Oliver Naesen: "A nice satisfaction for a recovery
"I knew it was going to be difficult to overtake Philippe Gilbert in the overall classification today. His bonuses from his stage 3 win gave him that four second lead.
Today, it was too fast to hope to put him in danger. Philippe has one of the best records in the history of cycling and I'm still proud to finish on the podium with him in the Four Days of Dunkerque.
The top 3 was the objective of the week. It's a great satisfaction for a recovery race.
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Oliver Naesen takes the podium at the Four Days of Dunkirk for the second time in his professional career.
He took third place in 2017.
Thirteenth in the final stage, Damien Touzé finishes ninth in the overall classification of the Four Days of Dunkirk.
"The last stage was very nervous with a lot of wind. The opportunity to make up the four-second deficit with bonus points did not arise, despite the team's strong positioning. riders two riders the top ten of the overall classification of the Four Days of Dunkirk is a very good thing, even if we would have preferred to win," said Stéphane Goubert, sports director of the AG2R CITROËN team.
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