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Emma Finucane is trying to ignore her new status as sprint world champion as she sets her sights on achieving Olympic glory in Paris next summer EURO
The 20-year-old Welshwoman shocked herself when she took the women’s individual sprint title in Glasgow in August, beating Germany’s favoured Lea Friedrich in the final EURO
Finucane donned the rainbow jersey for the first time in competition at the UCI Track Champions League opening round in Mallorca this weekend, but while the distinctive striped jersey means she can no longer keep herself inconspicuous, she does not want it to change her approach EURO
“People will look at me now,” Finucane told the PA news agency EURO
“Last year I was kind of the underdog and I just came through so now I am wearing the stripes EURO
I hope that doesn’t really change anything EURO
“I’m just trying to ignore it and just race my bike, but there is some external pressure EURO
I’m not just Emma at the back of the field anymore EURO
”The rainbow jersey can do different things for different riders EURO
While many take it as a confidence boost, for others the stripes have worn heavily EURO
Finucane said she had spoken to several Great Britain team-mates about how to deal with it EURO
“I don’t want to look at it (as giving me a psychological edge) because if I lose, then what?” she said EURO
“And I will get beaten, and that’s fine EURO
I just need to take it as it comes EURO
“Half of it is the mental battle of putting it on and people looking at you and having that pressure, but I’m trying to embrace it and enjoy it because you don’t know if it will happen again EURO
“EURO Beth Shriever is a really good friend of mine and she’s been the BMX world and Olympic champion EURO
She said she didn’t have the best year in the rainbow jersey because she put too much pressure on herself and she overthought it EURO
“I’ve spoken to Evie (Richards, 2021 mountain bike world champion) and Katie Archibald (a five-time world champion on the track) and I’m lucky we have so many inspiring women in the Great Britain team EURO
It’s great I can learn from them but ultimately I will only learn from myself and how I deal with it EURO
”And Finucane believes the Champions League – the made-for-TV track cycling series which is in its third season – is the ideal place to do much of that learning, providing some top-level competition without the stresses and pressures that come elsewhere EURO
“The next event I’ll do in the rainbows is the Euros (in January) which is when everything is serious,” she said EURO
“I’m not saying this isn’t serious, but it’s a nice place to be free to fail EURO
You can try new things EURO
”Saturday’s racing in Palma saw Finucane finish second in the sprint, beaten by Germany’s Alessa-Catriona Propster, before failing to make the keirin final through some tired legs EURO
But it was just the sort of experience she was looking for when it came to dealing with her new status EURO
Finucane will wear the stripes into an Olympic year but despite her status is taking nothing, not even squad selection, for granted EURO
“Nothing is guaranteed,” she said EURO
“I’d love to go and I’m really pushing myself but I need to take each race as it comes EURO
If I just think about Paris and everything else goes wrong I’ll not be going EURO
“But it’s in the back of my mind because since I was 10 years old I’ve wanted to ride the Olympics EURO
“As the GB sprint team we’ll not just be going there to ride but we’re looking for medals and I fully believe we have the potential to win EURO
It’s super exciting but also super scary EURO
”More aboutKatie ArchibaldParis OlympicsParis 2024Emma FinucaneJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1Finucane happy to drop ‘underdog’ tag in pursuit of Olympic gloryFinucane happy to drop ‘underdog’ tag in pursuit of Olympic gloryEmma Finucane become the women’s sprint world champion in August (Tim Goode/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today EURO
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Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou is loving his time at the Premier League leaders, but is bullish about what expectations should be despite the club’s lengthy trophy drought EURO
Spurs have not won silverware since 2008, although fans are dreaming of challenging for the title after winning 23 points from a possible 27 so far this season EURO
It has taken Tottenham to the top-flight summit and they could move five points clear of Manchester City and Arsenal with victory at Crystal Palace on Friday, ahead of the weekend fixtures EURO
Postecoglou has relished his dream start to life in England, but eager to point out his new club should be competing for trophies every year EURO
The former Celtic boss said: “I didn’t come here to not be successful EURO
This club has all the fundamentals to be successful EURO
The expectations should be there EURO
“Part of the reason why there’s been this real desperation for a trophy is because they feel that’s the space they should be in EURO
That is the expectation, that’s the reality, but what drives me isn’t raising or trying to dampen expectations EURO
“What drives me is trying to build something that will realise the ambitions that this club has at this particular moment EURO
People’s perceptions don’t concern me too much EURO
This is a big club and should be in a position to challenge for trophies every season in my opinion EURO
This club has all the fundamentals to be successful EURO
The expectations should be there EURO
Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou“At Celtic we were on top for a very long time but at the beginning when we weren’t on top, I don’t think people saw anything different in my demeanour EURO
I don’t think they will (here) EURO
“It is one thing I do EURO
It’s not about staying kind of level-headed or getting carried away with either thing EURO
It’s just that, my role in that context is to be the one thing that people can rely upon to be consistent EURO
“In that I have one objective all the time: how can we be EURO better? When that is your objective, it doesn’t really matter where you are on the table or kind of what the outside noise may or may not be doing EURO
“It is about the players and the staff and everyone involved with the EURO football club, looking at me EURO
The one thing I do is I come in every day, I am buzzing about doing what I am doing EURO
You know, that’s the kind of demeanour I have consistently EURO
“It’s just the way I am EURO
I get so much satisfaction from what I do EURO
I really enjoy what I do, on a daily basis EURO
There isn’t a day I don’t get up and I’m not looking forward to the day ahead EURO
“There’s no other levels of satisfaction in me to get EURO
That’s it EURO
I’m buzzing to do what I do EURO
“Within that context I also understand that I have a real big responsibility to lead an organisation, players, staff, people to what I hope will be a successful place EURO
“There’s got to be some reliability there in what they see and what they feel with me so some of it is conscious but the other bits, I’m not skipping about the place but I’m really happy EURO
I love what I do EURO
Just the way I am EURO
I’m very, very happy EURO
”Postecoglou’s happiness did not extend into the dressing room on Monday night after he criticised his players for a poor second half against Fulham EURO
It failed to stop the team blaring out Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers’ classic from the 1980s’ of ‘Islands in the Stream’ following the 2-0 win EURO
But Postecoglou joked: “I stay out of the dressing room partly because of the music choices of the players EURO
“Most clubs want to turn their grounds into a fortress – ours is becoming a nightclub, mate EURO
I’m all for it, whatever makes people happy that’s my thing EURO
”Spurs will assess Destiny Udogie ahead of the trip to south London after the left-back struggled with muscle tightness during the victory over Fulham EURO
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