2023-09-03 17:37:47
A Breton winner of the Grand Prix de Plouay, this had not happened since 1992 and Ronan Pensec. The Brestois Valentin Madouas broke the curse this Sunday afternoon by winning after a great breakaway, his first great success on the World Tour circuit.
You had to hear him comment on his royal sprint. The Groupama-FDJ rider did not necessarily think he could win one day in Morbihan, even less with the French champion’s tunic on his back. “I’m really moved, winning here in Plouay with this jersey is extraordinary. It was a dream. What more could you ask for, seriously? I dreamed about it this morning but I was on the loose all day. I tried to run just, I knew that I had to come from behind in the sprint, I know the finish by heart, ”he said at the microphone of France 3.
A great Stefan Küng to help him until the mini-sprint
2nd in the Strade Bianche (2023), 3rd in the Tour of Flanders (2022), Madouas had never before raised his arms in a classic World Tour. “My end of the season is successful”, smiles the one who says he has made “a lot of sacrifices” to recover quickly after the Tour de France (20th in the general classification).
He was able to benefit this Sunday afternoon from a great Stefan Küng to protect him until the last hectometre and settle Valentin Burgaudeau (Team TotalEnergie) and Felix Großschartner (UAE Emirates) despite cramps in the home stretch.
The Bretagne Classic, one of the most anticipated races of the end of the season, had a very strong line-up this year, with Mathieu Van der Poel, Jasper Philipsen, Mads Pedersen, Christophe Laporte and Julian Alaphilippe in particular. Which gives a little more flavor to this title at home.
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