Guillaume de Mallevoue Bronze in Paris. This was the last big race of the season for the Rollerblade World Team. The book of 2017 is almost closed now, and it finishes on a good note. Guillaume de Mallevoue took third place behind two world champions, Ewen Fernandez (in 2015) and Nolan Beddiaf (2017).
In sunny conditions and warm temperatures, the first Marathon Rollers of Paris was won in a very fast time 1hr (average speed of 40km/h – 26.2mph). The long straight lines of the Parisian avenues are perfect for inline skating, even if it was tricky sometimes, with tiny roads and stones. In the race, Guillaume did a perfect job behind a very strong Ewen Fernandez. He managed to open a gap with another skater and was on his way to take the silver, when a motorcycle stopped urgently. The stop of the motorcycle obliged the Rollerblade skater to break and to re-accelerate. But that permitted Nolan Beddiaf to come back too...
Quentin Giraudeau, Brayan Garzon and Aura Quintana also competed in Paris. They finished in the Top 20 of their categories with a strong effort.
In addition to some great racing, many of the Rollerblade office employees participated to the 42k. Taïg Khris, the French living legend of our sport made it out to get in on the fun with the crew!
It is good to see the team on the podium again, especially under the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. Now we move on to 2018 to re-accelerate again.
