Winner at Luz Ardiden on yesterday's third stage, Nicolas Prodhomme maintained his lead in the overall classification at the end of a final stage that came down to a sprint, and wins the Route d'Occitanie 2025. On the Tour de Suisse, Felix Gall took 4th place on the day's stage and is now 5th overall.
Nicolas Prodhomme
"Proud to add my name to the list of race winners".
"It was the first time I'd worn a distinctive jersey in the pros. And I didn't just wear it, I won the race. It's crazy, I'm really happy. We wanted to take advantage of the Giro's good results for this route d'Occitanie, and it turned out even better than we'd hoped. My team-mates did a superb job all week to put me in the best possible shape to take this victory. I'll still need a few days to get the hang of it, but the French championships are coming up very quickly and I'm going to stay focused on this objective."
The news
Tour de Suisse: Felix Gall 4th stage and 5th overall
On the attack and in the group of favourites right up to the finish, Felix Gall took 4th place in today's stage, the last in a row. Before the final individual time trial, the Austrian rider was in 5th place overall.
Felix Gall: "It was another tough day. I was feeling pretty good, so I wanted to try something on the last climb, which was very steep and had no flat spots. It didn't work out, but I'm glad I tried. It was my best race of the season so far, and I've gained a lot of confidence for the Tour de France. Tomorrow, I'll give it everything I've got. On this kind of course, it's just you and your will to go as hard as you can."
6
The number
The number of top 5 finishes achieved by the team on the Route d'Occitanie - CIC 2025. With Andrea Vendrame's second place in the sprint on the final stage, the DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE team will have placed at least one rider in the top 5 on every stage of this edition of the Route d'Occitanie - CIC.
