Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt and Maëva Squiban declared

The two runners fell ill on their return from Rwanda, after participating in the world championships on September 27.

Blow for the French team. After missing the mark on the world championships in Rwanda, despite their favorite status, the Bleues displayed high ambitions for the European championships, played in Drôme-Ardèche, Saturday October 4. But the coach Paul Brousse will have to do without the two runners who each won two stages on the last Tour de France women: Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt and Maëva Squiban.

The two runners fell ill on their return from Rwanda, where they played the world championships on Saturday September 27. Touched in the stomach and fever, Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt and Maëva Squiban have passed non-conclusive examinations in the hospital. “We lose two beautiful cards”regretted Paul Brousse, blue coach, on the L'Equipe channel. “For Maëva, it started at the end of the week, already on Saturday, she was not at her level. And when we redone the film, Pauline was already also lessened on Saturday.”

To replace them, Paul Brousse summoned Dilyxine Miermont and Célia Le Mouël, who join the six other French women aligned with these European championships after participating in the Worlds: Juliette Labous, Evita Muzic, Cédrine Kerbaol, Léa Curinier, Marion Bunel and Marie Le Net. “It will reshape the plans, we will discuss all of this. Juliette Labous is in good shape, she managed the transition, proof is her result on the time trial (6th this Tuesday afternoon), continued the coach at the microphone of the L'Equipe chain. It is a beautiful card that stands out, but Cédrine Kerbaol is also in good shape, as Muzic Muzic. “