Saint-Berthevin. Marche athlétique : à Podebrady, le Mayennais Gabriel Bordier vise Tokyo

Gabriel Bordier, licencié à Saint-Berthevin (Mayenne), s’est envolé pour la République tchèque et Podebrady pour courir son premier 20 km marche depuis les championnats du monde à Doha le 4 octobre 2019. A 23 ans, il veut réaliser les minima pour les Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo, à 1h21’. Il devra battre son record de 43 secondes, samedi 10 octobre.

[actuinterview actuinterview-prenomnom="Gabriel%20Bordier" actuinterview-initiales="GB" actuinterview-question="Comment%20vous%20sentez-vous%20%3F" actuinterview-reponse="Je%20suis%20en%20forme%2C%20dans%20la%20continuit%C3%A9%20d'Albi%20(ndlr%20%3A%20il%20a%20%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20sacr%C3%A9%20champion%20de%20France%20du%2010%20km%20en%20battant%20son%20record%20personnel).%20C'est%20un%20peu%20particulier.%20Je%20n'ai%20pas%20couru%20de%2020%20km%20depuis%20Doha%2C%20sachant%20que%20ce%20n'est%20pas%20une%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence%20vu%20les%20conditions.%20J'ai%20des%20rep%C3%A8res%20sur%20la%20distance%20mais%20il%20y%20a%20aussi%20une%20part%20d'inconnu."/]

« J’ai la forme pour faire un bon chrono »

[actuinterview actuinterview-prenomnom="Gabriel%20Bordier" actuinterview-initiales="GB" actuinterview-question="Allez-vous%20courir%20en%20pensant%20au%20chrono%20ou%20%C3%A0%20la%20place%20%3F" actuinterview-reponse="Il%20y%20aura%20l%E2%80%99enjeu%20du%20chrono.%20C%E2%80%99est%20difficile%20de%20dire%20que%20la%20place%20n%E2%80%99a%20pas%20d%E2%80%99int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20mais%20c%E2%80%99est%20plus%20pour%20l%E2%80%99honneur.%20Il%20n%E2%80%99y%20a%20pas%20de%20titre%20en%20jeu.%20Il%20devrait%20y%20avoir%20pas%20mal%20de%20monde%2C%20le%20titre%20n%E2%80%99est%20pas%20dans%20mes%20cordes."/]

[actuinterview actuinterview-prenomnom="Gabriel%20Bordier" actuinterview-initiales="GB" actuinterview-question="43%20secondes%20vous%20s%C3%A9parent%20de%20la%20qualification." actuinterview-reponse="C%E2%80%99est%20peu%2C%20environ%20deux%20secondes%20par%20kilom%C3%A8tres%2C%20mais%20c%E2%80%99est%20beaucoup%20sur%20toute%20une%20course.%20Je%20suis%20en%20progression%20depuis%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e%20derni%C3%A8re.%20J%E2%80%99ai%20la%20forme%20pour%20faire%20un%20bon%20chrono.%20C%E2%80%99est%20stressant%20d%E2%80%99avoir%20cette%20part%20d%E2%80%99inconnue%20li%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20la%20crise%20sanitaire.%20D%E2%80%99habitude%2C%20je%20n%E2%80%99ai%20pas%20%C3%A7a%20%C3%A0%20g%C3%A9rer."/]

"C’est l’un des parcours les plus roulants que je connaisse"

[actuinterview actuinterview-prenomnom="Gabriel%20Bordier" actuinterview-initiales="GB" actuinterview-question="Connaissez-vous%20le%20parcours%20%3F" actuinterview-reponse="J%E2%80%99y%20vais%20depuis%20quatre%20ans.%20Je%20le%20connais%20parfaitement.%20Un%20beau%20rectangle%20ombrag%C3%A9.%20C%E2%80%99est%20l%E2%80%99un%20des%20parcours%20les%20plus%20roulants%20que%20je%20connaisse.%20Il%20est%20id%C3%A9al.%20Il%20y%20a%20toujours%20de%20bons%20chronos."/]

