Benoît Cosnefroy: «I was waiting for this victory in the UCI World Tour.»
«I'm really happy, it's my first victory in the UCI World Tour, I've been waiting for it. It feels really good, especially after such an exciting race, just the way I like it. The sprint is really special here and I knew it was possible to beat Julian Alaphilippe. I was confident, it was a battle of attrition.»
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After Ben O'Connor on stage 9 of the Tour de France, Andrea Vendrame on stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia and stage 1 of the Route d'Occitanie, Aurélien Paret-Peintre on the Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise, Dorian Godon on Paris-Camembert and stage 2 of the Tour du Limousin, Benoît Cosnefroy, already victorious in the Tour du Finistère, brings the AG2R CITROËN team its eighth road victory this season. Also noteworthy are Marc Sarreau's French track championship title in the scratch race and Clément Venturini's cyclo-cross title. This is Benoît Cosnefroy's 11th professional victory.
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Deutschland Tour: Valentin Retailleau finishes 8th
Valentin Retailleau finishes eighth in the final stage of the Deutschland Tour.
«It wasn't an easy day, the pace was very fast. I felt good, so I played around with my positioning a bit to get involved in the final sprint. I'm very happy with this result,» said Valentin Retailleau. Clément Champoussin finished 26th in stage 15 of the Vuelta a España. Geoffrey Bouchard was part of the day's breakaway.
