He is only 24 years old but he has already decided on his epitaph. “Two weeks ago, I told myself that if I won this French Championship, I could die in peace. Although the later the better. » Because for Paul Lapeira, the Decathlon-AG2R runner, this death evoked with a smile would almost seem like an epicase: he won at home this Sunday like in an absolute dream and by completing the perfect race. Happiness made in Normandy.
His parents, Franco and Fabienne, live eight kilometers from the finish line and the new French champion is licensed at the Vélo Club de Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet, right next door. And the father tells a great story of genes: “His grandfather ran competitively until he was 63. And he competed in duo races with Paul. They won every time! »
