Benoît Cosnefroy
«I'm very pleased.»
«I managed to fight my way into the leading group, but then I manoeuvred well in the sprint to win, so I'm very happy. When you win and feel great, it's good, you go all the way, but when you win and feel average, like today, it's even more satisfying to achieve that result.»
Dries De Bondt
«I saw lots of stars!»
«My legs and head hurt, I saw a lot of stars! I'm a little disappointed because I quickly realised that Jorgenson's attack in the final was the right one. I think I still had the legs to follow him at that point, but I hesitated too much. I tried to react a few kilometres later, but unfortunately I quickly realised that my legs weren't up to it. I'm happy to be fifth and to have made an impact in the final because the group was strong and I did my best. The goal for the day was to finish in the top five, so that's a success.»
The information
Great performance by the team in Belgium
The team put in a strong collective performance at À Travers la Flandre. In addition to Dries De Bondt's fifth place finish, Pierre Gautherat and Damien Touzé finished in the group just behind, in eleventh and twenty-seventh place respectively.
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The figure
By winning Paris-Camembert, Benoît Cosnefroy brings DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE its seventh victory of the season. This is also Benoît Cosnefroy's third personal success, after winning the second stage and the overall classification of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes.
