Pauline Ferrand-Prevot Will Not Be Racing the Leogang XC World Cup
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot shared on Instagram today that she will not be competing at the World Cup this weekend in Leogang, choosing to focus her attention on objectives later in the season.
 | « Choice, it's also renowned. » A bit sad, but sure of my choice. Landing in an important block of preparation for my goals of this season, I won’t be at Leogang World Cup this weekend. I will return to the championships of France in Brittany and the World Cup of Lenzerheide. |
Ferrand-Prevot is currently ranked 12th overall in the World Cup standings. Her season started off with a win in the Short Track in Petropolis, but with a DNF at the first XCO of the season in Petropolis due to illness and a DNF in the Short Track race in Nove Mesto after an unfortunate mechanical, the overall is undoubtedly now out of reach.
The six-time World Champion has historically been very good at tapering her training to peak for specific one-day events, so we have no doubts that she is aiming to regain the World Championships stripes on home soil in Les Gets August 24-28.
The European Championships are the weekend prior to World Championships in Germany, so that could be another goal for the reigning European Champion.
Her next races will be the French National Championships at the end of June, before tackling the Lenzerheide World Cup July 8-10.
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18 Comments
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rcrocha
(Jun 8, 2022 at 10:56)
I also will not be racing the Leogang XC World Cup.
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Ricolaburle
(Jun 8, 2022 at 10:59)
I feel you. Same here.
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hermes1987
(Jun 8, 2022 at 11:04)
Same. I'm focusing on my main goal as well. These damn pants still fit around my waist...
- 9 1
jeremy3220
FL (Jun 8, 2022 at 11:17)
And I will not be putting you on my XC fantasy team.
- 4 0
danielfloyd
FL (Jun 8, 2022 at 12:17)
@jeremy3220: I will.
- 6 0
bashhard
(Jun 8, 2022 at 12:27)
I won't be racing as well. But only because I can't bet on myself like Ella did at the EWS.
- 1 0
scallywagg
(Jun 8, 2022 at 15:24)
I (sadly) also will not be racing. However I will be racing Lenzerheide. Coming for you, Pauline.
- 1 0
Saucycheese
FL (Jun 8, 2022 at 22:33)
@jeremy3220: that's straight up rude.
- 13 1
lewiscraik
FL (Jun 8, 2022 at 12:16)
I will remove her from my fantasy fantasy XC team.
- 5 2
grizwald
FL (Jun 8, 2022 at 13:54)
She wasn’t on my team anyways
- 6 0
agnostic
(Jun 8, 2022 at 16:42)
Same. After that move she pulled on Yolanda I lost interest in her.
- 3 1
Vudu74
FL (Jun 8, 2022 at 12:02)
Saving a bunch of money on my fantasy team!!
- 3 0
mm732
(Jun 8, 2022 at 17:07)
hope she's not glowing
- 1 0
joose
(Jun 10, 2022 at 19:50)
If she is, good for her. A little extra weight would be good for training, wonder what her random cravings are?...
- 1 0
m40sniper
(Jun 9, 2022 at 10:42)
I'm not racing the xc, (who would do that) I am racing the DH instead. Yall will find me on the uplift.
- 2 0
suz18
(Jun 8, 2022 at 18:17)
Nha im racing
- 1 2
betobi
(Jun 8, 2022 at 12:50)
I will also not race the Leogang XC world cup. It was a difficult step to take but I will also focus on later this year.
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