Aurélien Paret-Peintre
"A perfect way to round off the team's wonderful week".
"I knew I was one of riders in the group. I caught the right wave at the right time, then sprinted 200 meters. I immediately saw that I was the strongest, so I didn't look back until I crossed the finish line. I'm happy to win here, this victory is a perfect way to end a great week for the team, with Ben (O'Connor) also finishing second in the overall standings. We've developed some good habits this week, which validates the work we did during the training camp on Mount Etna. We're a good group, everyone is working well together. We're going to keep up the momentum and hope to bring home some victories at Giro."
The news
"I'm proud of everyone
We can be very satisfied with having led the race, with having been aggressive, and with probably having had the strongest team in the race today, so I'm proud of everyone. Aurélien's victory is truly superb. He worked hard for me and then took his chance too, so congratulations to him. Now I'm going to take care of myself over the next two weeks, absorb all the work that's been done, and go to Giro ambition.
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Key number
Like the number of riders the DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE team who finished in the top 5 of the stage (victory for Aurélien Paret-Peintre, his brother Valentin third) and in the general classification (Ben O'Connor second and Valentin Paret-Peintre fourth).
