BENOIT COSNEFROY: "I tried
"Against Julian and Mathieu, I didn't have many options. I tried to start the sprint first to get out of the game but I knew it would be complicated for me. It was important for me that all three of us arrived together if I wanted to be on the podium. If the group behind us came back, it would have been more complicated. And I'd rather be on the box than finish fifth. "[/su_quote]
THE NUMBER
27
For his return to competition, Romain Bardet took 27th place, 32 seconds behind the winner. He will compete in Paris-Tours on Sunday as will Benoît Cosnefroy.
NEWS
Paret-Peintre 22nd in the Giro overall
After the 5th stage of the Giro, which he finished in 26th position, Aurélien Paret-Peintre climbed back to 22nd place in the overall classification: "We were 500 meters short of Larry (who finished 25th) to join the best in the last pass. We were still in the grip all day with a lot of altitude difference in the end (4400 meters), but the passes were rolling. I'm satisfied, I'm clawing back a few places overall and I'm going to keep hanging on. "
