First podium in France for Carter Guichard – News

Gradually, Carter Guichard is making its mark. Franco-New Zealander currently scouts the junior category in the AG2R Citroën U19 jersey, and is licensed to affiliate club Plus de Sport. Troubled by some health concerns and several falls since the start of the season – he notably fell twice during the Gipuzkoa Klasikoa, in Spain’s Basque Country – he was finally able to express himself fully. He proved it last weekend with a third-place finish at Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur (Hautes-Alpes) and then a ninth-place finish atop Montagne de Lure (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) during the third and fourth rounds of the Tour region. South Baka.

“I am happy with this result. This is my first podium in France after a complicated start to the season due to several crashes, He remembers the one who had to fend for himself in Provence. I was isolated. The runners from La Pomme were eleven years old, and they took advantage of this by attacking in turn until their strongest runner went there. There is nothing to complain about the result.”admitted on Saturday afternoon to DirectVelo By evoking the individual triumph of Hugo Tapez (See ranking). The Marseilles escaped alone at the start of the last of the four laps of the mountain circuit. “I was hoping we could make it to the descent because we have such good grandchildren in the chasing group, but obviously he was descending really well as well. I understood 7-8 stops from the end that it was over for the victory.”

In New Zealand seven months a year

The 16-year-old rider – bronze medalist at the New Zealand Under-19 Road Championships last February – describes himself above all as a boxer who loves little climbs. “I thought staying with the best at Montagne de Lure would be complicated because it’s long for me, but I still held the yellow jersey group until three or four stops from the top. When the strongest accelerated, I kept my pace. I’m not disappointed. It was the first time.” Lee on top. I didn’t have the best of my legs but it’s not that bad.”made after the race, is the athlete who has a New Zealand mother and a French father.

This podium and then this new top ten is good for Kiwi, who came to the event with his mom and godmother. “I trained well from my glitches at the beginning of the season to get back to them. It was tough morally but he is starting to get better, and this result will help me.”. Carter Guichard speaks (obviously) fluent French and was born in France, although he spends a little more time in New Zealand than he does in France each year – about seven months compared to five -. “Most often, I travel to the races with my mother, but otherwise with AG2R of course, or with UC Voironnaise, who trained me well last year, also through the Isère Commission.”identifies the inhabitant of Saint-Georges-de-Rennes (Rhône) in Beaujolais. After tasting the mountains last Sunday, he will be facing some of the best climbers in the peloton in just under two weeks on the Classique des Alpes routes.