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BENOIT COSNEFROY: "A result".
"The week was very tense but the team managed the situation perfectly. Everything could have ended on the first stage if I hadn't been helped by the team in this way. It's a great achievement to win the Etoile de Bessèges. I owe a lot to my friends and I really thank everyone. Last year I won the general classification of the Tour du Limousin but the stress and the emotion are not the same when everything is played out in a time trial like today. I knew this time trial because I did it two years ago, I knew what to expect but I remained concentrated in my effort. I had confidence in myself and I knew that the climb would be my strong point. The season is well underway, I'll be at the start of the Tour du Haut Var in two weeks but my first big goal is Paris-Nice."[/su_quote] [su_row][su_column size="1/2 "]
PHOTO : Vincent Curutchet / AG2R LA MONDIALE
AURELIEN PARET-PEINTRE: "A great week
"I wasn't initially scheduled to race Etoile de Bessèges, so I'm happy to start this way. For three weeks, I knew that the sensations were there.
This time is hard, I like it and I wanted to defend my place in the overall. This week I was able to test myself with different efforts. I'm looking forward to the Tour de la Provence where there will be a lineup worthy of a UCI WorldTour race and some great climbs."[/su_quote]
PHOTO : Vincent Curutchet / AG2R LA MONDIALE
PIERRE LATOUR: "Good work all week
"I am happy to finish the Etoile de Bessèges with this third place in the time trial but I especially remember Benoît's victory. I was at the start to work for the team and we really enjoyed it together. I felt that the sensations were better every day. And I hope that this will be confirmed during the Ruta Del Sol (February 19-23)."[/su_quote]
THE NUMBER
36
Winner of the Grand Prix de la Marseillaise and the Etoile de Bessèges, the first two races on the French calendar, Benoit Cosnefroy is the first rider to achieve such a double since Eddy Planckaert in 1984.
NEWS
Two wins in three years
By taking the second victory of the season (the 8th of his career),
Benoît Cosnefroy allows the AG2R LA MONDIALE team to win the Etoile de Bessèges for the second time in three editions.
