At the start of the Puisaye-Forterre Classic, Vendée U had one last objective for the final of the N1 French Cup.The individual general“, Nicola Marcerou emphasizes DirectVelo. The rider who celebrates his 22nd birthday this Monday was 3rd, 15 points behind the leader Florentin Lecamus-Lambert. But in this race for points, he drew the wrong number in the good breakaway with Killian Théot who favored the return of the peloton to protect the place of his comrade from VC Rouen 76.I got buried by Rouen. That’s how it is. On the French Cup rounds, these are often somewhat unusual scenarios.“, he notes.
To achieve his goals, the recent 2nd in the Grand Prix de Fougères launched into an offensive race. In the last 115 kilometers, he barely saw the peloton. When the breakaway of about twenty riders was seen again, he was the only one to catch up with the good breakaway. But the best climber of the event may have been too offensive.Being in front from the start, I don’t know if it was the best strategy because we expected it to go into the final circuit. I thought I had left a lot of cartridges, but in the end I had good legs. I managed to be in front but it’s missing a bit and it’s a shame“, he regrets.
The results of the N1 French Cup for the runner and the Vendée U are therefore disappointing.We are very disappointed because we lost everything, the team podium (see here) and the individual general (see here)The results are not very positive, but that’s how it is…“, he comments. But on a season scale, the 4th in the Tour des 4B Sud-Charente retains his consistency.”Besides, I think there are only two of us who have scored points in all the rounds of the Coupe de France. But I’m still missing that little something to go for the victory. There are still a few races left so I hope it will work out.“. The TotalEnergies intern will also wear the ProTeam jersey at the Houtland Circuit from Wednesday and at the Tour of Münster.
