Benoit Cosnefroy: «It feels so good.»
«I have tears in my eyes, this victory feels so good. I had a difficult start to the season, top-level sport is full of ups and downs, and coming back like this in the French Cup makes me very happy. It's my tenth victory (my sixth in the French Cup), and I'm really savouring it. The team did an exceptional job. Two days ago, Andrea showed us the way in the Giro, and now it was our turn to follow suit. I hope this positive momentum will continue over the next few days. I enjoyed myself today and I hope to do so again in the Boucles de la Mayenne (27-30 May) and the Tour de Suisse (6-13 June).»
The information
Leader of the individual and team rankings
After this victory, the third for the AG2R CITROËN team this season after the GP de la Marseillaise (Aurélien Paret-Peintre) and the 12th stage of the Giro
(Andrea Vendrame), Benoît Cosnefroy takes the lead in the French Cup with 50 points. We also occupy first place in the team rankings with 44 points.
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Still leading the mountain classification, Geoffrey Bouchard will wear the
«Maglia Azzura tomorrow at the start of stage 15 for the fifth consecutive day. He has 96 points. »I tried to break away but I wasn't having a great day. I now hope to be at the front on Monday during the big stage in the Dolomites.«
