Two-time French Cyclo-cross Champion Amandine Fouquenet continued to impress at Friday’s UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Gavere, the place she claimed second place, her third World Cup podium.
After a robust begin to the season with seven high 10 finishes and a win at a Coupe de France cyclo-cross in Quelneuc, the 24-year-old rider turned heads, claiming two podiums at back-to-back World Cups: second in Flamanville, adopted by third place at Namur.
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“I am actually very comfortable; the strain has eased a bit after my victory [at Heusden-Zolder]. I would not say that all the pieces to any extent further is only a bonus, as a result of I wish to give my finest till the tip of the season, however I am already very proud of this season,” Fouquenet mentioned after her runner-up end on Friday.
She described her battle with Pieterse “actually powerful.”
“Within the bodily sections of the course, I would say I used to be just a little higher than her, so I took benefit of that to attempt to make a distinction, as a result of I knew that within the technical sections, she was higher and would catch up fairly shortly. It was an important battle.”
In all her post-race interviews, Fouquenet has been very clear that she remains to be on the hunt for a workforce for 2026 following the collapse of the Arkéa-B&B Accommodations workforce, the place she spent 4 years.
At first of the cyclo-cross season in October, Fouquenet posted on Instagram that “The long run stays unsure… However I stay hopeful that cyclocross will open up an important alternative for me in 2026.”
“The truth that I am getting concrete outcomes – I did not simply get a podium end in Flamanville, now it’s Namur, and I gained this week, after which completed second once more. I definitely hope this strengthens the groups‘ confidence in selecting me.”
“I nonetheless don’t have anything,” she replied when requested if she had signed with a workforce.
