For Jeannie Longo, retirement, the sofa and afternoon TV movies are not for today.
Soon 62 years old (she will have them on October 31), the most successful French sportswoman (9 world titles, 34 national) still has some under the pedal.
Even if her performance was somewhat overshadowed by the world title won at Imola on Sunday by Julian Alaphilippe, the gold medalist at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta was indeed crowned Paca champion in the individual time trial this week. -end in Avignon.
Jeannie Longo, who rides for the Var club of the Roue d'Or Sanaryenne, completed the 22.8 km course in 28'33 ", with nearly a minute and a half ahead of his runner-up, Chloé Schoenenberger ( Vélo Club Islois) Particularity is that the latter, 22, was born in 1997 and makes her almost forty years old ...
Until last Saturday, Jeannie Longo was the last cyclist to have completed the road race / time trial double at a World Championship.
It was in 1995 in Colombia.
A feat achieved again this weekend in Imola by the Dutch Anna van der Breggen.
