Recrutement XXL pour l'équipe FDJ-Suez qui a réussi à convaincre la vainqueure Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift et qui a fini deux fois deuxième. La Néerlandaise Demi Vollering au micro de Cyclism'Actu.
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00:00Yeah, of course, Tour de France is always a very big goal for myself already, but now
00:07joining a French team is even more special, of course, so I hope we will do very good
00:17and that the preparation is going smoothly towards Tour de France.
00:22My main goal is always the Tour de France, since the first time we had the Tour de France
00:27on the calendar for the women's, it was a big goal for me, because I really like stage
00:32races and it's a race that suits me most of the time as well, because we have long climbs
00:38in there, so it's a nice goal for me.
00:41Demi, new team, new jersey, you are a new rider?
00:48New rider, same person, it's of course nice that I can find myself on a new way as a rider
00:58again, because I'm in a totally different team, so I can work on a different way with
01:06the new riders around me, but also try new tactics for example in races, because I have
01:15nothing to lose now, it's an exciting time, it's all new, it's a big journey we are on
01:25as a team, so I'm looking forward to this whole season and to see where we will be at
01:31the end of the season.
01:32How is the accommodation in the team with Evita and Juliette, is it good for you?
01:38Yeah, it's a really nice team and I really like all the girls, they are really nice persons
01:43on and off the bike, so it feels really good, we did already some really hard trainings
01:51together and it was very nice to suffer together, it's easier than alone of course, so we had
01:59a great time in the training camps and I'm very much looking forward to the first race,
02:04because I'm super curious to see how it will go in the racing, how we can find each other
02:10during the competition, so I'm looking forward for Valencia to start.
02:16Could you explain your choice for the French team FDJ Suez?
02:21Yeah, that was actually, that went pretty fast for me, like the whole, not fast because
02:29it took very long to make the decision itself, but after my first meeting with the team,
02:36then it went actually fast for my feeling, because after that first conversation I just
02:42felt very much at home, I saw the passion, the ambitions they have, the fire inside of
02:50the team, what really attracted me, but also they are super professional, they dare to
02:59think different as just the old school cycling let's say, so that was something what really
03:07suited me as a rider, but also as a person, my goals next to cycling to inspire the next
03:14generation, I could really see like a clear vision with the team as well to do that here,
03:20so I think that was also an important thing for me, that I knew that not only performance
03:28wise I could become the best rider I can be here, but also I feel like there is room
03:36for me as a person next to the bike to have an influence on women's sports in general.
03:44What do you like in France?
03:46I really love to see that all the people were so happy that I came to a French team and
03:53they were super welcoming, so that's really nice and I love to see how big cycling is
04:00in France, because of the Tour de France of course, people are so proud on having the
04:08Tour and I think that's not directly if I say proud, directly something I really love
04:15from the French mindset is their emotions, they really look to sports with big emotions
04:21and that's how I look to sport as well, I believe sport is emotion and emotion gives
04:28us a lot of strength, so that's something what I can really recognize and what suits
04:40me as a person.
04:42How do you feel, what is your state of mind now for the season?
04:46I feel really calm and at ease at my place and I feel very much ready to tackle the first
04:54races and really excited let's say, the fire in the belly is fully on again for the first races.
05:04With you, Evita and Juliette, do you think you have the best team in the world?
05:12Yes, I think for sure, as soon as it's going uphill, we have a super strong team and it's
05:17exciting because I think not only our team but a lot of other teams are very strong this
05:23coming season, so it's good to see that not only our team of the GSUS is stepping up,
05:32but all the other teams are doing as well, so it's a very exciting season coming I think.
05:40Is it possible to have a few words in French?
05:48I know also some cycling related words like le net, casque, vélo, j'adore la montagne,
05:56just that.
05:57Maillot jaune?
05:58Yes, of course, vive le tour!
06:02Thanks, thanks a lot.