The runners were treated to a mud bath. The 2,800 kilometer route, proposed by the organizing club Saint-Vincent Lucé Bercé Cyclisme, was made very greasy by the Dantean weather conditions of the day. The race was tighter for a few minutes, notably thanks to the presence of two Normans, whose regional cup round was canceled. They came to fill the ranks, in quantity but above all in quality, to offer a little more adversity.
It was therefore Maxence Lemardelé, member of VC Saint-Lô Pont-Hébert, who got the best start, followed by Kyllian Levéel (ES Caen). Thomas Courcier (VS Fertois), for his part, started 3 e . « Maxence Lemardelé made a small gap, I came back at the end of the first lap. I then imposed my tempo.
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Once back at the head of the race, it did not take long for the young Fertois to distance himself, lap after lap, from his pursuers, much less comfortable in the technical sections and much slower in the racing sectors. foot.
Behind the leader, the riders from VC Saint-Lô and ES Caen fought a tough battle for second place. But it was Kyllian Levéel who ended up gaining the upper hand to take second place of the day.
Thomas Courcier therefore took advantage of the weekend to refine his preparation, he who, unlike his competitors in Sarthe, followed the regional cup on Saturday in Vendée with an excellent third place, and the cyclo-cross in Sarthe this Sunday. “ For me, it's important to overtake. A Coupe de France is two days, and you have to prepare for it. Then, I think there is time to recover.
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Ranking
1. Thomas Courcier (VS Fertois); 2. Kyllian Levéel (ES Caen); 3. Maxence Lemardelé (VC St-lô Pont-Hébert)…
