Christophe Lemaitre "White Lightning" 9.92 and 19.80!

[jacknyc]

I am happy for Lemaitre getting the silver. He will go down in history as one of the greatest European sprinters ever now that he has 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the 100m at the European Championships.
But he missed an easy opportunity here. The old Lemaitre would have won the gold medal. The field was relatively weak - no Vicaut, no Gemili, no Ujah. He really should have won the gold medal.

On the one hand, you can say, yes it's great he got the silver medal.
But on the other hand, with his talent and the weak field, he really should have been able to win the gold medal. You can see that he knew that as well from his reaction after the race.

It's interesting that both this year and last year Lemaitre had relatively poor seasons, then finally pulled it together for a good performance at the Championships - last year at the World Championships and this year today at the European Championships.
Why can't he run well all year?! I am really wondering now if he isn't training as hard as he should and then weeks before a championship he finally puts in the necessary training to pick up his performances.

I guess I will always have a happy and disappointing relationship with Lemaitre.
I'm happy with him because he is the best white sprinter in the world. But I'm also disappointed with him because I know he can be so much better.

 

[white lightning]

I am happy for Lemaitre getting the silver. He will go down in history as one of the greatest European sprinters ever now that he has 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal in the 100m at the European Championships.
But he missed an easy opportunity here. The old Lemaitre would have won the gold medal. The field was relatively weak - no Vicaut, no Gemili, no Ujah. He really should have won the gold medal.

On the one hand, you can say, yes it's great he got the silver medal.
But on the other hand, with his talent and the weak field, he really should have been able to win the gold medal. You can see that he knew that as well from his reaction after the race.

It's interesting that both this year and last year Lemaitre had relatively poor seasons, then finally pulled it together for a good performance at the Championships - last year at the World Championships and this year today at the European Championships.
Why can't he run well all year?! I am really wondering now if he isn't training as hard as he should and then weeks before a championship he finally puts in the necessary training to pick up his performances.

I guess I will always have a happy and disappointing relationship with Lemaitre.
I'm happy with him because he is the best white sprinter in the world. But I'm also disappointed with him because I know he can be so much better.

I agree 100% with everything you said. Great post jacknyc.

Time to start the 200 heats for the men and women tommorow. Hoping for some eye popping times. We need better weather!

 

[ZELLGADISS]

Again im hearing stupid comments here...

Vicaut and Dasaolu are clearly superior to Lemaitre in 100, they are great runners in 60.
Lemaitre fought for bronze and finally silver by injury of Vicaut.

Lemaitre made very good time, with good weather and average tailwind would be around 10.00, Lemaitre NEVER ran faster in a big championship.
Vicaut and Dasaolu can to make 9.9 perfectly and 9.8 is not impossible for them.

It is wonderful that Lemaitre made almost always very good performances in the big championships, i dont understant the people here :yell::yell::yell::angry:

 

[white lightning]

Again im hearing stupid comments here...

Vicaut and Dasaolu are clearly superior to Lemaitre in 100, they are great runners in 60.
Lemaitre fought for bronze and finally silver by injury of Vicaut.

Lemaitre made very good time, with good weather and average tailwind would be around 10.00, Lemaitre NEVER ran faster in a big championship.
Vicaut and Dasaolu can to make 9.9 perfectly and 9.8 is not impossible for them.

It is wonderful that Lemaitre made almost always very good performances in the big championships, i dont understant the people here :yell::yell::yell::angry:

We are happy he won the silver but why not expect more? 4 years ago he was a superior sprinter. He has gotten slower over both distances. They even talk about it as trackandfieldnews.com on the message board. Don't sit here and act like he has not gone a little
backwards. No development and regression like if he is in his late 20's to early 30's. The kid is 24 and he is stuck in neutral. Of course we should expect more. When you love and root for a kid like many of us do you want to see him reach his peak performance. Although I'm happy he medaled, to just be content is a mistake. Lemaitre knows this and hopefully his coach has an epiphany and wakes up. He only has so many years left. There is no time to waste. Hire an asst coach to help with his start and drive phase before it's too late.

 

[RCSMAN]

Again im hearing stupid comments here...

