Cycling. After Switzerland, heading for Brittany for Benoît Cosnefroy

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Baptiste Hue

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May 5, 2025 at 8:55 p.m.

No more questions about his injury, his rehabilitation or his truncated winter: Benoît Cosnefroy looks only in front of him, focused on the continuation of the season, ready to bite to the fullest in the Five months left to try to store 2025 among the good vintages of his career.

Still incapable, logically, to compete with the best last week at Tour de Romandie (86th as a general at 51’08 ”)the Rauvillais retains However, many positive lessons in this great return in the platoons, Eight months later His last appearance in competition.

“All the lights are green. There is of course still a lot of work But I knew it before coming here. I am Quite confident for the coming weeks. This Tour de Romandie is really positive. We can always hope to return directly to the image of Remco (Evenepoel), to the Brabançonne arrow and win. But I didn’t put it in mind “, He told our colleagues from Direct Velo on Monday, May 5.

“It corresponds to what I hoped”

More than results, the former Bricquebétais came in the idea in the idea of Find sensations and blow up the psychological locks which inevitably settle after such a long absence. The two boxes are checked. The legs? “I’m happy to finish this Romandie tour after doing Good job for the coming weeks. It corresponds to what I hoped.We can always dream better, but it’s Worldtour, we are on very high level. »»

The head? “The first descent made me weird,” he admits. “I spent the whole day Quite high in the peloton in team blocks, to resume habits And do not try to speak with friends that I had not met for a long time. The big positive point is that I have No apprehension. I’m really happy with that, I took pleasure in going to rub. That, we cannot work on training, unlike the form. I saw that I was comfortableAnd that I resumed the same pleasure as eight months ago ”.

“I’m happy to go back to the west”

A good omen for the continuation which arrives very quickly, As of Thursday, with the Aulne loops, then Saturday in Plumelec at the GP of Morbihana test where he has already won twice (2019, 2024). ” I am Glad to go back to the west to compete in one day races that I appreciate », Underlines the former world champion hopes, who does not promise mountains and wonders to his supporters impatient to see him reconnect with success.

“It’s still a little premature to talk about results With regard to my sensations in Romandy. I am happy with my week, but from there to say that I can play the win in four days, I am not sure, “he warns, lucid As for the level required to illustrate in the Coupe de France.

After Brittany, he will still taste in the West to compete Mayenne loops (May 29-June 1) before continuing with the Dauphiné criterium(June 8-15), where he will probably seek to validate his ticket to theTour de France.

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