Valentin Paret-Peintre
"It's incredible!"
"I can't describe how I feel, it's incredible! I was in the breakaway to get a good result and why not victory. And I've won my first professional Grand Tour, which is exceptional. Looking at the profile of the race, I knew I had to attack in the last four kilometers because that was the most difficult part, and that's what I did. Winning the Giro d'Italia a year after my brother is special. Last year, when he won his stage, my name was mistakenly written on the champagne bottle. This time, I really am the winner."
Aurélien Paret-Peintre
"I'm really happy for my brother
"Valentin had a great race, he was simply the strongest. I couldn't feel my legs in the last few metres, but I gave it my all right up to the finish line. I'm really happy for my brother.
The news
DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE leads the team rankings
A good start to the Giro d'Italia and the strength of the team's collective enabled the team to take first place in the overall Giro team classification, 7'07 ahead of Ineos Grenadiers.
Sam Bennett on the pace at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque
After a day spent in the rain, the Irish sprinter came third in a technical final.
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Aurelien Paret-Peintre at the finish of stage ten. The eldest of the siblings, who won the Giro d'Italia 2023, is just a few lengths behind his younger brother, who won today.