Benoît Cosnefroy
" I hope I can keep the lead in the overall stand ings".
"I'm very happy with how the prologue went, and with my first time-trial victory, I'm delighted. For the rest of the week, there are stages that will probably come down to a sprint, and we'll have some great cards up our sleeves with Pierre (Gautherat) and Dorian (Godon). Saturday's stage is predicted to be difficult, so I think I'll be able to do well on that one and keep up the momentum. I hope to be able to keep the lead in the overall classification, but it's going to come down to bonifications, and in that game, the sprinters have an advantage."
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Killian Verschuren scores double
Killian Verschuren wins the second stage of the Alpes Isère Tour (race 2.2) and takes the overall lead. DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE DEVELOPMENT Team put in a fine performance with two other riders in the top ten of the stage, Tom Donnenwirth fifth and Noa Isidore seventh.
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Benoît Cosnefroy's place in the prologue of the Boucles de la Mayenne in 2023. One year later, he wins ahead of track specialist Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates). This was Benoît's first professional time trial victory, and also a first for the Van Rysel XCR.