Nans Peters
«What a pleasure to win»
«What a pleasure to win! I'm a rider who rarely raises his arms in victory, and when I do, it's always in style, like today after 30 kilometres riding solo. I felt really good. In the final stretch, I kept telling myself, «Keep going until the end.» This victory is a real boost to my morale.
It was a hellish day with all the rain. We found ourselves outnumbered in the final with Benoît (Cosnefroy) and Andrea (Vendrame). I wanted to anticipate and play the team race, and it worked out for me. It's a great collective success. I've had two difficult seasons, so getting back to winning ways is obviously a relief. We had to show resilience. I never gave up. This winter, I wanted a fresh start. I changed coaches and started training earlier. It's paying off. Now I'm looking forward to Strade Bianche (4 March) and Tirreno-Adriatico (6-12 March). I like it when the races come thick and fast, so we'll have to ride the momentum.»
”I wanted to anticipate in order to play the team race, and it worked out well for me. It's a great collective success.
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First double victory for the AG2R CITROËN team since 2019
Nans Peters and Andrea Vendrame secured the first double victory for the AG2R CITROËN team since the Boucles de l'Aulne in 2019. Alexis Gougeard won ahead of Quentin Jauregui.
«It's the kind of cycling day I love,» says Cyril Dessel, sporting director of the AG2R CITROËN team. "The idea was to be proactive today and not just go with the flow. Given the weather conditions, we had to go into battle mode, and that's what the guys did. They quickly took control and it ended in the best possible way. We have to salute Nans's great performance and the excellent work of his teammates behind him. Andrea's second place is the icing on the cake."
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Nans Peters clinches his third victory as a professional. The 28-year-old from Isère previously won the 17the stage of the 2019 Giro d'Italia and the 8the stage of the 2020 Tour de France.
