They are at the top of French sport. Clarisse Agbégnénou and Julian Alaphilippe were crowned this Tuesday, December 28, “champions of French champions” by the newspaper L’Équipe. Each year, the sports newspaper rewards the best French sportsmen. The judoka and the cyclist are crowned for the third time, and even the second consecutive year together.
The exceptional year of Clarisse Agbégnénou hailed
The judoka licensed in Champigny-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne), Clarisse Agbégnénou is crowned in front of the handball player Cléopatre Darleux and the skier Perrine Laffont. The two-time Olympic judo champion “had a memorable year 2021“, greets the sports daily. This is the third consecration for judoka, after winning the trophy in 2018 and 2020. Clarisse Agbégnénou is crowned above all for her beautiful harvest of medals collected this year: the flag bearer of the French delegation at the Tokyo Olympics won two Olympic gold medals this summer and a fifth world championship title in June.
Julian Alaphilippe sees triple
For men, as for the past two years, Julian Alaphilippe, twice world cycling champion in two years, is declared the best French sportsman of the year. The Auvergnat is ahead of the motorcycle rider Fabio Quartararo and the skier Alexis Pinturault. The 29-year-old cyclist won his third league title in a row.