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On the course of the 23rd edition of Classic Loire-Atlantique taking place in La Haye-Fouassière (on the circuit which saw Warren Barguil crowned as French Champion in 2019), the Cofidis riders are in conquered territory. We left Anthony Perez in dazzling form during his victory over the Drôme Classic and here is the 2022 winner of the Nantes event, particularly in the legs (2nd the day after Cholet Pays de la Loire). In a nervous race where the sprint seemed inevitable, he took control of the peloton and perfectly led the promising Axel Zingle who won with a bike ahead of the rest of the pack. 5th victory this season for the team led by Cédric Vasseur!

You didn't have to be late for the first edition of this Spanish event to witness the collective strength of Arkéa's women's team. During the inaugural time trial on Friday, the 6 riders set the record straight by taming the stopwatch 4 seconds ahead of the Stade Rochelais Charente Maritime and seized the leader's outfit. Sunday, during the Queen event, rebelote. Megan Armitage raises her arms atop Piomal in front of two of her teammates: Clara Emond and Maaike Colje. In the general classification, we take the same and we start again! A great collective performance that portends great results to come. Camille Fahy wins alone during the Boucles de Seine-et-Marne The 114.5 kilometers of the second edition of the Boucles de Seine-et-Marne were the scene of the first victory on the road for the St-Michel-Mavic-Auber 93 team. Particularly in the leg, Camille Fahy escaped and wins, alone, his first victory. Another resident of the Ile-de-France team, Sandrine Bideau, won third place. Photo credit: Nicolas Vaucouleur

The Lotto Dstny was particularly prominent during the 55th edition of the Belgian classic.35 kilometers from the finish line, around twenty runners took to their heels and started the final cobbled sections with a handful of seconds in advance.At 5 kilometers, they are only 5 in the lead. Among them, we find the solid roller Victor Campenaerts, but the fugitives are taken back at the approach of a stormy sprint marked by the fall of Asgreen and De Bondt. Finally, Milan Menten pulls the cobblestones from the fire in front of the powerful Hugo Hofstetter of Arkéa-Samsic. Nice double for EKOI!

After 10 podiums in 2022, Kévin Vauquelin confirms the hopes placed in him at the start of the 2023 season. Already at his best during the Etoile de Bessèges, the Arkéa-Samsic rider made his mark during this Azure triptych. He was predicted to be a thunderbolt, and he responded like a boss. The Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var hosted a tempting lineup with several tricolor cadors of the peloton: Thibaut Pinot, Romain Bardet, David Gaudu... Listed among the outsiders, Kévin Vauquelin finally did not tremble during the last two stages, finishing 3rd in each of them. In the game of bonuses and yet the only representative of his formation in the final 50 kilometers, Kévin Vauquelin took his responsibilities by attacking, sometimes, following the right wheels, often. He showed an amazing maturity at just 21 years old. Hats off to the kid! Photo credit: © Léa Nespolo

So many firsts!! The 173.7 kms of the first edition of the Muscat Classic were the scene of the first professional victory for the new Belgian recruit of the Arkéa-Samsic team, which recorded on this occasion the first season success. On a tricky course with no less than 6 GPM, a cluster of thirty runners broke away after the final raid of the day, a one kilometer climb at an average of 10%. Tasty ! Already in form during the Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969, with a second place (behind Arnaud De Lie), Jenthe Biermans wins this race, all in EKOI, on the eve of  the Tour of Oman start

With more than 3000m elevation for 169.7 kilometers around Bessèges, the 3rd step was not necessarily favorable to sprinters. On the program, the 'Col des Brousses', a first category coast, to climb three times, the last time of which ten kilometers from the line. Distancing in the bumps, Arnaud de Lie managed to return to the leading group 4 kilometers from the finish. Impatient, he then struck the charge 2 kilometers from the finish, in vain. Determined, the Belgian sprinter surprised his opponents and commentators by gushing to the best moments to win "easily". He finished 7th in this 53rd edition. Arnaud de Lie has managed to return to the leading group. He even placed an unsuccessfull attack 2 km from the finish, but he easily won the sprint.

A few days after 3rd place in his German teammate Max Walscheid, during the 1st stage of the Saudi Tour, Simone Constonni decided to make ''the powder speak'' and to be at the top in the most beautiful ways. In a worthy landscape  of the Quantum of Solace sets, the Italian sprinter thwarts all the plans of the Jayco-Alula team. Yet well brought by cadence, Dylan Groenewegen finds himself, , locked up at first. Launching his sprint more than 200 meters from the line,  between 5 and 7%, the "flying Dutchman" is ultimately exceeded 75 meters from the goal by Consonni who, to the tears, crosses the line in front of a Other Transalpin Mattéo Malucelli. Hostilities should not be launched too early in this sprint for strong!

Last Marseillaise for the most Marseilles of this event“The Grand Prix de la Marseillaise is an event that is close to my heart because it takes place at home, especially since this year the Tour de la Provence will not take place. I finished second once in this race which I know by heart, and last year we won it. Just thinking about that memory still gives me chills. Yvon Caer assigned me a role: road captain, I am perhaps the rider who has competed the most in this race. And if 40 kilometers from the finish, Amaury passed the bump, he had to get in my wheel until the line. He listened, did what I advised him, and we played really well on the tactical moments. It remains a great moment in my career, I played my role to perfection, and I take a certain pride in it, in the same way as if I had won the race, for example. We see more and more that the riders who pass the bumps well and have a good burst of speed are going for victory in Marseille, and that moreover this panel is growing season after season”.C: ARKEA SAMSIC

First victory in the World Tour of Bryan Coquard. The fourth stage of the TDU has, as planned, played the sprint. And it was the French sprinter of the Cofidis team that has been the clearest. 300 meters from the line, he lit the wick, surprising his helpless rivals and unable to jump into the wheel. A tasty victory for the one who had on seven times had to be satisfied with second places, one, a legendary, against Marcel Kittel on the fourth stage of the 2016 Tour de France. This time, in Australia, photo-finish was not necessary. C: Getty Images