Vicaut and Dasaolu are clearly superior to Lemaitre in 100, they are great runners in 60.
Lemaitre fought for bronze and finally silver by injury of Vicaut.

Lemaitre made very good time, with good weather and average tailwind would be around 10.00, Lemaitre NEVER ran faster in a big championship.
Vicaut and Dasaolu can to make 9.9 perfectly and 9.8 is not impossible for them.

It is wonderful that Lemaitre made almost always very good performances in the big championships, i dont understant the people here :yell::yell::yell::angry:

ABSOLUTELY !!!!


JACKNYC said

"I can't even see him medalling in the 100m at the Euro Championships.
Jimmy Vicaut and about 5 or 6 guys from the UK can surely beat him.
Plus the black Nor:faint2:wegian and maybe even Guliyev.
I really think he is done in the 100m."


an now JACKNYC says "he missed an easy opportunity here" :huh:


"The old Lemaitre would have won the gold medal." :huh: 10.06 (-0.4) with cool temperature (13°) = sub 10 BASIC TIME and the "old Chistophe has never run sub 10 BASIC TIME

 

[RCSMAN]

We are happy he won the silver but why not expect more? 4 years ago he was a superior sprinter. He has gotten slower over both distances. They even talk about it as trackandfieldnews.com on the message board. Don't sit here and act like he has not gone a little
backwards. No development and regression like if he is in his late 20's to early 30's. The kid is 24 and he is stuck in neutral. Of course we should expect more. When you love and root for a kid like many of us do you want to see him reach his peak performance. Although I'm happy he medaled, to just be content is a mistake. Lemaitre knows this and hopefully his coach has an epiphany and wakes up. He only has so many years left. There is no time to waste. Hire an asst coach to help with his start and drive phase before it's too late.

ELITE SPORT is not a video game

it's difficult for young great sprinter.

GEMILI is faster than 2 years ago ? NO, so his trainer is bad ?
KIRYU is faster ? bad trainer ?
BAILEY COLE is faster this year, glen mills is bad trainer ? (he's bolt's coach)

Christophe's body has changed a lot since 3 years, his sensations also, it's difficult for him, but he will run faster during the next years

 

[ZELLGADISS]

Well Lemaitre got in the past only 1 time sub10 basic time, in semifinal 10.06 -1.2 Barcelona 2010.
In that final, without horrible reaction time his basic time would be around 10.00.

Yesterday his time was good, with cold, headwind,...

In the last years his best races were always 10.00-10.05 basic time, included his famous 9.92 or several 9.95.
Lemaitre was not progressing last years, it is sure, but his times are good yet.
A lot of runners get great times being very young and after they are finished (Darrel Brown by example)

By the other hand, Lemaitre in my opinion will be never a great runner in 100, he will never get great starts and then is impossible great times in this distance.
In 200 is other thing, the start is not very important and Lemaitre can get wonderful times there

 

[jacknyc]

ABSOLUTELY !!!!


JACKNYC said

"I can't even see him medalling in the 100m at the Euro Championships.
Jimmy Vicaut and about 5 or 6 guys from the UK can surely beat him.
Plus the black Nor:faint2:wegian and maybe even Guliyev.
I really think he is done in the 100m."


an now JACKNYC says "he missed an easy opportunity here" :huh:


"The old Lemaitre would have won the gold medal." :huh: 10.06 (-0.4) with cool temperature (13°) = sub 10 BASIC TIME and the "old Chistophe has never run sub 10 BASIC TIME

The field was relatively weak. If some of the other sprinters like Vicaut and Gemeli were there. He might not have medaled.
But at the time I made those comments Lemaitre was having a poor season. He never was in the Top 10 fastest 100m times during the whole season, at some point wasn't even in the Top 25. So there was good reason to believe that he wouldn't do well at the Championships.
But obviously he finally started training hard and got himself in shape for the Championships. He came to the final, in good shape against a weak field. So he had a chance to win it, and I believe the old Lemaitre would have taken the gold.

 

[Keyser Soze]

latest Pierre Carraz interview in German/Swiss:

«Dieser Bursche ist aussergewöhnlich»

Interview: Remo Geisser Gestern, 13. August 2014, 07:00

Pierre Carraz trainiert Christophe Lemaitre, den einzigen Weissen, der je die 100 Meter unter 10 Sekunden lief. Im Interview erzählt Carraz, wie er mit dem aussergewöhnlichen Athleten arbeitet.

