Grégory Baugé’s performances at the Track World Championships may seem disappointing on paper, but not to the man himself, who was unperturbed by his performances and shrugged off this week as “not important”.
The Frenchman, nine times a Worlds gold medalist across the individual and team sprint disciplines, was sent packing in the quarter finals of the individual in London on Saturday, which came after he missed out on a team medal on the opening day - a far cry from last year’s double gold at a home Worlds.
Many subscribe to the notion that in an Olympic year the Worlds take on added significance as the final major competitive outing before the Games – a chance to test yourself at the highest level and set the tone ahead of the summer.
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“I don’t care, I don’t care,” said Baugé in riposte, speaking to Cyclingnews after exiting the individual sprint.
“I know this is a big competition before the Olympic Games but I don’t care. I know I’ll be better at the Olympics – no problem."
Baugé said he hasn't felt fast this week but then he feels no real pressure to be performing in London. After a duo of silver medals at London 2012, he is focusing with tunnel vision on finally getting his hands on gold and everything else is paling into insignificance.
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