Second victory of the season for Arnaud Démare. After winning the second stage of the Boucles de la Mayenne on May 27, the Groupama-FDJ sprinter won the Brussels Clic this Sunday for the second time in his career, beating Dane Tobias Lund by half a wheel. Andresen (Team DSM).
“I feel that I am mounting pressure”
Warm in a group of around twenty runners including Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) and Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), the Picard showed all his power in the last hectometres.
“It was a sprint where I wanted to wait because it was hardexplained the Frenchman, waving his hand to illustrate the slight climb on arrival in the Belgian capital. It was a much harder edition with hills and cobbles. I feel like I’m under pressure. » A good omen for the French Championships between Hazebrouck and Cel on June 25th.