The eyes were necessarily turned on him on the starting line. For the first time since the end of his professional career after last season, Lilian Calmejane hung up a bib and taste the sensations of the peloton. Among the amateurs this time since he was aligned Thursday on the GP of Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux (119 km, elites-open-access), organized by the Léo Lagrange Sport Bike of Castres. But the member of Albi Vélo Sport did not go out in the package. He escaped from the first hour of racing in the company of Léo Pendery (Béziers MC), Cyril Couture (GSC Blagnac), Clément Auvin (OC GIF VTT). If the first was set out in the final, the other three argued the win of victory in the final wall. And it was Lilian Calmejane who cut the finish line in first position with a few meters ahead of Cyril Couture and Clément Auvin. The stage winner on the 2017 Tour de France did not sign a very expressive celebration. A simple hand raised to greet the public, among whom we found his daughter, who had never seen him win on a bicycle. It is now done.
Two Albigensian champions of Tarn U15
In the morning, the show was also there with the 4th stage of the Tour du Tarn Cadet (60 km). Florian Stéphan (CV Montastruc) has established himself arm of arms under his companion of Fugue Adrien Massé (US Fronton). These two took off from the start of the first kilometers and the peloton was never able to return. He resolved to fight for the third Stripontin, won by Toanui Tanetoa (GSC Blagnac) in the sprint. Thanks to his 4th place, Sébastien Pagot (Pau Vélo 64) retains his leader jersey. Just like Léa Barthélémy (Albi Vélo Sport) among girls.
La course U15 (35 km), Support for the Tarn championships, she will have been less exciting to follow. Few offensives have emerged and a group of around twenty elements arrived for the win. Pablo Poulhiès (Albi Vélo Sport) dominated competition by making his puncture talents speak. Like her teammate Noémie Segond in the female ranking. The Albigensian club shone again in a thousand lights on Thursday.