Monsieur Carraz, erinnern Sie sich noch an Ihre erste Begegnung mit Christophe Lemaitre?
Seine Eltern brachten ihn im Herbst 2005 ins Training. Er war damals 15, bereits 1,88 Meter gross und mager. Dünne Beine und eine Fehlstellung des Fusses, das ist mir sofort aufgefallen.
Als Kind hatte er Probleme in der Schule, er wurde wegen seines Sprachfehlers von anderen geplagt und verschloss sich in einer Traumwelt. Wie funktionierte er in der Trainingsgruppe?
Er war sehr schüchtern und ging nicht auf die Leute zu. Wenn er mich bei Trainingsbeginn begrüsste, schaute er immer auf den Boden. Erklärte ich ihm etwas, hatte ich den Eindruck, er höre gar nicht zu. Aber er begriff sofort, ich musste nie etwas zweimal sagen.
War sein Talent offensichtlich?
Im ersten Rennen über 100 m erreichte gleich 11,89. Einen Monat später war er vier Zehntel schneller. Dabei hatte er keine Kraft in den Beinen, nichts. Ein Jahr später war er bei 11,00. Einmal fiel mir auf, dass er beim Sprinten lächelt. Da dachte ich: Dieser Bursche ist aussergewöhnlich. Aber dass er so gut wird, habe ich nicht erwartet.
Sehr schnell wurde er zur grossen weissen Hoffnung des Sprints. Wie haben Sie das erlebt?
Mit 19 Jahren war er 2008 Juniorenweltmeister über 200 m – vor lauter Schwarzen. Da begann man, über ihn zu reden. 2010 lief er als erster Weisser die 100 m unter 10 Sekunden. Wir mussten sofort eine Pressekonferenz organisieren, aber er hat sich gut geschlagen. Er liess sich nicht auf die Hautfarbe reduzieren.
Warum?
Es hatte im Vorfeld schon Polemiken gegeben. Der Ku-Klux-Klan wollte seinen Vater in die USA einladen, damit er eine Rede über seinen Sohn hält. Wir mussten Christophe und seine Familie vor solchen Wirrköpfen schützen.
Was sagen Sie als Sprinttrainer: Können nur Schwarze wirklich schnell rennen?
Wenn man die grossen Finals anschaut, sind fast alle schwarz, selbst auf europäischem Niveau. Christophe ist der einzige Weisse. Aber die Farbe der Haut hat keinen Einfluss auf die schnellen Muskelfasern. Meine Theorie ist, dass die Schwarzen es in der Regel besser verstehen, auch unter Anspannung locker zu bleiben. Der Weisse, der schnell rennen will, spannt meistens alle Muskeln an, er verkrampft sich. Christophe macht das nicht. Wenn er schneller werden will, verlängert er den Schritt.
Das ist alles?
Der Sport ist für viele Schwarze auch die einzige Möglichkeit, sich etwas aufzubauen. Die sind zu allem bereit, auch zu Doping. Das ist frustrierend, weil ein Generalverdacht entsteht.
Lemaitre sagt, er kapsle sich teilweise in einer Art mentalen Blase ab. Ist er dann für den Trainer noch ansprechbar?
Das geschieht in der Regel kurz vor dem Rennen, wenn ich ohnehin nicht mehr bei ihm bin. Im Call-Room warten alle auf den Start. Die anderen tigern herum oder reden, er kapselt sich ab. Es gibt Athleten, die dann versuchen, die anderen mit Psycho-Spielchen zu verunsichern. An Christophe perlt das ab.
Seit 2013 kommt er nicht mehr richtig auf Touren. Hat er seine aussergewöhnliche Konzentrationsfähigkeit verloren?
Keine Ahnung! Er kriegt den Start nicht mehr richtig hin, also sucht man nach Erklärungen. Das kann auch an der Technik liegen. Wir haben einige kleine Dinge geändert, aber was genau falsch läuft, wissen wir immer noch nicht.
Inzwischen ist er Profi, was ändert das?
Ich glaube, ein Athlet sollte nicht den ganzen Tag an seine Karriere denken. Christophe hat einen Physiotherapeuten, der sich morgens um ihn kümmert und ihn beschäftigt. Aber längerfristig braucht er eine sinnvolle Aufgabe.
Sind Sie auch sein Vertrauter?


