Clement Champoussin : “I found some punch”

The young rider of the Ag2r Citroën formation again impressed on the Italian roads this Wednesday. After very good services on the Drôme Ardèche Buckles, the new nugget of French cycling has rubbed shoulders with the leaders of the peloton on this Trofeo Lagueiglia, on a route for punchers. And his condition was once again excellent, allowing him to compete with Egan Bernal, Mikel Landa or Giulio Ciccone to take 4th place. “I get better and better with the races”, he confided after the Italian race. “At the start of the race, I wasn't sure where I was. Just because I was good on Saturday didn't mean I was going to be good today. From the first ascents, I had good feelings. In the first descent, I went straight on a bend, I let go of my pedal and I was not too confident. After, I checked the cleats and pedals, I saw that it could go on the run. The climb was good for me, even if it was a bit short for my abilities. I found some punch, what I didn't have in previous weeks. It was a pretty good day, with Andrea Vendrame doing top notch 10 also”. A very positive result for the runner of 22 years, that we will find at the start of the next Tour of Catalonia.