Winner at Luz Ardiden during yesterday's third stage, Nicolas Prodhomme retained his lead in the overall classification at the end of a final stage that came down to a sprint, winning the 2025 Route d'Occitanie. In the Tour de Suisse, Felix Gall took 4th place in today's stage and is now 5th in the overall classification.
Nicolas Prodhomme
«Proud to add my name to the race's list of winners»
«It was the first time I wore a distinctive jersey among the professionals. And I didn't just wear it, I won the race. It's crazy, I'm really happy. We wanted to build on the good results from the Giro for this Route d'Occitanie and it went even better than we hoped. My teammates did a superb job all week to put me in the best possible position to go for the win. It will take me a few more days to realise what has happened, but the French Championships are coming up very soon and I'm going to stay focused on that goal.»
The information
Tour de Suisse: Felix Gall finishes 4th in the stage and 5th in the overall classification
On the attack and among the favourites until the finish, Felix Gall took 4th place in today's stage, the last in the line. Before the final individual time trial, the Austrian rider is 5th in the overall classification.
Felix Gall: «It was another difficult day. I felt pretty good, so I wanted to try something on the final climb, which was very steep and had no flat sections. It didn't work out, but I'm glad I tried. It's my best race of the season so far, and I've gained a lot of confidence ahead of the Tour de France. Tomorrow, I'll give it everything I've got. On this kind of course, it's just you and your determination to go as hard as you can.»
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The figure
Like the number of top 5 finishes by the team in the 2025 Route d'Occitanie – CIC. With Andrea Vendrame's second place in the sprint on the final stage, the DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE team will have placed at least one rider in the top 5 on every stage of this edition of the Route d'Occitanie – CIC.
