2023-07-28 16:59:43
A lawyer by training, Clara Emond discovers the Tour de France Women for her first season at the highest level. She joined the French team Arkéo Pro Cycling Team last January, as a climber, and discovers the world of very high level.
Published on: 07/28/2023 – 16:59Modified on: 07/28/2023 – 17:01
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From our special correspondent,
For the moment, Clara Emond is not wearing her lawyer’s dress, but cycling shorts on the roads of the Tour de France Women. ” I will resume my other passion, the legal, after my retirement from sport. I plan to specialize in sports law., she says with that Quebec accent that is so popular in France. Priority on the bike.
The 26-year-old runner is a former high-level skier, slalom specialist. Coming to cycling recently, after having tried triathlon, the Canadian likes when the slope rises. COVID-19 has meant change for her. Triathlon competitions being canceled everywhere, she made the decision to focus a little more on road cycling.
« I was watching the men’s Tour de France and now it’s my turn »
« This is my first season in the professional peloton, I hope to stay as long as possible », she says. On this second edition of the Tour de France Women, Clara Emond wants to learn alongside the best in the world. ” It’s a dream to be here. I was watching the men’s Tour de France and now it’s my turn ». The Canadian was not expected on the roads of the biggest women’s event in the world. But she replaced, at the last moment, Megan Armitage, victim of a heavy fall three days before the start of the event.
Clara Emond, who moved to Spain to train more easily, would like this Tour de France to be a great showcase for women’s cycling and make young Canadians want to imitate her. ” It’s easier to be in Europe than in the snow at -20 degrees”, she laughs. Six other girls from the country with the maple leaf were also at the start of this second women’s edition in Clermont-Ferrand.
By dint of taking bike trips with her triathlete friend, Clara Emond signed up for a bike race in 2021 in Quebec. ” It was near my house, and I was hooked right away. I learned quickly, even if my big weak point remains my lack of comfort within the peloton. But I’m improving with every race and that’s encouraging.”, welcomes Clara Emond. The one who was born in Quebec seems to enjoy her new life every day.
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