“It's too beautiful my baby, we succeeded!
These words are those of Anaïs, the sister of comedian Inès Reg.
This Wednesday, after six weeks of adventure, the two women won this edition of "Beijing Express: shock duos".
A surprise victory for those who came close to elimination in the first stage, catching up in extremis.
And a disappointment for Rachel Legrain-Trapani and her companion Valentin Léonard, who arrived a few minutes later.
Especially since the former Miss France was optimistic when she discovered four torches as the final sprint approached – without thinking that the production had been able to replace them after the passage of Inès and her sister.
This final especially saw two radically different temperaments clash.
From the first intermediate race, the strong ties of the winners allowed them to approach the hitchhiking and the first game with an Olympian calm.
Where their rivals have multiplied the outbursts of voices.
And especially during the first test which put their nerves to the test.
Rachel Legrain-Trapani and Valentin Léonard believed in victory until the end... alas, their hope was dashed on arrival.
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Blindfolded, Valentin had to drive a tuk-tuk, guided only by his companion.
"We made a promise today, it's above all not to get upset," assured the ex-Miss before starting.
Except that the former reality TV candidate failed to keep calm and threatened to give up, before changing his mind.
The local dish game sold on site
But that didn't prevent the couple from finishing last in this first sprint, a few seconds behind.
A cold shower accompanied by yet another marital crisis.
Returning to this failure, and annoyed by the pessimism of the one who shares his life, Rachel Legrain-Trapani decided to leave the interview.
"I'm going to stop, I don't want to anymore, I'm fed up," she told Valentin.
You're pissing me off, stop.
I'm already embarrassed here… I'm out of here.
I'm sick of it.
“A crisis passed a few minutes later, after an apology from the last man in the running, feeling guilty for having disappointed his companion as well as their children.
The adventure therefore continued in a better atmosphere.
Especially when playing a game of cooking a local dish and selling it on the spot.
A dish “made by a French beauty queen”, according to Valentin.
Exit Miss France, make way for “Miss Roast Sri Lanka” according to Rachel.
However, this good mood did not allow them to come out on top, neither in the intermediate races nor in the final.
But all is not lost for the Accolade association, for which they played, which won 12,000 euros.
That of the winners, Utopia 56, ends with 21,000 euros on the counter.