Das würde ich nicht wollen. Wenn ein Trainer auch Vertrauensperson ist, wird er schnell zum Guru. Die Aufgabe eines Coachs ist es, einen Sportler zur Autonomie zu erziehen. Christophe ist trotz seinen 24 Jahren in mancher Hinsicht noch ein kleiner Junge, aber er fängt allmählich an, selbständig zu werden.

http://www.nzz.ch/sport/leichtathletik-em/dieser-bursche-ist-aussergewoehnlich-1.18361556

He still can't find the cause of his performance drop.... and more interesting info

 

[Keyser Soze]

Pierre Caraz/Thierry Tribondeau interview some hours ago in french:

Sentiments partagés pour Pierre Carraz. L'entraîneur de Christophe Lemaître hésitait, mercredi, entre la satisfaction de voir son protégé revenir avec l'argent du 100m autour du cou et la déception de ne pas le voir grimper sur la plus haute marche du podium.

Pierre Carraz, qu'avez-vous pensé de la finale de Christophe Lemaitre sur 100m ?
Il y a beaucoup de frustration parce Christophe ne nous avait plus habitués à finir deuxième. Jusqu'à présent, il a eu beaucoup de victoires. Aujourd'hui, Dasaolu a été plus rapide. Mais je suis d'autant plus frustré que Christophe a montré, pendant les échauffements, de gros progrès dans le domaine du départ. Il a montré des choses splendides mais il n'a pas pu les refaire en compétition et c'est mon grand regret.
Comment expliquez-vous ce départ manqué ?
Je pense qu'il se met à réfléchir, il est moins insouciant qu'avant, il se met plus de pression. Je pense que, maintenant, il va lui falloir une bonne performance pour provoquer le déclic.
Que représente pour vous cette médaille d'argent, c'est quand même magnifique ?
Encore une fois, on était plus habitué à l'or qu'à l'argent. Mais il va peut-être falloir s'y faire. Après, relativisons, ce n'est qu'un Championnat d'Europe, on sait que le sprint ne se passe pas en Europe mais là-bas, en Amérique.
Comment envisagez-vous la suite de ces « Europe » pour Christophe ?
Il reste encore le 200m. Mais il ne sera pas en pleine forme demain (ndlr : ce jeudi), parce qu'il doit être à 9h00 sur le stade. Et en face, Adam Gemili sera plus reposé et il a fait moins de 20 secondes l'année dernière, donc ça va être difficile. Si Christophe a un coup de fatigue ça peut aller vite.

http://www.lesechos.fr/sport/omnisp...az-plus-habitues-a-finir-deuxieme-1033110.php

« Je perds techniquement, avoua-t-il. De manière globale. Paradoxalement, à l’échauffement, j’ai fait des super trucs que je n’avais jamais réussis avant, me disent mes coaches, mais je ne suis pas arrivé à les reproduire en compétition. En plus, je suis en cycle arrière en fin de course, à la bagarre, alors que je sens que je ne suis pas en tête. »Pierre Carraz confirme l’analyse de son protégé : « C’est rageant car à l’échauffement avant la finale, il a fait un truc splendide au départ et il n’a pas été fichu de rééditer ça en finale. Il gamberge encore un peu, il avait peur de passer à côté. Sa course n’a pas été très bonne. » Comme le craignait Carraz, il a manqué une quinzaine de jours à l’Aixois pour vraiment être compétitif, après le retard pris en juin en raison de blessures. Le pic de forme surviendra au moment des meetings post-championnats.Or, la distance reine, si brève, si intense, ne tolère pas d’erreur. Et demande le plein de confiance. Même s’il l’a en partie retrouvée, comme l’a montré sa bonne fin de course en demi-finale (2e en 10’’10, déjà derrière Dasaolu), Lemaitre ne maîtrise pas encore son art au point que les détails techniques relèvent du réflexe. « Nous sommes dans une phase de transition, il faut être patient, le travail paiera un jour », souligne Thierry Tribondeau, son autre entraîneur.
http://www.leprogres.fr/sports/2014/08/14/lemaitre-perd-son-titre

Christophe's Heat 1 competitors are very weak so he will pass to the final without losing any energy...

