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Florent cruised to the final in the [[Time Trial]] event with relative ease, never really getting into trouble. One of the upsets of the tournament was that the big favourite for TT, [[Guillaume Leviach]], did not reach further than a bronze medal this year. Instead the traditional Sami versus Florent final happened once more, conducted on MC2 this time. Unlike [[Sami]], Florent was prepared to take extra risks to beat his opponent, performing the tricky Long Boost in the two opening laps. This created a big enough gap for Florent to win the first gold medal of the 2014 edition.  

Florent cruised to the final in the [[Time Trial]] event with relative ease, never really getting into trouble. One of the upsets of the tournament was that the big favourite for TT, [[Guillaume Leviach]], did not reach further than a bronze medal this year. Instead the traditional Sami versus Florent final happened once more, conducted on MC2 this time. Unlike [[Sami]], Florent was prepared to take extra risks to beat his opponent, performing the tricky Long Boost in the two opening laps. This created a big enough gap for Florent to win the first gold medal of the 2014 edition.  

Subsequently, Florent showed killer-form in the MR tournament all day long, disposing of [[Raphael Braun]], [[Matthias Boucher]] and [[Harold Christensen]] in the KO-stages to reach the final, winning 21 out of 26 races on the way. Particularly impressive were the item short-cuts that Florent was hitting; the highlight being a spectacular Long Boost-assisted feather-jump to the finishline at GV2 in the semi final, the likes of which have never been showcased before at a CDM event. Unsurprisingly, the final provided another Florent versus [[Sami]] face-off. Florent jokingly refers to these rivalry matches as "el Classico's" now (after the classic Barcelona vs Real Madrid showdowns in football). [[Sami]] started the match powerfully, taking a 5-2 lead with solid driving and strategy. Florent shook his nerves and clawed himself back into the match by applying a more daring style to try and pressure his opponent. This proved succesful as Florent ended the match with a string of wins to reach a 11-7 overall score and the gold medal. It should be noted that Florent was also helped back into the match with some luck: when [[Sami]] threathened to go 7-4 up, a lightning came to the rescue, one of two Florent would get this match. It was never as excessive as in the 2008 MR final though (that time [[Sami]] was helped by as many as 5 lightnings), therefore it was clear that Florent earned this victory mainly through superior ability.

Subsequently, Florent showed killer-form in the MR tournament all day long, disposing of [[Raphael Braun]], [[Matthias Boucher]] and [[Harold Christensen]] in the KO-stages to reach the final, winning 21 out of 26 races on the way. Particularly impressive were the item short-cuts that Florent was hitting; the highlight being a spectacular Long Boost-assisted feather-jump to the finishline at GV2 in the semi final, the likes of which have never been showcased before at a CDM event. Unsurprisingly, the final provided another Florent versus [[Sami]] face-off. Florent jokingly refers to these rivalry matches as "el Classico's" now (after the classic Barcelona vs Real Madrid showdowns in football). [[Sami]] started the match powerfully, taking a 5-2 lead with solid driving and strategy. Florent shook his nerves and clawed himself back into the match by applying a more daring style, trying to intimidate and put pressure on his opponent. This proved succesful as Florent ended the match with a string of wins to reach a 11-7 overall score and the gold medal. It should be noted that Florent was also helped back into the match with some luck: when [[Sami]] threathened to go 7-4 up, a lightning came to the rescue, one of two Florent would get this match. It was never as excessive as in the 2008 MR final though (that time [[Sami]] was helped by as many as 5 lightnings), therefore it was clear that Florent earned this victory mainly through superior ability.

Florent entered the BM tournament already relieved of some pressure with 2 gold medals in hand. As the day progressed he was performing better than anticipated, reaching a 2nd place in the group stage. In the KO stages, Jey gave Florent a good fight at the start of the quarter final, but his opposition wasn't enduring. Sami did stumble in the quarter finals of BM again ([[Drew Blumfield]] being the executioner this year) and thus already needed a small miracle to still threathen Florent's overall win. Florent had to face [[Drew Blumfield]] in the BM semi final once more. The American had eliminated Florent at this stage several times in the past already, despite some ferocious attempts from the Frenchman. Florent managed to punish Drew's defensive negligence this time, shaking his demons from the past and bagging a surprising 9-6 win. For the first time ever, Florent had a serious shot at that elusive "Grand Chelem"*. However, his opponent in the final, [[Julien Holmiere]], proved to be of a different calibre altogether. Florent only got his first win in when Julien was 8-0 up and the final score of 11-2 did not lie.

Florent entered the BM tournament already relieved of some pressure with 2 gold medals in hand. As the day progressed he was performing better than anticipated, reaching a 2nd place in the group stage. In the KO stages, Jey gave Florent a good fight at the start of the quarter final, but his opposition wasn't enduring. Sami did stumble in the quarter finals of BM again ([[Drew Blumfield]] being the executioner this year) and thus already needed a small miracle to still threathen Florent's overall win. Florent had to face [[Drew Blumfield]] in the BM semi final once more. The American had eliminated Florent at this stage several times in the past already, despite some ferocious attempts from the Frenchman. Florent managed to punish Drew's defensive negligence this time, shaking his demons from the past and bagging a surprising 9-6 win. For the first time ever, Florent had a serious shot at that elusive "Grand Chelem"*. However, his opponent in the final, [[Julien Holmiere]], proved to be of a different calibre altogether. Florent only got his first win in when Julien was 8-0 up and the final score of 11-2 did not lie.

*In 2007 Florent had technically come closer to performing the "Grand Chelem", winning 3 gold medals and only losing by mere seconds in the TT final. However, seeing TT is traditionally held on the first day, Florent never actually had a shot at it that year.

*In 2007 Florent had technically come closer to performing the "Grand Chelem", winning 3 gold medals and only losing by mere seconds in the TT final. However, seeing TT is traditionally held on the first day, Florent never actually had a shot at it that year.

== Championship Medal Collection ==

== Championship Medal Collection ==