GP de La Marseillaise : Victory of Benoît Cosnefroy

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BENOIT COSNEFROY: “A great team to take over”

“We were always in the right position. Collectively, we started the race the way we wanted to. We were in control. I attacked on the ridge road after some good work from Quentin Jaurégui and François Bidard. The race got off to a good start. I knew I had very good legs and behind us we had Clément Venturini, who was capable of controlling the peloton. We had quite a few cards to play, so we might as well have had an unrestrained race. In the final, I was perhaps more wary of Tom Devriendt. He's a friend of Oliver (Naesen), I met him this winter in Spain during training and I know he has good speed. I spent three weeks training in January, my goals are further away, but I wanted to win in February. I wanted to kick off my season and the team's season. Now we're heading to Bessèges, where we can be ambitious."[/su_quote]

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Benoît Cosnefroy won for the first time the opening event of the French calendar. He also signs the first success of the season for the AG2R LA MONDIALE team. At 24 years old, the 2017 Under 23 World Champion has seven professional wins.

NEWS

First team leaders

With Benoît Cosnefroy (1st) individual leader and of the Youth ranking, Clément Venturini (6th) and Quentin Jaurégui (11th), AG2R LA MONDIALE is the first team leader of the French Cup, a trophy we are the title holders.