 

[ZELLGADISS]

The field was relatively weak. If some of the other sprinters like Vicaut and Gemeli were there. He might not have medaled.
But at the time I made those comments Lemaitre was having a poor season. He never was in the Top 10 fastest 100m times during the whole season, at some point wasn't even in the Top 25. So there was good reason to believe that he wouldn't do well at the Championships.
But obviously he finally started training hard and got himself in shape for the Championships. He came to the final, in good shape against a weak field. So he had a chance to win it, and I believe the old Lemaitre would have taken the gold.

weak field? heheh i was laughting so much :heh::heh:

Reus and other germanS or other brittishs, ALL were slower than Lemaitre, please no excuses.

ONLY Vicaut and Dasaolu in Europe are faster in 100m than Lemaitre.

END OF THEME :sleepy:

 

[elispeedster]

latest Pierre Carraz interview in German/Swiss:



He still can't find the cause of his performance drop.... and more interesting info

Its not that he cant find the cause, its that he does not want to find it...as it points to his Coaches.... and Lemaitre does not want a change of scenery. Its his fault as much as his amateur coaches, if not more.

 

[elispeedster]

Well Lemaitre got in the past only 1 time sub10 basic time, in semifinal 10.06 -1.2 Barcelona 2010.
In that final, without horrible reaction time his basic time would be around 10.00.

Yesterday his time was good, with cold, headwind,...

In the last years his best races were always 10.00-10.05 basic time, included his famous 9.92 or several 9.95.
Lemaitre was not progressing last years, it is sure, but his times are good yet.
A lot of runners get great times being very young and after they are finished (Darrel Brown by example)

By the other hand, Lemaitre in my opinion will be never a great runner in 100, he will never get great starts and then is impossible great times in this distance.
In 200 is other thing, the start is not very important and Lemaitre can get wonderful times there

your basic time, wind is irrelevant...He has weakness is at the start (we agree), his 60 meter times are weak the last 2 years not being able to crack 6.62...but those sub 10's and sub 6.6's were not flash in the pan runs...he was still developing, and yet he has continued to regress. Had Lemaitre run a 9.99 once, and a 6.59 once...I would say you are right... but simply, this is not the case. Lemaitre is a sub 10 sprinter. He needs a change of scenery, he needs to leave Caraz....but dont worry RCSMAN, he stated himself he will never leave, so its Lemaitre's fault as much as Caraz. Wasted talent.

PS: Lemaitre is not training for a 10.00 basic, he is training for a 9.8-9.9 like they stated 3 years ago with those sub 10 runs. 3 years ago he was starting his season with under 10.15 times, now its 10.3... You are nuts if you think there is nothing wrong with his development.

 

[lactatking]

Puuuuh .....
phantastic Race of Gemili .. Lemaitre with small Problems.
Weak bench ..
Gemili is the Favorit now.

 

[trackster]

I've been as disappointed as everyone else with LeMaitre the past few years, but I feel like he's coming back. Today, he was clearly tired in the 200's, and he said in an interview that he'd gotten no sleep. I hope he feels more ready tomorrow afternoon. Gemilli ran a Bolt-like semi, but, honestly, Christophe isn't out of it. If Christophe gets some energy back into his legs, and if he finally manages to pull off a good start or curve, he will surprise Gemilli. Gemilli's great, but, at his best, Christophe is the better runner. It's all about whether he gets enough rest.

 

[elispeedster]

I've been as disappointed as everyone else with LeMaitre the past few years, but I feel like he's coming back. Today, he was clearly tired in the 200's, and he said in an interview that he'd gotten no sleep. I hope he feels more ready tomorrow afternoon. Gemilli ran a Bolt-like semi, but, honestly, Christophe isn't out of it. If Christophe gets some energy back into his legs, and if he finally manages to pull off a good start or curve, he will surprise Gemilli. Gemilli's great, but, at his best, Christophe is the better runner. It's all about whether he gets enough rest.

