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Journalist
After trying to different sports, Thibault turns to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and journalist, the qualities have tipped the scales on one side. Here he is now within the editorial staff of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Communication Institute in Paris.
Today, Marion Rousse’s life mainly revolves around cycling. And now it has been going on for several years now. Indeed, from an early age, Julian Alaphilippe’s partner only thought of this sports discipline. Having made great efforts to reach the highest level, which she managed to do, Marion Rousse had to make many sacrifices. What to impact in particular on his childhood.
-While we know Marion Rousse today as director of Tour de France women or consultant on France Télévisionsshe was previously one of the actresses of the peloton. Indeed, for a few years, the companion of Julian Alaphilippe was a professional cyclist, she who notably won a title of champion of France. And to get there, Marion Rousse had only focused on cycling and this from an early age.
“I also had a particular childhood”
So there was only cycling that counted to Marion Rousse When she was younger. What to do that she did not have a childhood like the others as she could explain during the podcast Dream Team : « It is clear that I was not a careerist because for me, I needed to play sports, the bicycle in particular, to flourish. I also had results very early. I also had a particular childhood, I did not know the nightclubs, I was going to school but I thought more of going to train in the evening. I quickly joined the French team, I left the house very early. It makes you grow faster. I was very sports focused in youth ».
“My life course was not written in advance”
In the end, the journey of Marion Rousse brought her where she is today, namely consultant and presenter on France Télévisions as well as director of Tour de France women. A trajectory about which the former cycling champion explained: ” I have always doubted. I’m going to go, but at the same time, I cugit a lot. I had a lot of clicks in my life, with this little side at the beginning shy and at the same time telling myself that I will not get there. You go there, but you are afraid. And finally, over the years, you gain confidence in yourself, you see that the job you do it well and suddenly you get better able to make good decisions. My life course, when I am only 31 years old, it was not written in advance. There is no one who holds my hand, I did not have a written course in advance. I come from the campaign, my father was a worker, my mother in national education. When I started on TV, it scared them. My parents said that’s it, she’s going to throw herself into the mouth of the wolf, how it will happen. I went there, always the go -the way, but prudent ».
