Aurélien Paret-Peintre
"A day of dreams".
"It's a dream day. The greatest victory of my career. I fought hard to get into the breakaway and I succeeded. On the final climb, I hung on. I knew I could beat him in the sprint. Everyone knew that the breakaway today would certainly win. I couldn't let up. I'm now third overall, but I'm not getting ahead of myself. I prepared well for Giro an excellent training camp on Mount Etna with Mikaël Cherel. That work is paying off.
We'll have to recover first. The Giro a race that suits the team well. We still have plenty of opportunities to win more stages.
"We still have quite a few opportunities to win more stages.
Didier Jannel
"With panache".
"It's a step that we had checked off before the start. But we still had to do it. Aurélien managed to do it with panache and a good physical shape. It took a lot to get into the breakaway, helped by his teammates. He then showed composure and serenity to manage the stage.
The day had started badly with Paul's withdrawal. This victory does the AG2R CITROËN team a lot of good.
The news
Paul Lapeira, sick, forced to abandon
Paul Lapeira, who was ill, was forced to abandon the race during the fourth stage of Giro .
"Paul Lapeira has been suffering from flu-like symptoms since the third stage of Giro , which forced him to abandon the race in the early kilometers of the fourth stage. He will rest for a while after returning to France before resuming training," said Dr. Cyril Barthomeuf, Doctor AG2R CITROËN.
The rider was competing in his first Grand tour. After breaking away during the second stage, the Normandy native won the best climber's jersey, which he wore for one day.
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The Giro victory Giro Aurélien Paret-Peintre's second win of the season and the third of his career. This season, he also won the third stage of Tour Alpes Maritimes et du Var in February.
This is the fourth victory for the AG2R CITROËN team this season.
Nans Peters won the Trofeo Laigueglia.
Dorian Godon raised his arms in victory at the Flèche Brabançonne.
Clément Venturi also won the French cyclo-cross championship title.
