No regret for Nicolas Breuillard. Classified 2nd this Friday, in Spain, of the Classica Camp de Morveré (1.2), opening race of the European season, the Provençal had a smile by joining the protocol ceremony (see classification). “There is a lot of satisfaction. I made a clean winter, I spent a milestone thanks to my last last season. Attacing on bases like this is super top. I am very happy ”assures the resident of St-Michel-Préference Home, at the microphone of Directvelo.
“Easier to say than to do”
However, he had been the victim of a fall 50 kilometers from the finish, in the first of the two climbs of the Alto del Garbi. “It put me a little in the juice, I had to change my bike and therefore make a little effort to pick up. But it hadn't waged war so it was to come back. ” Well helped by his teammates, he attacked the second ascent well. “In the steep part, it only remained to follow and see if the legs answered. I was discreet at the start and towards the end, I took the lead a little and imposed my rhythm ”.
He did not follow Urko Berrade (Equipo Kern Pharma) when the winner of a stage of the last Vuelta attacked, two kilometers from the summit. “He took ten meters, I did not panic because there was wind from the front. It was still long, you had to stay with people ”. Nicolas Breuillard then chose to print his rhythm within a group of seven elements and even manages to go out with the only Sergio Geovani Chumil (Burgos-BH). “It was perfect, I told myself that we were going to get along well and come back to the head runner. We got on well but in the end, we did not come back. We weren't far down the descent, I thought he was going to settle on the dish but he put it back. On our side, we were thoroughly when we take turns ”. There was not much to do according to the former runner of the Aix-en-Provence avc to win in Estivella. “It might have had to try to follow him in the climb but it's easier to say than to do”.
-“Never a headache”
This podium arrives before a big month of February when it will be present on all the races of the French calendar of the GP La Marseillaise at the Drôme-Ardèche loops. “It's always near the house, on often hard routes. I am very motivated ”. A big start to the season would facilitate its passage in a WorldTeam or Proteam next season. “I had small contacts last year, but I want to confirm. It was hard to reason but it's good to start like this, it's going to be cool this year ”think the 6th in the Tour of Ain 2024.
His team counts a lot about him this season and according to the former French hopeful champion, the context is ideal for being efficient within the Ile -de -France conti. “We enjoy, everyone knows what they have to do and there is never a headache. I will try to prove everything I can prove, and to ambition a passage above in good conditions ”. He's on the right path.