WOW! Gemili slowing down considerably with a 20.26 is amazing....I think we may see a new European Record Holder....My prediction

Gemili 19.70-19.75, Lemaitre 19.94-20.05...if wind stays low

 

[elispeedster]

I've been as disappointed as everyone else with LeMaitre the past few years, but I feel like he's coming back. Today, he was clearly tired in the 200's, and he said in an interview that he'd gotten no sleep. I hope he feels more ready tomorrow afternoon. Gemilli ran a Bolt-like semi, but, honestly, Christophe isn't out of it. If Christophe gets some energy back into his legs, and if he finally manages to pull off a good start or curve, he will surprise Gemilli. Gemilli's great, but, at his best, Christophe is the better runner. It's all about whether he gets enough rest.

He has not come back...sorry, but he cant break 6.6 in the 60, 10.10 in the 100 and still not under 20 in the 200 the last 2 years (Hopefully the final tomorrow, he'll break 20)...Bad coaching, bad trainers, bad environment. He works and plays in his comfort zone. Change can be good sometime, helps break plateau.

He should team train with Adam Gemili and they can push each other to new heights. Otherwise, Caraz and his crew wil slowly rot this poor Talent to waste. 3 years and counting...

 

[jacknyc]

I'm not so sure of that.
Gemili will probably beat Lemaitre over the first 100m in tomorrow's 200m race.
And Chijindu Ujah beat him by .08 last month in Paris.
He was lucky that these 2 and Vicaut were not in the 100m final yesterday.

But I still think Lemaitre could be the best if he trained properly.
The fact that his season best in early July was 10.28, and now he got to 10.10, indicates to me that he wasn't training hard enough. He only trains hard before the championships.
I think if he trained better/harder throughout the year, he could do much better.

 

[jacknyc]

He has not come back...sorry, but he cant break 6.6 in the 60, 10.10 in the 100 and still not under 20 in the 200 the last 2 years (Hopefully the final tomorrow, he'll break 20)...Bad coaching, bad trainers, bad environment. He works and plays in his comfort zone. Change can be good sometime, helps break plateau.

I completely agree with this - especially the part that he plays in his comfort zone. He still runs in small club level meets in France. There is nothing to be learned or gained from dropping down to this level of competition.

 

[RCSMAN]

I'm not so sure of that.Gemili will probably beat Lemaitre over the first 100m in tomorrow's 200m race.And Chijindu Ujah beat him by .08 last month in Paris.He was lucky that these 2 and Vicaut were not in the 100m final yesterday.But I still think Lemaitre could be the best if he trained properly.The fact that his season best in early July was 10.28, and now he got to 10.10, indicates to me that he wasn't training hard enough. He only trains hard before the championships. I think if he trained better/harder throughout the year, he could do much better.

"Lemaitre could be the best if he trained properly"
"He only trains hard before the championships. I think if he trained better/harder throughout the year, he could do much better"

what stupid comments !!!!!

 

[RCSMAN]

Pierre Caraz/Thierry Tribondeau interview some hours ago in french:

Sentiments partagés pour Pierre Carraz. L'entraîneur de Christophe Lemaître hésitait, mercredi, entre la satisfaction de voir son protégé revenir avec l'argent du 100m autour du cou et la déception de ne pas le voir grimper sur la plus haute marche du podium.

Pierre Carraz, qu'avez-vous pensé de la finale de Christophe Lemaitre sur 100m ?
Il y a beaucoup de frustration parce Christophe ne nous avait plus habitués à finir deuxième. Jusqu'à présent, il a eu beaucoup de victoires. Aujourd'hui, Dasaolu a été plus rapide. Mais je suis d'autant plus frustré que Christophe a montré, pendant les échauffements, de gros progrès dans le domaine du départ. Il a montré des choses splendides mais il n'a pas pu les refaire en compétition et c'est mon grand regret.
Comment expliquez-vous ce départ manqué ?
Je pense qu'il se met à réfléchir, il est moins insouciant qu'avant, il se met plus de pression. Je pense que, maintenant, il va lui falloir une bonne performance pour provoquer le déclic.
Que représente pour vous cette médaille d'argent, c'est quand même magnifique ?
Encore une fois, on était plus habitué à l'or qu'à l'argent. Mais il va peut-être falloir s'y faire. Après, relativisons, ce n'est qu'un Championnat d'Europe, on sait que le sprint ne se passe pas en Europe mais là-bas, en Amérique.
Comment envisagez-vous la suite de ces « Europe » pour Christophe ?
Il reste encore le 200m. Mais il ne sera pas en pleine forme demain (ndlr : ce jeudi), parce qu'il doit être à 9h00 sur le stade. Et en face, Adam Gemili sera plus reposé et il a fait moins de 20 secondes l'année dernière, donc ça va être difficile. Si Christophe a un coup de fatigue ça peut aller vite.

