Marc Sarreau: "We have total confidence
"This is the first time in my professional career that I have won three races in a row. It is a huge satisfaction, whereas the indicators were not necessarily green when I arrived. I am surrounded by a great team, on courses that suit me and as the victories come and go, the confidence is total. The day before, I'm not sure I would have taken the same initiatives if I hadn't won the first day. It's just one thing after another and it's incredible.
In the afternoon, in the time trial, I gave my best until the middle of the race. When I saw that I was losing time, I relaxed my effort to preserve myself for tomorrow. Then I had a puncture, so there are no regrets about losing the leader's jersey.
Tomorrow, there's still a great card to play."[/su_quote]
Key number
10
By winning his third stage in three days, Marc Sarreau signed the 10th success of the season for the AG2R CITROËN team and his fourth victory of the season.
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Vuelta Espana (Stage 6): Ben O'Connor finishes 15th in the stage and overall standings
Ben O'Connor finished 15th in the sixth stage of the Vuelta Espana. He moved up 19 places in the general classification, where he is now 15th. "I didn't have the best legs, but more importantly, I had a flat tire before the final climb and that disrupted my rhythm. I lost energy there, which is why I had to hang on at the end. I finished with the favorites, so everything is fine. I hope to feel better in the coming days," said Ben O'Connor.
"We had another crazy day in difficult weather conditions. Ben had a flat tire at the worst possible moment and made a huge effort to come back. We limited the damage. It's satisfactory in terms of results, even if the team didn't perform well enough today," said sports director Julien Jurdie.
Lawrence Naesen finished ninth in the first stage of Tour .
Aurélien Paret-Peintre finished tenth in the time trial of Tour .
