Clément Venturini: "Happy to be back at the front
"We were keen to make up for last weekend's failure to finish on the podium. We took the race on our own with a great job from Anthony Jullien throughout the day. In the final, it was unbridled and I made some unnecessary efforts. That's the only small regret I have. It's still a good result, I'm happy to be back at the front.
The sensations came back quickly after my injury but it is not by chance, I gave myself the means to do it.
Tomorrow is another day with the Boucles de l'Aulne, a race that also suits me well. I've already finished on the podium (third in 2016) so I hope to play the leading roles again."
Key number
5
In his return to racing, Greg Van Avermaet finished fifth in Tour Finistère. He had not competed in a race since Paris-Roubaix on April 17.
After the Tour Finistère, Clément Venturini is in third place in the overall standings of the Coupe de France.
"The French Cup standings could become a guiding principle for the second half of the season if I continue to achieve good results in the next few races, starting with the Boucles de l'Aulne tomorrow," said Clément Venturini.
The AG2R CITROËN team leads the team standings.
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Giro (Stage 14): Mikael Chérel finishes 28th
Mikael Chérel finished 28th in the fourteenth stage of Giro . He moved up five places in the overall standings (24th).
"We tried several times, Nans made a great breakaway, but the contenders in the general classification had decided to go to war today. We tried and we'll try again tomorrow with the same determination," said Didier Jannel, sports director of the AG2R CITROËN team.