[actuinterview actuinterview-prenomnom="Gabriel%20Bordier" actuinterview-initiales="GB" actuinterview-question="Plus%20t%C3%B4t%20vous%20r%C3%A9alisez%20les%20minima%2C%20mieux%20c'est..." actuinterview-reponse="Si%20je%20les%20avais%20faits%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e%20derni%C3%A8re%20comme%20K%C3%A9vin%20Campion%2C%20%C3%A7a%20aurait%20%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20encore%20plus%20simple.%20Si%20je%20les%20r%C3%A9alise%20%C3%A0%20Podebrady%2C%20la%20fin%20de%20saison%20sera%20plus%20sereine.%20Sinon%2C%20il%20y%20aura%20une%20chance%20lors%20des%20championnats%20de%20France%20%C3%A0%20Saint-Berthevin%20le%2015%20novembre.%20La%20p%C3%A9riode%20de%20qualification%20a%20%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20allong%C3%A9e.%20Il%20y%20aura%20d%E2%80%99autres%20occasions%20en%202021."/]

[actuinterview actuinterview-prenomnom="Gabriel%20Bordier" actuinterview-initiales="GB" actuinterview-question="La%20pr%C3%A9paration%20est%20diff%C3%A9rente%20des%20autres%20ann%C3%A9es..." actuinterview-reponse="D%E2%80%99habitude%20la%20reprise%20se%20fait%20en%20octobre.%20Le%20calendrier%20de%20cette%20saison%20est%20nouveau.%20Ma%20forme%20est%20meilleure%20qu%E2%80%99avant%20les%20championnats%20de%20France%20en%20mars.%20J%E2%80%99ai%20de%20la%20fra%C3%AEcheur.%20D%E2%80%99habitude%2C%20l%E2%80%99hiver%20tra%C3%AEne%20dans%20les%20jambes%20au%20moment%20de%20commencer%20la%20saison.%20Je%20n%E2%80%99ai%20pas%20fait%20de%20stage.%20Je%20ne%20voyais%20pas%20l%E2%80%99int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20de%20partir%20trois%20semaines%20pour%20une%20comp%C3%A9tition%20dont%20on%20n%E2%80%99%C3%A9tait%20pas%20s%C3%BBr%20qu%E2%80%99elle%20ait%20lieu.%202021%20va%20%C3%AAtre%20tr%C3%A8s%20longue%20jusqu%E2%80%99aux%20Jeux%20Olympiques.%20Il%20faut%20faire%20du%20jus."/]

« Toujours le goût de l’effort »

[actuinterview actuinterview-prenomnom="Gabriel%20Bordier" actuinterview-initiales="GB" actuinterview-question="Aviez-vous%20perdu%20la%20motivation%20%3F" actuinterview-reponse="Sans%20comp%C3%A9tition%2C%20on%20perd%20la%20motivation.%20J%E2%80%99ai%20toujours%20eu%20le%20go%C3%BBt%20de%20l%E2%80%99effort%20et%20de%20l%E2%80%99entra%C3%AEnement.%20Savoir%20que%20je%20suis%20en%20forme%20me%20motive%20aussi."/]

[actuinterview actuinterview-prenomnom="Gabriel%20Bordier" actuinterview-initiales="GB" actuinterview-question="Dans%20ce%20contexte%2C%20avez-vous%20d%C3%A9j%C3%A0%20planifi%C3%A9%20votre%20ann%C3%A9e%20scolaire%20%3F" actuinterview-reponse="J%E2%80%99avais%20pr%C3%A9vu%20de%20faire%20ma%20cinqui%C3%A8me%20ann%C3%A9e%20de%20m%C3%A9decine%20en%20deux%20ans%20avec%20les%20Jeux%20Olympiques.%20Finalement%2C%20j%E2%80%99entre%20en%20sixi%C3%A8me%20ann%C3%A9e.%20Il%20y%20a%20beaucoup%20de%20cours%2C%20c%E2%80%99est%20assez%20charg%C3%A9.%20Les%20partiels%20sont%20fin%20mars%20alors%20ce%20n%E2%80%99est%20pas%20optimal.%20En%20fonction%20de%20l%E2%80%99%C3%A9volution%20de%20la%20crise%2C%20du%20maintien%20des%20JO%20etc.%2C%20je%20garde%20l%E2%80%99option%20de%20redoubler%20ma%20sixi%C3%A8me%20ann%C3%A9e.%20Il%20y%20a%20un%20concours%20pour%20l%E2%80%99internat%20en%20juin.%20%C3%87a%20ne%20sert%20%C3%A0%20rien%20de%20le%20pr%C3%A9parer%20%C3%A0%20moiti%C3%A9.%20Il%20n%E2%80%99y%20a%20pas%20de%20garantie.%20Le%20calendrier%20est%20flou."/]