Lauriane Genest won two medals at the Nations Cup in Glasgow, a silver medal in the team sprint and a bronze in the Keirin. However, he was not completely satisfied.
The Olympic medalist (bronze in Tokyo in 2021) said without a doubt that he could have done better.
It’s not beyond my expectations, he admits. It reflects the shape I have. I’m happy with the results, that’s for sure, but I always want to do better. In the team sprint, I think we can get the gold medal he explained in an interview with the Sportcom agency.
Genest and her teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Sarah Orban rarely compete in team sprint on the international stage. Quebecer was the last to start, contrary to the mandate chosen in the last worlds in 2021.
The Canadians were 0.359 seconds behind the Dutch in the grand final.
It’s really better that way, but there’s still work to be done, that’s for sure. […] It’s exciting to see that the team is competitive, but we could have had gold, Genest believes. I was not disappointed, but I saw that it was doable.
His frustration comes from the individual sprint. He was eliminated in the quarter-finals, which translated to a 6th place finish in the final standings won by Albertan Kelsey Mitchell.
It was a good call to order before Milton he says.
The Milton Nations Cup will take place May 12-15 at the Mattamy National Cycling Center in Ontario.
Cycling Canada has been selected by the International Cycling Union (UCI) to host a round of the UCI Track Nations Cup for 2022 and 2023, with first refusal right for the 2024 season.
It is one of three UCI Nations Cups organized in the world each year. The event attracts more than 250 athletes from 30 countries.
Lauriane Genest feels perfect, because in this city of Ontario she trains.
Going to Glasgow two weeks before I put on will of competition. The results gave me confidence and I’m really looking forward to racing home in front of my family, for a long time.
Direction to Paris 2024
The new Olympic cycle has begun and the pace of its first in three years is perfectly suited to the native Montreal cyclist.
The qualification process for the Games has not yet begun. That means less pressure, more of his comfort.
There will be no stress in doing well to eventually qualify for the Games, Lauriane Genest believes. This is the only year where you can have the sense of racing to do your best, without fear of the result. This is the mentality that I need to perform better, so it definitely helps me.
After the stop in Milton, the Canadian team skipped the third and final stop in Cali, Colombia, due to a scheduling conflict in the presentation of the Pan American Championships.
Next, the country’s top female and male track racers will compete in the Commonwealth Games at the end of July in Birmingham (Great Britain).
In kind cooperation with Sportcom
Source: Radio-Canada
