Alexandre Kess obtained his first podium in a general classification of a class 2, last week, at the Tour de Bretagne (see here). “I am very happy and I want to enjoy the moment. I knew that the profiles here suited me well, but from there to finish so well placed … Without the team, it would not have been possible. They helped me so much the last days after the Reine-Reine (the fourth between Plonéour-Lanvern and Landévant, editor’s note) where I finished 3rd “rejoices at the microphone of Directive Luxembourg.
The resident of Lotto Kern-Haus Psd Bank made sure to keep his position on Thursday on the occasion of the last act in Plancoët. “I especially paid attention to the two runners behind me, Aubin Sparfel and Federico Savino, who were respectively one and four seconds of me. I should not be over to try to win either. At one point, I came out with Aubin Sparfel, but we did not get along with other runners who did not want to ride. Then, the leader Felix Orn-Kristoff is That it was no longer going to be possible to play the general victory. ”
“All steps were like one day races”
In the offseason, Hope 4 changed continental by leaving Philippe Wagner/Bazin to join Lotto Kern Haus-Psd Bank. “Wagner went to Proteam and they decided not to keep me. Fortunately, I found Lotto Kern-Haus which is a very good team. The partnership with Ineos really talks to me a lot. I am very happy to be part of it, there is a good atmosphere. Since the start of the season, we have results all together”. In mid-April, his German teammate Silas Koech had won a stage in the Tour du Loir-et-Cher (2.2), a test where Luxembourgers had finished 14th. “It was a preparation race for us, my place was not important”.
Alexandre Kess began cycling at the age of five by following Nicolas, his older brother, three years older than him, who was champion of Junior Luxembourg. “He made me start the bike. My father, meanwhile, was swimming. I also practiced a little mountain bike and cyclo-cross. I participated for example in the World Cup in Namur”. He defines himself as a classic runner. “I like difficult trials, I always come out of it with placement. At the Tour de Bretagne, all stages were like races of a day”. For his last year in the U23 category, he intends to distinguish himself with the Luxembourg selection, in particular, on the sleeves of the Nations Cup.