http://www.lesechos.fr/sport/omnispo...me-1033110.php



« Je perds techniquement, avoua-t-il. De manière globale. Paradoxalement, à l’échauffement, j’ai fait des super trucs que je n’avais jamais réussis avant, me disent mes coaches, mais je ne suis pas arrivé à les reproduire en compétition. En plus, je suis en cycle arrière en fin de course, à la bagarre, alors que je sens que je ne suis pas en tête. »Pierre Carraz confirme l’analyse de son protégé : « C’est rageant car à l’échauffement avant la finale, il a fait un truc splendide au départ et il n’a pas été fichu de rééditer ça en finale. Il gamberge encore un peu, il avait peur de passer à côté. Sa course n’a pas été très bonne. » Comme le craignait Carraz, il a manqué une quinzaine de jours à l’Aixois pour vraiment être compétitif, après le retard pris en juin en raison de blessures. Le pic de forme surviendra au moment des meetings post-championnats.Or, la distance reine, si brève, si intense, ne tolère pas d’erreur. Et demande le plein de confiance. Même s’il l’a en partie retrouvée, comme l’a montré sa bonne fin de course en demi-finale (2e en 10’’10, déjà derrière Dasaolu), Lemaitre ne maîtrise pas encore son art au point que les détails techniques relèvent du réflexe. « Nous sommes dans une phase de transition, il faut être patient, le travail paiera un jour », souligne Thierry Tribondeau, son autre entraîneur.
http://www.leprogres.fr/sports/2014/...perd-son-titre






Christophe's Heat 1 competitors are very weak so he will pass to the final without losing any energy...

very very interesting

 

[RCSMAN]

it will be very difficult for Christophe in 200M

yesterday :

gemili 20.23 (0.4) (0-100M : 10.25)
lemaitre 20.26 (-0.4) (0-100M : 10.45)

0.20s (2Meters) between gemili and Christophe after the first 100M, it's too much to win.

Christophe have to run faster in the first 100M to win, 10.35 it would be good

 

[lactatking]

it will be very difficult for Christophe in 200M

yesterday :

gemili 20.23 (0.4) (0-100M : 10.25)
lemaitre 20.26 (-0.4) (0-100M : 10.45)

0.20s (2Meters) between gemili and Christophe after the first 100M, it's too much to win.

Christophe have to run faster in the first 100M to win, 10.35 it would be good

Yes, we have noticed it. Ok, yesterday Christophe was a little bit tired. I can understand it.

100m:
Christophe has lost the race against Dasaolu between 40-70m. In this case not between 0-30m.

 

[lactatking]

Mais je suis d'autant plus frustré que Christophe a montré, pendant les échauffements, de gros progrès dans le domaine du départ. Il a montré des choses splendides mais il n'a pas pu les refaire en compétition et c'est mon grand regret.

Under pressure you return to old patterns ...
Christophe has to practice the start again and again and again.
And:
Like elispeedster I think that his weight training is not optimal.
But I don't think that he has to do Olympic Lifting ... there are other excercises which are more similar to the sprint movement.

 

[trackster]

I know you guys are afraid to get your hopes up, but to me Christophe looks really good right now. Guys, he got no sleep the night before and had just finished the rounds of the 100. It was his second 200 of the day and he ran into a headwind, whereas Gemili had a tailwind. Their times were basically identical. Turn the winds around, and Christophe's time was better by a solid margin. Also, some observers say Christophe was trying to slow it down early, got nervous (his competitors were strong!) and had to pick it back up.

Gemilli is great. And he's clearly a cool kid. But I still think a rested Christophe can take this.