Benoît Cosnefroy: «Happy with this second place»
«We decided to go on the offensive at the start of the race and I found myself at the front with eleven riders, including Dorian Godon. The race was a tug-of-war with the peloton throughout the day. In the final, there were three of us, but I lacked the freshness to win. It was a positive day, I was in a position to win, and the other riders from the AG2R CITROËN team worked perfectly to allow this breakaway to fight for the victory.
I also remember the enthusiasm of the crowds and their encouragement throughout the race. La Polynormande is the race closest to my parents» home, and I enjoy running here.
Dorian Godon leads the Coupe de France
With his fourth place finish, Dorian Godon retains the lead in the Coupe de France with a five-point advantage over Benoît Cosnefroy (90 points to 85).
With Benoît Cosnefroy finishing second, Dorian Godon fourth and Alexis Gougeard ninth, the AG2R CITROËN team consolidated its position at the top of the team classification.
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Clément Champoussin is 15th in the overall standings after the second stage of the Vuelta a España. He has moved up four places since yesterday.
Clément Venturini and Lilian Calmejane finished 18th and 19th respectively in today's sprint. «We had two objectives today: not to lose time for our riders in contention for the general classification, and to sprint as well as possible. We were just a little short on the sprint, but it will be better next time,» said Cyril Dessel, sports director of the AG2R CITROËN team.
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Clément Berthet fourteenth in the overall classification of the Tour of Poland
In his first World Tour race, riding for the AG2R CITROËN team, Clément Berthet finished in an impressive 14th place at the end of the seven-stage Tour of Poland. Tony Gallopin took 16th place overall.
