While he started his season just a few days ago, Benoît Cosnefroy (Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale) has not already gone away from the victory this Thursday, May 8! Back to competition on the Romandie Tour last week after a knee operation which put him on the sidelines for several months, the French puncture was played during the Aulne-Châteaulin loops His first race for a day of the year … and he almost hit the bull’s eye. Very active and vigilant throughout the day to follow the many shots that came out over the circuit laps, the Norman ended up adjusting the peloton sprint in the last stretch. But that was without counting on a Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ) opportunistic to anticipate the sprint in the last kilometer and then solid to resist until the end.
Video – Relive the final of these alder loops
“I hope to be in full possession of my means on Saturday in Morbihan”
Came to die a few meters from the Briton on the line, Cosnefroy was still very satisfied with such a result for his 7th day of racing only. “”It is a very encouraging result after a resumption of competition last week. It is not easy to be present at the forefront as soon as a demanding race like Alder buckles. I gave everything to the line, and I am happy to take this second place. I hope to be in full possession of my means on Saturday (GP from Morbihan, editor’s note), on a race that suits me well, and once again, with a good collective at the start“concluded the title holder of the Morbihan test.
