Alex Baudin

" My team-mates gave me a great gift ".

"The team was incredible today. They didn't do us any favours and it was a long battle. My team-mates were really solid in controlling the attacks and driving. I owe them the final victory; they gave me a great gift. With three kilometers to go, I knew it was all right, so I didn't take too many risks to secure my first place in the overall classification. I'm really happy. I hope that my two victories this week will lead to others and free me up a bit. But it's already taken a weight off, so I'm going to run more freely now."

The news

two riders the top 10

In addition to Alex Baudin's overall victory and white jersey as best young rider, Andrea Vendrame finished fourth in the final stage of Tour Limousin-Périgord – Nouvelle Aquitaine, four seconds behind winner Mathieu Burgaudeau. The Italian finished tenth in the overall standings.

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The Tour Limousin-Périgord – Nouvelle Aquitaine is the third stage race won this season by the DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE team, following Benoît Cosnefroy's victory in the Tour Alpes-Maritimes in February and Sam Bennett's win in the Four Days of Dunkirk in May.