems to have vanished at the World Cup.
"This is unbeliveable.
I lay flat for a week, did nothing and just fought with myself.
That's madness, ”said Friedrich.
She was still plagued by colds and coughs, and she was a bit bruised during the competition days.
“I still feel fit.” Pauline Grabosch did not seem so happy, who came fourth just barely past a medal.
Grabosch wiped a tear from his eye after repeatedly failing to win an individual medal.
One consolation remains: Team sprint gold with Hinze and Friedrich.
She goes home in a rainbow jersey.
“What more do you want?” Asked Grabosch.