Andrea Vendrame
"A fine team victory
"We thought that the breakaway Noa (Isidore) was in would be victorious. When the peloton caught up in the final stretch, we had to put in a lot of effort to compete in the sprint with Paul (Lapeira). I started from far back, so it's great to finish 1st and 2nd. During this last stage, we tried to shake up the overall classification, but our opponents held their ground. We leave the Tour Limousin with two stage wins, which is a good result. It's also my second win of the season with the team, so I'm very happy and I hope to have the opportunity to win again before the end of the year."
The news
Paul Lapeira and Nicolas Prodhomme in the top 5 of the final overall ranking
Well placed in the overall standings at the start of the final stage, Paul Lapeira and Nicolas Prodhomme retained their respective 4th and 5th places after an intense finish on the roads of Tour Limousin. Thanks to his stage victory today, Andrea Vendrame moved up one place to finish 8th. On the strength of these results, the DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE team won the team classification.
