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<\/a><\/p>\nThe French national champion Julie Bresset does not have the fondest memories of the Cascades MTB Park after she only managed to finish fifth in the World Cup there last year but is hoping that 2013 will be her year in South Africa.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Photo: Team BH Suntour Kmc\/Gameplan Media<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The injury that the BH Sr Suntour Kmc rider picked up has been the major issue for her this year but she is on the comeback trail having claimed the French national title in July but a 10th place in the last round of the World Cup in Andorra was her last result which suggests she is still heading back towards her best form.<\/p>\n \u201cThis season has been very difficult for me,\u201d the Olympic champion said.<\/p>\n \u201cI broke my collarbone before the World Cup at the beginning of the season, and it’s been really hard to get back in my best form quickly.<\/p>\n \u201cThis season has not been what I expected after such a good year last year,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n 2012 was a great year for the French national champion who won the UCI MTB and Trials World Championship as well as the Olympic gold medal in the Cross country. 2013 has not gone as smoothly but that has not changed her goals for the World Championships.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to be in a good shape for the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAt the Worlds the Rainbow Jersey is at stake, you only have one shot and you can wear it for a whole year if you win!\u201d she exclaimed.<\/p>\n There have been a number of solid performers in the women\u2019s Cross country field this year and Bresset is wary of the threat that these ladies will pose her. An event like the World Championship means that the riders have one day to perform and that is it.<\/p>\n \u201cTanja Zakelj has really dominated the World Cup events this year and Maja Wloszczowska and Catharine Pendrel have already won a World title which means that they know how to prepare and what it takes to win.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it’s a one day race, and all riders will be strong!<\/p>\n The Cascades MTB Park is not completely foreign for Bresset and she has enjoyed her time in Pietermaritzburg. She only managed to come fifth in the World Cup that was held in Pietermaritzburg last year but she still feels that it is a course that she has fun riding.<\/p>\n \u201cI have some good memories of the course in Pietermaritzburg.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is a fun track with some impressive technical parts which are going to be a challenge.<\/p>\n \u201cI will have to focus hard on the rocky parts of the course and that is what I am going to do during my technical training,\u201d Bresset explained.<\/p>\n The local support is something that Bresset is going to have to rely on when she is on the track because she will not be joined by any of her home support because of the length of the trip down to South Africa.<\/p>\n \u201cMy friends and family will be watching and cheering on from home because it is too far for them to travel but I am sure that the Pietermaritzburg support will be great for me and help me out,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n The UCI MTB & Trials World Championships take place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg from 26 August – 1 September and are preceded by the UCI MTB Masters World Championships from 21 – 25 August 2013. 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