Benoit Cosnefroy: "I tried to run as close as possible
"This year, I just can't seem to get the ball rolling. I was labeled as the favorite, so I had to race accordingly. I tried to lay low by running behind. The last time a stage was contested on this course, a peloton of forty riders in a sprint. I rode a little out of sync, but it was also a way of managing the situation and riding as efficiently as possible, even though I had to make two efforts in the last tour.
We had a solid race with a great team. I'm second. The results are pretty good."
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Fifth in the nineteenth stage of Giro, Andrea Vendrame achieved his fifth top 10 finish since the start in Budapest.
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Giro (Stage 19): Andrea Vendrame finishes 5th
Andrea Vendrame, who was part of the breakaway, finished fifth in the nineteenth stage of Giro . "I did my best to win. I knew that the last corner was close to the finish line. I went wide. Mauro Schmid (Quick Step Alpha Vinyl) braked hard. I got a little scared and went straight on. It's a shame, but it will serve as a lesson. All in all, it was a good day. I was in the breakaway and managed to catch up after getting dropped on the climb," said Andrea Vendrame.
