The three steps of a podium occupied by the French in a World Championship, the image is rare and precious and the Marseillaise which followed this triumph on Friday necessarily singular.
In Nove Mesto (Czech Republic), Julia Simon, crowned world sprint champion ahead of Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Lou Jeanmonnot, enjoyed the national anthem with all the Blues staff, accompanied a few meters away by Sophie Chauveau, fourth in the test.
The euphoria could continue in the French camp, since the four French women will be in an ideal position on Sunday when they embark on the chase.
An event that Julia Simon will approach as her favorite, after winning this discipline at the last World Championships.