Arnaud Démare sprints to 2nd place in Niort

Race reportAug 21, 2024

World Team TeamTour Poitou Charentes

Arnaud Démare a pris, mercredi, la deuxième place de la deuxième étape du Tour du Poitou-Charentes qui s’est achevée par un sprint massif.

Arnaud Démare

I'm beaten by a thread. My opponent launches before me by half a second. The strongest man won today. I'd like to thank my team-mates from the ARKEA-B&B HOTELS team for the great job they did for me. We came back up at the right time, one kilometre seven hundred metres from the finish. It was ideal. We knew how to be patient and put in our effort. I don't want to make any excuses, I finished second. That's just the way it is. I came here to win in a sprint, and I've still got one more chance to do that, on Friday in Poitiers. Tonight, I'm disappointed. But I'm not going to give up until the end.

Yvon Ledanois

Sports Director

We're obviously disappointed because we're not racing for second place. The ARKEA-B&B HOTELS riders reacted well today. We assumed our responsibilities by riding with the Uno-X team. But we're beaten. That's sport. There will be an individual time trial tomorrow and the final stage on Friday in Poitiers. Arnaud is this evening 6th in the provisional overall classification of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes. We're going to fight right to the end. Nothing's done yet. The time trial will be important, as will the bonuses awarded on Friday. We're not going to give up.

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