“You don’t have the opportunity to win every day in front of your family. The reigning French champion and originally from Cambrai was undoubtedly the most motivated this Monday evening. At the end of the fifty-five laps of the circuit, it is he who, for the first time in his career, wins the classic Hellemmoise.
Published: August 29, 2022 at 9:59 pm
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The lovers of the little queen had already been waiting for her return for two years. Due to the pandemic, the runners had abandoned the Hellemmois sidewalk. The most enthusiastic remembered with nostalgia the victory at Lille Metropolis of the then French champion, a certain Warren Barguil, during the 17th edition of the event. The Norman had decided to add this race to his list after winning a hard-fought place in the top 10 on the Grande Boucle. But the real specialists do not forget to point out that Florian Sénéchal was also part of the party.
This Monday, Cambrésien in turn wore the ” Blue, White, Red ” jersey. In fact, in June in Cholet, the Nordic had taken the best of the entire tricolor group. Needless to say, initially, at seven, he was the logical favorite. But to win without danger, one triumphs without glory. The competition was up to the challenge. The organizers wanted to pay homage to regional cycling.
A competition that could do nothing
And what better way to do that than by inviting some of the heroes of the latest Paris Roubaix? Tom de Vrient and his teammate at ‘Wanty Gobert’, Adrien Petit, add Breton Laurent Pichon to this duo and you have three riders who finished in the top eight on the Roubais velodrome this spring.
If the vengeful Finisterian still regrets his fall in the “Four days of Dunkirk” which deprived him of his participation in the Tour de France, Marc Sarreau arrives launched. The Berrichon offered no less than three stage wins in the last Tour du Poitou Charentes. Something to give him ideas. Finally, tradition obliges, no Guidon d’Or without members of the Roubaix Lille Métropole team. The ambassadors of the northern team this year will be Boulonnais Samuel Leroux, crowned by success at the Tour d’Eure-et-Loir, and the talented Belgian Emiel Vermeulen.
The criterium was like its peers: wild and open until the last lap. Adrien Petit, “the bison” of Arras tried in every possible way to avoid the inevitable, nothing helped. Victory could not escape Florian Sénéchal.
Classification: 1. Sénéchal (Quick Step), 2. Sarreau (AG2R Citroën), 3. Leroux (Roubaix Lille Métropole), 4. Pichon (Arkea Samsic), 5. Allegaert (Cofidis), 6. Huck, first amateur. Fighting spirit award: Adrien Petit ((Wanty Gobert).
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