Marion Rousse, a former professional cyclist between 2009 and 2015, and especially the French road champion in 2012, is one of the iconic voices of French cycling today. Since 2017, the consultant has commented on the Tour de France at France Télévisions with, among other things, Alexandre Pasteur and Laurent Jalabert. As Julian Alaphilippe told in an interview that the person with whom he shared his life gives an important meeting that he prepares with fervor each year. pocket television Released on June 26: “Don’t settle for a routine. The most beautiful race in the world and an incredible sounding board. Since you have been entrusted with such a responsibility, you owe it to yourself to fulfill it. It is a constant questioning and above all there is a lot of work behind it.“
Especially the joy of work that comes from Marion Rousse’s complicated beginnings when she stepped into the world of men’s cycling. Victim of several prejudices linked to her gender and relationship with the riders in the peloton (editor’s note shared the life of Tony Gallopin before she met Julian Alaphilippe), the 31-year-old counselor makes no secret of having experienced some anxieties during her conversion:I had all the prejudices. But you break the prejudices by working and showing the opposite. My fear when I arrived was that there wasn’t a woman commenting on men cycling. When you’re first, you wonder if people are ready. Again, there was a very macho atmosphere. In the end, it matches when you put the right people in the right place. They got it: I’ve suffered enough on the bike to be able to speak as well as a man.“
The Grande Boucle start will be given at 1.thing In Bilbao next July, Marion Rousse imagined the identity the winner of the race could get:A mountaineer. Firstly, the Tour is a very difficult race as it starts with two mountain stages from Bilbao in the Basque Country that could have their fair share of surprises. Pyrenees from the first week are rare so riders will have to maintain their form from start to finish.“
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Source: Programme Television
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