last Sunday in Paris-Roubaix Espoirs, Ben Askey was not at such a party until the past year when he ranked 6th. This time, the Briton of the CC Studies could not get better than a top 40 (see classification). “I am disappointed because it was my main goal of the year. I wanted to prove it. The legs were good but on this race, it also takes success. Now, I was unlucky”he blows at the microphone of Directive.
The 21 -year -old was not varnished throughout the event. “Before Mons-en-Pévèle, I was involved in a few falls, despite everything, I was still among the first 20 competitors. Then in this sector, there was a big fall and it was at this point that the leading group left. I was stuck, my channel was blocked, I lost a lot of time … In my group of counter, it was not very organized. Then at the crossroads of the tree, it was again, it was again. Finished for me, I was doubled by several guys “. In the final kilometers, he tried to attack in his group. “I don’t know why I did that. I think it was just because I was frustrated. But I started to have cramps and I was resumed”.
“This change of environment is pleasant”
In the offseason, Lewis Askey’s brother left Groupama-FDJ Continental where he evolved during his first two hopeful years. “” “They didn’t want to keep me. They wanted to recruit new runners, they also reduced the workforce, so there was no more room for me. They told me at the last minute in September. I did not have the possibility of finding another Conti. The management of my contract was not most pleasant. Despite everything, I really enjoyed my passage there. The staff is super nice, I always go and say hello to them when I have the opportunity. ” He therefore joined the N1 of the CC Studies. “It’s a very nice team, they have a good calendar with races like Roubaix and Liège. I heard a lot of good from them, especially from Bjoern Koerdt, who had loved to be part”.
Ben Askey did not have to move very far, from Besançon to Studies. “It’s just an hour’s drive. This change of environment is pleasant because we are near the Helvète border and we can go to Switzerland where the roads are so beautiful”rejoices hope 3 which lives in shared with Victor Vidal and Loïc Vuillemin. At the start of the season, he did not run for almost a month between the Tour of the 100 municipalities and the Artois loop (See your Directvelo sheet). “I made a large training block before Paris-Roubaix“. His next meeting is Liège-Bastogne-Liège U23 this Saturday. “Then, the next UCI race will be Paris-Troyes. By then, there will be some beautiful national elites and the French Cup N1. My goal is simply to maintain my form, to obtain results and to be regular”.
